shiokoji is literally salted aspergillus mold inocluated rice. and as you may know, koji is a mold. aspergillus oryzae (kojikin) to be exact. and these tiny microorganisms tend to be one of the workhorses in japanese cuisine. Marukome nama shiokojihttps://amzn.to/2XX5Iq8kojikin is used to make many foods ranging from sake, to miso, soy sauce and many other japanese foods!