METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARCHED TUBER AND ROOT, PARCHED TUBER AND ROOT KOJI, AND LIQUOR AND FOOD USING THEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing from tubers and roots parched tubers and roots, and parched tubers and roots koji each improved in palate feeling, brewing and food suitability, and to provide a method for producing new liquors and foods using the above products. SOLUTION: This method for producing parched tubers and roots comprises cutting tubers and roots to bring them into cut products followed by parching the resultant; the 2nd objective method for producing parched tubers and roots koji comprises producing koji from the above parched tubers and roots; and the 3rd objective method for producing liquors and foods comprises using the above products. It is preferable that the cut products are such ones as to be passable through a mesh of 1-10 mm. The tubers and roots represent a generic term of underground stems of plants or grown roots.