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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 sake is passed through a loose mesh to separate it from the mash. It is not filtered thereafter and there is much rice sediment in the bottle. Before serving, the bottle is shaken to mix the sediment and turn the sake white or cloudy. Nihonshu 日本酒 Lit. "Japanese liquor", a more specific term than sake, which can mean any kind of alcohol
Everything you need to know about sake, from how it's made to how to drink it and what bottles you should buy.
Sake is an essential part of Shinsen, and is offered to the gods during rituals. [8] The meaning of this ceremony is to receive the sake that has been offered to the gods and in which the spirit resides, and to eat and drink the same food as the gods as well as other food offerings. [9] Some shrines also serve sake after ninenmairi.
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 kasu (酒粕) or sake lees are the pressed lees left from the production of sake (Japanese rice wine). It is a white paste used in cooking. [1] Its taste is fruity and similar to sake. [2] A by-product of Japanese sake production, it typically contains 8% alcohol, has high nutritional value, and might have health benefits. [3] [4]
The 2,500-Year-Old Japanese rice wine joins the ranks of Haiti's Joumou soup, Tajikistan's Oshi Palav, and Tunisia's Harissa. Sake Was Just Added to UNESCO's 'Cultural Heritage of Humanity' List ...
Outside Japan, it is often sold in Asian grocery stores during the winter months, and, all year round, in natural food stores in the U.S. and Europe, as a beverage and natural sweetener. Similar beverages include the Chinese jiuniang which is more pudding like and Korean gamju or sikhye .