Red yeast rice is used as a colorant and flavor enhancer in some traditional Chinese and Japanese dishes. Red yeast rice can be hard to find in the U.S., but depending on how you're planning to use it, you can procure large quantities directly from manufacturers in China, Taiwan and Japan. If you only need small quantities for home use, you might consider purchasing dietary supplement capsules, available online and in many grocery and natural food stores.
Instructions
1. Locate a manufacturing facility in Asia by doing a web search. Check sites like Alibaba.com or Made-in-China.com. Commercial producers of red yeast rice usually have a minimum order quantity of 100 kg, or more than 200 lbs. Food-grade red yeast rice wholesales for around $10 per pound. In some cases, the manufacturing facility may not have export clearances and the rice may be shipped by a China-based trading company with export licenses. These sites can help you find both trading companies and manufacturers with export authorization.
2. Look for a capsule form of red yeast rice. Check the ingredients to make sure the capsules don't contain filler. Some red yeast rice capsules use monocrystaline cellulose as a filler, especially capsules with lower dosages. Once you find pure red yeast rice capsules, pour the contents into a container to use as a food ingredient or condiment. Red yeast rice capsules are available online and in many natural food and nutrition stores.
3. Talk with local Asian grocers to see if they can order red yeast rice condiment. Red yeast rice is often an ingredient in Chinese-style barbecues. Some larger Asian grocers make traditional Chinese barbecue and may be willing to sell you some red yeast rice.
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