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Fact 5: Sake Complements More Than Japanese Cuisine
Where do you drink sake? In San Francisco, where I live, we often see them at sushi spots, izakaya-style restaurants, ramen shops and so forth. Because...
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Fact 4: You Should Not Make Sake Piping Hot
If you’ve just started becoming interested in sake, you might lean towards serving it warm or hot. If you have a little more knowledge about sake, you ...
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Can You Make Sake with Regular Table Rice?
You might already know that sake is made of rice, but most people are probably unfamiliar with the kind of rice used for sake brewing. Do brewers use s...
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Can You Make Sake with Regular Table Rice?
Not all rice is suitable for brewing sake. Certain types of Japonica rice have special components that are used for brewing sake. The most important property is "shinpaku" which plays an important ...
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Fact 3: Sake should Not Always be Preserved Like Wine
Saki Kimura, a Sake Sommelier/ Food Journalist based in San Francisco, writes a special series of articles "6 Facts that Are Misunderstood About Sake"
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Fact 2: Sake is Not a Spirit
One of the most shocking sake experiences working as a sake sommelier in Tokyo was when I saw a visitor from overseas chugging a glass of sake. Surprised and curious at the same time, I couldn’t he...
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Fact 3: Sake should Not Always be Preserved Like Wine
When you go to a liquor store in the United States looking for sake, you might be a little frustrated to find that sake that should be refrigerated is ...
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Fact 2: Sake is Not a Spirit
One of the most shocking sake experiences working as a sake sommelier in Tokyo was when I saw a visitor from overseas chugging a glass of sake. Surpris...
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Why Is the Brand “Dassai” So Famous?
How did "Dassai" brand become so famous? You will see how a small brewery located in distant small town in Yamaguchi Prefecture innovated the sake industry.