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A tipple from the land of the rising sun |
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Sake is an alcohol beverage which is well appreciated in Japan. Over the years it has grown in popularity and in the US it is now served not just in Japanese Restaurants but also leading French, Italian and Asian style restaurants as a table wine.
Sake can be served with many dishes and be added to the many dishes as a flavour enhancer. There is no such thing as the absolute perfect match. It can vary due to the individual also. Naturally, there are some foods and flavours that will not go well with sake and subtle flavour - strong red meats, massively spicy food, and richly flavoured sauces are a few such examples. In Japan sake is served cold, warm or hot, depending on the preference of the drinker, the quality of the sake and the season. It is one of the few alcoholic beverages that is regularly consumed hot. Typically, hot sake is consumed in winter and cold sake is consumed in summer. The heating serves to mask the undesirable flavours of lower-quality sake. This practice is said to be popular during World War II to mask the rough flavour of low-quality sake resulting from scarcity of quality ingredients. The most common way to serve sake is to heat it to body temperature (37°C), but professional sake tasters prefer room temperature (20°C - Ambient), and chilled sake (10°C) is growing in popularity. Throughout September and October there are some Sake Tasting events. Sake Tasting Party - Tuesday, 25th September 2007 Time: 6.30 to 9pm Venue: Saki Bar and Food Emporium, 4 West Smithfield, London EC1A 9JX Tickets include food and sake, and are available from Saki Bar and Food Emporium on 020 7489 7033 or by emailing info@saki-food.com Or Come to the British Museum for a refreshingly different evening Friday 5 October, 18.30–20.30 Great Court £15 for sake tasting (includes entrance to the exhibition). All other events are free, no pre-booking. Events include sake tasting with expert tutors, a sake documentary film, live Japanese music and talks in the exhibition, Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan. For more information, contact learning@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)20 7323 8850. If you are a Restaurant or Trader and you wish to attend The Restaurant Show and sample some different sake, then please feel free to contact Irashai Services Ltd where an invitation can be sent to you. Kanpai! |
