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Everything you need to know about sake, from how it's made to how to drink it and what bottles you should buy.
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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.
Sake: Japan East Asia The term "sake", in Japanese, literally means "alcohol", and the Japanese rice wine usually termed nihonshu (日本酒; "Japanese liquor") in Japan. It is the most widely known type of rice wine in North America because of its ubiquitous appearance in Japanese restaurants. Sato: Northeast Thailand: Southeast Asia — Shaoxing
In Kyūshū, the center of production, shōchū is far more common than sake. Indeed, there "sake" (酒) generally refers to shōchū, and is sometimes consumed mixed with hot water (Oyuwari), especially in cooler months. First hot water is poured into the glass, then shōchū is gently added. The liquids mix naturally and stirring is unnecessary.
The advent of modern rice cookers and a higher calorie diet in Japan has made them impractical for measuring portions of rice. Today masu are largely used for drinking sake. Drinking vessels are made from hinoki (Japanese Cypress wood), as it imparts a special scent and flavor. The drinker sips from the corner of the box, which pours it into ...
Sake is usually filtered to remove grain solids left behind after the fermentation process. Nigori sake is filtered using a broader mesh, resulting in the permeating of fine rice particles and a far cloudier drink. [2] [3] Unfiltered sake is known as doburoku (どぶろく, but also 濁酒) [2] [3] and was originally brewed across Japan by ...
Sake offered on a sanbo altar. Omiki (お神酒) is an offering of sake or other alcoholic drinks offered to gods in Japanese Shinto. [1] [2] [3] Sake is often consumed as part of Shinto purification rituals. [4] People drink omiki with gods to communicate with them and to solicit rich harvests the following year.