Is sake a shot or a drink?!
im going to a japanese steakhouse tonight for sushi and my boyfriend and i are going to try sake!.!. neither of us have ever had it and we are going to ask the waiter for his suggestion of the brand we try that will best compliment our dinner!.!.!. i have seen it served in tiny cups so i am wondering if i am supposed to take it as a shot or sip it!? is it low in alcohol content!?
and just out of curiosity!.!.!. to those of u who drink sake what brand do u like!? what would be ur recomendation!?
thanks guys =)Www@FoodAQ@Com
and just out of curiosity!.!.!. to those of u who drink sake what brand do u like!? what would be ur recomendation!?
thanks guys =)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
It is a drink!.
Sake is considered a "rice wine" although it's made more like beer, which is simply fermented rice!. It is clear, has a mild but boozy flavor and is often served warm in a small, individual carafe!.
It is poured into a tiny ceramic glass that looks like a shot glass, but it is supposed to be sipped (and since it is served warm, like would not go down very easy anyway)!.
It doesn't have the same flavor variations and pairing complications of regular wine; most sakes complement all Japanese cooking since its flavor is rather neutral!.
Ask your waiter/waitress for sake brand recommendations as it varies between restaurants and many only serve one type!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Sake is considered a "rice wine" although it's made more like beer, which is simply fermented rice!. It is clear, has a mild but boozy flavor and is often served warm in a small, individual carafe!.
It is poured into a tiny ceramic glass that looks like a shot glass, but it is supposed to be sipped (and since it is served warm, like would not go down very easy anyway)!.
It doesn't have the same flavor variations and pairing complications of regular wine; most sakes complement all Japanese cooking since its flavor is rather neutral!.
Ask your waiter/waitress for sake brand recommendations as it varies between restaurants and many only serve one type!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
sake is rice wine!. it's not low in alcohol content!. it gives you a pretty good buzz!. it's normally sipped and you can have it hot or cold!.
I don't have a favourite brand but I do really like unfiltered sake!. I find it tastier and the texture is milkier!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I don't have a favourite brand but I do really like unfiltered sake!. I find it tastier and the texture is milkier!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's a drink!. Sake is rice wine, you can get and "hot" sake or "cold" sake!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You rather take a shot, that **** is strong like a **********!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Sake is rice wine!. It's not so good!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Sake is rice wine
In Japan sake is served chilled, at room temperature, or heated, depending on the preference of the drinker, the quality of the sake, and the season!. Typically, hot sake is a winter drink, and high-grade sake is not drunk hot, because the flavors and aromas will be lost!. This masking of flavor is the reason that low-quality sake is often served hot!.
Sake is usually drunk from small cups called choko and poured into the choko from ceramic flasks called tokkuri!. Saucer-like cups called sakazuki are also used, most commonly at weddings and other ceremonial occasions!. Recently, footed glasses made specifically for premium sake have also come into use!.
Another traditional cup is the masu, a box usually made of hinoki or sugi, which was originally used for measuring rice!. In some Japanese restaurants, as a show of generosity, the server may put a glass inside the masu or put the masu on a saucer and pour until sake overflows and fills both containers!.
Aside from being served straight, sake can be used as a mixer for cocktails, such as tamagozake, saketinis, nogasake, or the sake bomb!.
Chikumanishiki Shuzo Kizan "Sanban" Junmai Ginjo, Nagano Prefecture
Koshi no Hana Shuzo "Sakenikokoroari" Junmai Ginjo, Niigata Prefecture
Maihime Shuzo Maihime "Junmai Ginjo," Nagano Prefecture
Miyasaka Jozo Masumi "Karakuchi Ki-Ippon," Nagano PrefectureWww@FoodAQ@Com
In Japan sake is served chilled, at room temperature, or heated, depending on the preference of the drinker, the quality of the sake, and the season!. Typically, hot sake is a winter drink, and high-grade sake is not drunk hot, because the flavors and aromas will be lost!. This masking of flavor is the reason that low-quality sake is often served hot!.
Sake is usually drunk from small cups called choko and poured into the choko from ceramic flasks called tokkuri!. Saucer-like cups called sakazuki are also used, most commonly at weddings and other ceremonial occasions!. Recently, footed glasses made specifically for premium sake have also come into use!.
Another traditional cup is the masu, a box usually made of hinoki or sugi, which was originally used for measuring rice!. In some Japanese restaurants, as a show of generosity, the server may put a glass inside the masu or put the masu on a saucer and pour until sake overflows and fills both containers!.
Aside from being served straight, sake can be used as a mixer for cocktails, such as tamagozake, saketinis, nogasake, or the sake bomb!.
Chikumanishiki Shuzo Kizan "Sanban" Junmai Ginjo, Nagano Prefecture
Koshi no Hana Shuzo "Sakenikokoroari" Junmai Ginjo, Niigata Prefecture
Maihime Shuzo Maihime "Junmai Ginjo," Nagano Prefecture
Miyasaka Jozo Masumi "Karakuchi Ki-Ippon," Nagano PrefectureWww@FoodAQ@Com