"I do feel like this might actually be the moment for sake in the U.S.,” says Los Angeles’ Courtney Kaplan. “I've heard that many times before, but now I believe it." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/04/06/food-drink/kanpai-culture-courtney-kaplan-ototo-los-angeles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #sake #alcohol #izakaya
A public-private partnership is leveraging data science to develop Japanese sake products tailored to wine culture markets like Europe and the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/28/japan/japanese-sake-data-science/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sake #nagano #trade #awards
For the first time, an American sake maker will export Japan’s national drink to Japan itself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/28/food-drink/brooklyn-kura-sake-export-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #sake #alcohol
https://www.alojapan.com/1229231/new-yorks-brooklyn-kura-becomes-first-u-s-sake-exporter-to-japan/ New York’s Brooklyn Kura becomes first U.S. sake exporter to Japan #alcohol #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news #sake On March 27, New York-based sake brewery Brooklyn Kura became the first U.S. sake producer to export its products to Japan. This entry into the Japanese market is the result of a partnership between Brooklyn Kura, established in 2018, and Hakkaisan, a sake brewery in Niigata Prefecture. The collaboration began in 2021 a…
Right before the execution they came with a strip of black cloth to blindfold Djez, the condemned man.
"For whose #sake is this?" Djez demanded. "Because if it's for me, I don't need it. And if it's for you, I'll tell you what you already know: that you're cowards afraid to look into the eyes of the man you're murdering."
Thus goaded, they left the blindfold off, and forever after were haunted by Djez's gaze, staring at them even as he crumpled under the hail of bullets.
"For your #sake, it's for the best." He reached for her hand, "Please don't look back."
She brushed him away and ran.
He fumbled out the fob, growling "Jesus" A moment later she tripped and laid stock still on the lawn. Bo came up behind him, livid. "What did I tell you?"
"Fuck you, I quit" and threw the fob into Bo's face. "I did the work. She's changed as a being. Who fucking cares if she sees that old frame anyway?" 6/x
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Today's Wandering Shop Stories #prompt is #sake. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "sake" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sake Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @tobadzistsini
So the #sake experiment seems to have progressed decently well so far. Initial #fermentation done, I'm cold racking it. Very muddy right now, hopefully it will. Else I'll call it nigori. I'm cooling it before testing, at this stage. #HomeBrewing
Diesmal gab es zum aller ersten mal selbstgemachtes Oden.
Mit Shoyudashi, Daikon, Möhre, Kartoffeln und in Erdnussöl angebratenem Tofu.
Macht schön warm... Dazu wieder Sake
Itadakimasu
Some restaurants in Japan pride themselves on unchanging tradition. At Shintaku, reinvention — in both the menu and architecture — helped it become a beacon of Niigata gastronomy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/09/food-drink/kappo-shintaku-niigata-fine-dining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #finedining #niigata #sake #japanesecuisine
With 80 varieties at just a few hundred yen per glass, Craft Sake Shoten aims to “introduce everybody to the full range” of Japan’s national drink. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/02/food-drink/craft-sake-brian-hutto-yokohama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #sake #bars #alcohol
Brooklyn brewers take on sake, America's new hip tipple
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/04/companies/sake-boom-us/
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As sake breweries in Japan grapple with challenges such as an aging population and deteriorating facilities, food manufacturers are stepping in to sustain their operations and preserve their legacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/30/japan/food-makers-sake-legacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sake #alcohol #food #unesco