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Sake bottle, Japan, c. 1740 Sake barrel offerings at the Shinto shrine Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Kamakura Sake, saké (酒, sake, / ˈ s ɑː k i, ˈ s æ k eɪ / SAH-kee, SAK-ay [4] [5]), or saki, [6] also referred to as Japanese rice wine, [7] is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran.
The old way of making Japanese sake is finally getting its due. This week, UNESCO officially added the Japanese rice wine to its list of the "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.” More ...
Kuchikamizake (口噛み酒, mouth-chewed sake) or kuchikami no sake (口噛みの酒) is a type of sake, rice-based brewed alcohol, produced by a process involving human saliva as a fermentation starter. Kuchikamizake was one of the earliest types of Japanese alcoholic drinks.
Pressed sake lees, the solids left after pressing and filtering. These are used for making pickles, livestock feed, and shōchū, and as an ingredient in dishes like kasu soup. Katakuchi 片口 Wide sake decanter made of ceramic, glass or metal Kijōshu 貴醸酒 A complex sake that is made by replacing some of the water used in brewing with sake
In addition to casks, Kenbishi uses wood products that have been used since ancient times in the process sake, such as warm air barrels and sake barrels. [4] In Japan's sake industry in general, wooden products have been replaced by metal, resin, and glass bottles, making wooden ones difficult to obtain.
The specific approaches to making rice wine vary by type. Some rice wine (such as the Chinese rice wine, or Mijiu) is made from glutinous rice, while others (such as the Japanese Sake) is made from non-glutinous rice. However, all systems combine rice with some fungal culture in some ways.
The Birth of Saké is a 2015 documentary film about the Tedorigawa Brewery, a 144-year old sake brewery in Ishikawa Prefecture. [1] The Birth of Saké documents the painstaking process of traditional, craft saké brewing that lasts throughout the winter.
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