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the mold that decided rotting your food was actually a culinary career
latin nameAspergillus oryzae, Japan's official national fungus
makessake, miso, soy sauce, mirin, vinegar
superpowerenzymes shred proteins and starch into pure umami
domesticatedbred by humans for over a thousand years
speed cheatcan dry-age steak in days, not weeks