Marinated Tomatoes and Sashimi
Marinated tomato slices and sashimi in red-peppered olive oil with light garnish. Recipe coming soon.
Breaded and Fried Beans
Seasonal dish of lightly breaded and fried beans from Gastropub Ales in Fukuoka. Recipe coming soon.
Delicate Dish
The all-important chef-proprietor of the small Kyoto restaurant where we had this delicate dish declined to tell us what was in it. Then he said just shut up and drink your sake!
Raw Oysters
This dish comes is garnished with some extras (cucumber, sliced spring onions, etc), the meaty oyster with all its protein goes really well with full-bodied junmai.
The Narrow Road to Deep Yamagata
Yamagata, meaning “shape of mountains,” is an appropriately named prefecture with distinctive rural character and a noticeably slower pace of life. It is one of Japan’s least populous prefectures and also home to one of its oldest average populations, despite the ruggedness of the terrain and climate. Even its larger cities seem sparsely populated…
Regionality in Japanese Sake
The Japanese archipelago, stretching far from north to south, east to west, has several distinct climates depending on the region. The people that live in those respective regions also lead different lifestyles, accounting for differences in food culture in particular. The unique character of those food cultures persists today and in similar fashion the flavors…
JSS Information Center
The Shimbashi area of Tokyo has no shortage of drinking establishments and great sake bars. It has long been a haven for businessmen looking to unwind after work with coworkers over a few, or substantially more than a few, glasses of sake. Anyone looking to learn more about sake would be well-served by paying the…
Sake in 2016: By the Numbers
Export numbers for Japanese sake in 2016 extend a trend from the last few years, namely robust growth in demand for premium brands overseas. According to data released in late January from Japan’s Ministry of Finance, exports of Japanese sake reached 15.5 billion yen, the 7th year in a row of record numbers. Experts believe…
The Beauty of Sake
According to a recent survey by IDA Ryogokudo Co., Ltd., a company that produces cosmetics and beauty products, a significant number of Japanese (at least those that took the survey) didn’t know that October 1st is Sake Day. Which raises several questions, including: why in the world is a cosmetics company doing a sake survey?…
Yukyunokura
What kind of restaurant do eight sake breweries and a shoyu (soy sauce) maker, all with more than 300 years of history, create together? A unique shabu-shabu establishment with great sake, as recently reported by Nikkei Style, the digital version of Japan’s Nikkei Shimbun (Japan Economic Newspaper). Called Yûkyunokura, the restaurant launched in Ginza, Tokyo…