What beverage dates back to 5th millienium and has some of the oldest recipes written in Summerian
History of beer Beer is one of the oldest beverages humans have produced, dating back to at least the 5th millennium BC in Iran, and was recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and spread throughout the world.
Aspergillus oryzae Aspergillus oryzae, known in English as koji (Japanese: 麹 , Hepburn: kōji ) , is a filamentous fungus (a mold) used in Chinese and other East Asian cuisines to ferment soybeans for making soy sauce and fermented bean paste, and also to saccharify rice, other grains, and potatoes in the making of alcoholic beverages such as "huangjiu", "sake", "makgeolli", and "shōchū". The domestication of "A. oryzae" occurred at least 2000 years ago. "A. oryzae" is also used for the production of rice vinegars.