红曲,是利用红曲霉菌在稻米培养基上生长制造的物质,常被人们用于食品生产及某些菜肴的烹制过程中。辞海“红曲”条目的说明为:“我国祖先利用微生物加工食品的一项创造。早在宋朝就了解红曲霉的特性,把它培养在稻米上,制成红曲。产于江西、浙江、福建、广东等省,尤以福建省 Monascus, is the use of Monascus in the growth of rice medium made of substances, often used in food production and cooking of some dishes. The explanation of the entry of “Song of the Sea” in Cihai is as follows: "A creation made by our ancestors using processed food by microorganisms As early as the Song dynasty, we learned about the characteristics of Monascus and cultivated it on rice and made it into red yeast. Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces, especially in Fujian Province