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3 kg steamed rice, seal the jar, and maintain the temperature
at 28°C–30°C for 6–7 days. e mixtures prepared in this
way are like red rice wine and can be served as seed mash for
inoculating a large quantity of steamed rice.
2. Seed paste preparation (Method 2): e red mold rice is
steeped in a water– acetic acid solution for about 2 h. (red
mold rice: water: acetic acid = 1: 11: 0.2), then the mixture is
ground to seed paste (see Figure8.44).
Figure 8.43 Red mold rice incubated in a box.
Figure 8.44 Seed paste prepared by steeping red mold rice in an acetic acid- water solution.