Red yeast rice is produced by cultivating M purpureus on polished rice. The fully cultured rice is then either sold as the dried grain, or cooked and pasteurized to be sold as a wet paste, or dried and pulverized to be sold as a fine powder. China is the world’s largest producer of red yeast rice. It has been used for centuries by the Chinese as a spice. This is what gives Peking duck its red color. As well as its culinary uses it has been doc (more…)

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Want to be a Chef in San Francisco?

One of the reasons Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco has to be the food. Since the time of the Gold Rush, San Francisco, CA has been attracting people from all over the globe. They’ve been looking for a new start and bringing their cultural influences with them. Those cultural influences definitely show up in the food available in the Bay area. From the freshest seafood at Fisherman’s (more…)