Search results for “kansai”
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Oribiki (滓引き): How Sake Racking Removes Sediment After Pressing
Oribiki (滓引き) is the sake racking step that separates clear sake from settled sediment after pressing. Brewers rest the freshly pressed sake until solids sink, then draw the clear liquid gently into another tank. It happens after pres... -
Cheap Eats in Japan: Best Meals Under $10
Ten dollars does not buy much lunch in London or New York any more. In Japan, it still buys a proper meal, and often a very good one. Quick answer Yes, you can eat well in Japan for under $10. At roughly 163 yen to the dollar in late Jul... -
Kan-zukuri (寒造り): Why Sake Is Traditionally Brewed in Winter
Kan-zukuri is the traditional practice of brewing sake during the coldest months of the year. The cold does real work here. Low temperatures slow fermentation, keep it stable, and hold unwanted microbes in check. For centuries, this made... -
Sake Kasu (酒粕): Sake Lees from Brewing to Table
Every bottle of sake leaves something behind. After the fermented mash is pressed, a soft, pale, fragrant solid remains in the press. The Japanese call it sake kasu, and many people wrongly dismiss it as waste. In reality, it is not wast... -
Warimizu (割水): Why Water Is Added Before Bottling Sake
Ask someone how sake reaches its final strength, and most people picture the fermentation tank. Yet one of the last and most quietly important steps happens after brewing is basically done. It is called Warimizu, and it is the practice o... -
Fukushima Food Guide
Fukushima Food Guide – Food in Japan 福島の食 Fukushima Food Guide Ramen Towns · Fruit Kingdom · Aizu Tradition Welcome to the complete Fukushima food guide from Food in Japan. This is a prefecture where people line up for ramen at 7 a.m... -
Iwate Food Guide
岩手の食 Iwate Food Guide Three Great Noodles · Sanriku Coast · Nanbu Iron Iwate food rests on three things: noodles, a cold northern coast, and a long habit of turning scarcity into cooking. In fact, the largest prefecture on Honshu spl... -
Yamagata Food Guide
Yamagata Food Guide – Food in Japan 山形の食 Yamagata Food Guide Ramen Capital · Soba Holy Land · Fruit Kingdom Welcome to the complete Yamagata food guide from Food in Japan. This is the prefecture that spends more on ramen than anywher... -
Akita Food Guide
Akita Food Guide – Food in Japan 秋田の食 Akita Food Guide Rice Country · Snow Country · Tohoku Welcome to the complete Akita food guide from Food in Japan. Akita Prefecture sits on the Sea of Japan coast in northern Tohoku. Thanks to de... -
Fukamushi Sencha (深蒸し煎茶)
Fukamushi Sencha (深蒸し煎茶) is a deep-steamed Japanese green tea known for its cloudy green color, mellow umami, soft bitterness, and full-bodied taste. The word fukamushi means “deep steamed,” and this longer steaming p...