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red yeast rice

red yeast rice noun: a variety of rice that is fermented with the mold Monascus purpureus until it turns red; used in whole and powdered form as a food coloring, food ingredient, and medicine in China and other Asian nations.

Noun

red yeast rice (uncountable)

  1. A variety of rice that is fermented with the mold Monascus purpureus until it turns red; used in whole and powdered form as a food coloring, food ingredient, and medicine in China and other Asian nations.

red yeast rice meaning in Vietnamese

red yeast rice in Vietnamese

variety of rice
gạo đỏ

Questions about red yeast rice

What does red yeast rice mean?
Red yeast rice means a variety of rice that is fermented with the mold Monascus purpureus until it turns red; used in whole and powdered form as a food coloring, food ingredient, and medicine in China and other Asian nations.
What is red yeast rice in Vietnamese?
Red yeast rice in Vietnamese is gạo đỏ. See Red yeast rice meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is red yeast rice?
Red yeast rice is a noun.

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