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Pour Some Sake in your Wineglass
Over the years, Japanese cuisine, particularly sushi, has continued to gain popularity all across the globe. As a part of the Japanese cuisine traditions, sake has been introduced to many foreign cultures and diets, which resulted in inventions like new combinations of sake and food. However it seems the best finding in sake’s introduction to the world was the advantage of drinking sake from a wineglass instead of a traditional small cup. A wineglass helps share the subtle aroma, colors, and viscosity of sake which are more difficult to fully recognize in traditional sake vessels. Many Japanese were amazed to know that a glass of sake, in some cases, tasted more graceful than a small cup…
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Learning about Sake
For a quick overview of how sake is produced, its rich history and cultural significance to the Japanese people, watch this very educational film which provides insight into how sake is made. A most important lesson is that sake is produced by a brewing process more like that of beer though it is often erroneously referred to as rice wine. The short video below does an excellent job of showing how sake is made from start to finish with the various processes in-between and all the attention to detail.
