My name is Yoshiki Ito.
The reason I decided to make this channel is that I love Koji and vegetables.
We hope that this video will help the health and beauty of everyone who loves fermented foods called Koji and Japanese food.
From 2004 to 2007, I majored in food science at university, studying antioxidant activity.
After graduation, I went through several years of authentic Japanese cooking training under the leading chef of the Japanese Cuisine Association.
It has been 11 years since I hosted a Japanese cooking class.
I’ve been completely vegetarian since 2019.
Because my constitution changed and I stopped accepting animal foods.
I started to use Koji to make up for the lack of vegetarian food.
I noticed that Koji has strong umami and can be cooked deliciously with vegetables alone.
I had severe constipation, but the combination of Koji and vegetables completely eliminated my constipation.
My physical condition, which I had given up because of my age, has healed before I knew it.
I realized once again that the longevity and supple beauty of the Japanese people lie in Japanese food, which is based on Koji and vegetables, through changes in my own body.
Thanks for the life of the ingredients in front of me.
As I became a vegetarian and interacted with Koji every day, I was freed from the frustrating and busy days.
I realized that I don’t need expensive ingredients to fill my heart because of my simple diet.
Knowing that it coexists with small creatures like Koji, and I think that the feeling of living carefully so as not to waste the life of the ingredients leads to the inner beauty, that is, Zen.
Let’s take care of inner beauty with vegetables and Koji!
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