Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. If you like Japanese food, you may enjoy Japanese sake as well. But many of us drink sake only with Japanese food. The world is changing ...
OKAYA, Nagano Prefecture--Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family’s 150-year-old sake brewery, Koten, nestled in ...
Sake and mirin are both Japanese rice wines ... Mirin is sweeter, with much less alcohol, and is brewed for cooking. ‘Hon-mirin’ is the real deal, while ‘aji-mirin’ has sweetness added ...
Sake has a rich history complete with dragons and gods in ancient Japan. Today, the rice wine is still sacred and has UNESCO recognition for its intangible cultural heritage. Explore the rice wine in ...
Restaurateur Henry To and business partner Michael Tao have opened not one, but two new venues in the last month as part of the Sake-X Group, expanding their Japanese-leaning foodie empire. Riding on ...