✓No alcohol adding. No chemical additives. Naturally brewed for more than a year by the traditional method which has been succeeded from 1853. Without relying on machine, skilled professionals manage the quality and different fermenting conditions in each barrel with their honed eyes, nose, and tongue. ✓Made in AKITA with simple ingredients(Rice, Sugar, Salt, Rice Koji), Made of 100% AKITA's rice. Located in northeast Japan, with its blessed climate & abundant nature, AKITA is one of the finest place for rice cultivation and fermented foods on the earth. ✓Compared to shio koji, steamed rice is additionally blended to make it sweeter, mellower, thicker, and stickier to an ingredient than shio koji. "KAN" means a coldness of winter in Japanese. Originally, KAN KOJI is made during severe winter by local grandmothers of Tohoku area in Japan. ✓Very easy to cook for aged flavor. Just marinate with an ingredient. For meat & seafoods, you can enjoy the aging flavor by grilling. For fresh salmon or ham, you can use them for carpaccio or salad. For vegetables like cucumber, radish, cabbage, or lettuce, you can enjoy as Japanese traditional style pickles "tsukemono". ✓Highly suited for aged beef, this KOJI is called "KAN KOJI", which is the Japanese traditional all-purpose umami seasoning of rice paste for aging marinade. By just marinating meat(beef, pork, chicken, whatever!), seafoods, or vegetables, it brings out the natural aging umami flavor of the ingredients, tenderize their flesh, and also removes the smell of meat & seafoods. Recommended for AGED BEEF.