Kokuto Murakami Syouten Crushed Brown Sugar from Hateruma Island Atlas Koji is made from steamed

Koji is made from steamed rice inoculated with "koji starter"

creating a stunning contrast to the smooth mascarpone cream that runs through the cake

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Kokuto Murakami Syouten Crushed Brown Sugar from Hateruma Island Atlas Koji is made from steamed500 gram bag Okinawa, Japan This crushed black molasses sugar is perhaps the most lovely sugar in the world available today. This sugar is from the southern most island in the chain of over 150 islands in Okinawa Prefecture, south of the mainland of Japan. Hateruma Island is, as a crow flies, 2,006 kilometers (1,246 miles) south of Tokyo and 247 kilometers (153 miles) to the east of Taipei. This small island is just 1270 hectares (3138 acres), or 4. 9