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The kasuzu vinegar that gave Edo-style sushi its character was made from sake lees. This article traces the shared fermentation lineage of sushi and sake, then covers how to order at the counter, what to pour with each topping, and the etiquette worth knowing.
Sake and cheese make an unexpectedly great pair. Discover recommended pairings by cheese type—cream cheese, blue cheese, hard cheese—and why they work so well together.
Why use real sake instead of cooking sake? From simmered dishes to hot pots to sweets, learn how sake elevates your cooking to the next level.
Discover the surprising harmony between sake and desserts. From chocolate to fruit to traditional Japanese sweets, explore new ways to enjoy sake with sweet treats.
Learn how to choose sake for gifts and proper etiquette. Discover perfect sake recommendations for weddings, housewarming, seasonal gifts, and special celebrations.
Sake pairs excellently with meat dishes. Learn how to match sake with yakiniku, steak, shabu-shabu, and yakitori based on meat type and cooking method.
A comprehensive guide to pairing sake with seafood. From sashimi to grilled fish, shellfish to simmered dishes, discover how to enhance your seafood experience with the perfect sake.
There are principles behind choosing snacks for sake: layer umami on umami, and match fermented food with fermented drink. Starting from why the three great delicacies—uni, konowata and karasumi—developed for the sake cup, this guide goes all the way to pairings you can build from what is already in your kitchen.
Sake isn't just for Japanese food. Discover surprisingly great pairings with pasta, French cuisine, Italian dishes, and more. Enter a new world of sake pairing.
Sake keeps its own calendar. The Brewery Year begins in July, and October 1st — Sake Day — is a remnant of the old brewing new year. Here is how the brewery's annual cycle produces shiboritate, natsuzake and hiyaoroshi.