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红曲

hóng red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits
Hóng surname Hong
gōng used in 女红
hóng red / popular / revolutionary / bonus
  surname Qu
  bent / crooked / wrong
  tune / song / CL:
  variant of
  fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) / Taiwan pr. [qu2]
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