Japan Sake Types Tokubetsu honjozo (特別本醸造酒) Date 15 hours ago Reading Time 10 Mins Read Tokubetsu honjozo is Japanese sake made with rice polished to 60% or less, plus a small amount of brewed alcohol….
Japan Sake Types Seme sake (せめ) Date 15 hours ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read Seme sake is the final press sake collected at the end of sake pressing. Because brewers apply stronger pressure at…
Kyushu Nagasaki Shippoku Ryori (卓袱料理) Date 1 day ago Reading Time 7 Mins Read Shippoku ryori is one of Japan’s oldest fusion cuisines. Born in Nagasaki during centuries of international trade, it blends Japanese,…
Japan Sake Types Nakadori sake (中取り) Date 2 days ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read Nakadori is the middle press sake collected after the first rough run and before the final heavy press. Because it comes from the…
Japan Japanese Fruit Densuke watermelon (でんすけすいか) Date 3 days ago Reading Time 6 Mins Read Densuke watermelon (でんすけすいか) is a premium black-rind watermelon grown exclusively in Toma, Hokkaido, Japan. Produced in limited quantities of under…
Japan Arabashhiri Sake (あらばしり) Date 4 days ago Reading Time 6 Mins Read Arabashiri is the first sake that flows out during pressing. Because it comes from the earliest stage, it often tastes lively,…
Chubu Japanese Sweets Yamanashi Tsuki no Shizuku (月の雫) Date 5 days ago Reading Time 6 Mins Read Some sweets stop you mid-bite. Tsuki no Shizuku is one of them. These Japanese candied grapes combine a crispy sugar…
Japan Sake Types Muroka sake (無濾過日本酒) Date 6 days ago Reading Time 6 Mins Read I first tried muroka sake at a small bar in Osaka. The glass looked slightly golden, not perfectly clear. I…
Chubu Japanese Sweets Yamanashi Urajiro manju (うらじろまんじゅう) Date 6 days ago Reading Time 7 Mins Read Not every Japanese sweet makes it into travel guides. Urajiro manju is exactly the kind of thing you stumble across…
Kagawa Shikoku Shodoshima Shoyu (小豆島の醤油) Date 6 days ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Many people visit Shodoshima for olive trees and sea views. Yet I always think about a different treasure. It is…
