Dancing With Plants Cooking Class: Kachāshī With Shio Koji 101

It is 3 weeks away! Keith will be teaching a plant-based cooking class on shio koji and its applications on July 13th, 2024, from 1-2:30 in Longmont, CO. Koji is the magic that makes soy sauce, miso, rice vinegar, and sake. Shio koji is "salt koji", a paste made from koji-inoculated rice, salt, and water that can transform foods in amazing, magical ways. This class will show you how to make shio koji and you will start the process in the class. You will then see how to use it to boost the flavor of a variety of dressings and sauces, becoming the secret ingredient that gives your food an amazing umami. Finally, you will learn about shiokojizuke, both with tofu and with vegetables. Shiokojizuke tofu is tofu fermented with shio koji which transforms the koji into a fermented, cheese-like spread. Shiokojizuke pickles are vegetables which have been fermented for a few days in shio koji. This class will use soy in the tofu spread. The price of the class is $45 and will include materials for making your own shio koji. Payment must be received in advance to confirm your place in the class. The class will be at our home between Longmont and Lyons, CO in Boulder County. Signup is at https://forms.gle/M3XBGHGHqW12f3mJ8