Food Trip: Sake
To most people, a visit to Japan would not be complete without trying out the sake.
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| Sake |
Sake is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin. It is made from fermented rice and is usually misreferred by English-speaking countries as "rice wine" when in fact it is made by the process called brewing (much like that of a beer).
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| Sake with a modern packaging |
For those who don't know, sake is the national beverage of Japan. It is often placed in a small earthenware or porcelain bottle called a tokkuri and sipped from a small porcelain cup called a sakazuki.
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| Kampai! |
The origin of the sake is unclear. Some believed that the probable origin of the beverage is during the Nara Period (710 - 794 AD). because the beverage is mentioned several times in the Kojiki, Japan's first written history, which was compiled in 712 AD.
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| The more traditional sake packaging |
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| Dassai 39 - 8.9.2022 |
Although I'm not a big fan of alcoholic beverages, I didn't let the chance slip by when I was offered sake by Mr. Toshi. I don't know if it's really that strong but two sake-filled sakazuki already made me tipsy. All I could say is that the taste of sake is comparable to wet rice mixed with alcohol.
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| How many of these should I eat to get drunk? |
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| Late-night sake with my wife and Japanese family! |
Sadly, I hadn't had a chance to bring a high-grade sake back home to the Philippines because it's quite expensive. Regardless, by the mere fact that we tasted it, our trip was complete.
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