Amazake vs Sake : What is the Difference?
When winter comes, hot beverages are sold in vending machines in Japan, from which you can buy a variety of heated soft drinks, like canned coffee, pet bottles of green tea, and canned soups....
Category: Alcoholic drinks
Sakana : 2 Different Meanings of the Japanese Word
If you have learned Japanese for a while, you may know the meaning of the Japanese word “Sakana (魚)”. Sakana is a basic Japanese word for fish, but in the Japanese language, there is...
Miki and Toso: Traditional Sake Rice Wine for Celebration Times
As you know, “Sake (酒)” is the quintessential Japanese alcoholic drink that is widely enjoyed in many countries around the world, and it is said that there are over 1,400 Sake breweries and more...
Glico Cratz: One of the Best Japanese Potato Snacks for Beer
When it comes to Japanese beer snacks, I think dried squid snacks, such as Surume, Saki-ika, and Noshi-ika, are representatives of the genre. But of course, other than these, there are a bunch of Japanese...
3 Best Top-Grade Sake Rice Wines in Niigata
When it comes to “Sake (酒)” rice wine, what has been spotlighted in recent years is admittedly “Dassai (獺祭)”, which became a big hit in Japan several years ago. The Sake Dassai is brewed...
Matcha Beer : How to Make the Green Tea Flavored Beer
“Matcha (抹茶)” is the luxurious Japanese green tea enjoyed in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, “Chado (茶道)”. Although Matcha powder is usually what is prepared for making Matcha green tea, the green tea powder...
Dagashi Bar : Where You can Enjoy Drinks with Dagashi Snacks
As with in other countries, there are various types of bars in Japan. But some bars are unlike any other in the world, in other words, they are very unique to Japan. If I give...
Awanami: Okinawa’s Rarest Awamori Sake Brand
The Japanese liquor “Sake (酒)” has been becoming popular in recent years in many countries around the world, whereas the total consumption of rice wine in Japan is on the decline. By the way,...
