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Japanify: Ebi Chili
Japanify: Ebi Chili
May 9, 2013
Ebi Chili is the best example of a dish that has been Japanified. It was...
Japanify: Amazake (Sweet Sake)
Japanify: Amazake (Sweet Sake)
February 28, 2013
A step-by-step recipe to making your own amazake, sweet sake, at home.
Postcard from Gunma
Postcard from Gunma
January 3, 2013
Complimentary amazake (sweet hot sake) at Anko-dou, a manju/ gift shop in Gunma prefecture.
The PDT Project: Bee's Sip
The PDT Project: Bee's Sip
September 28, 2012
Infusions are pretty common at PDT, since they're a great way to add a particular...
Sip + Shop: Sake Tasting This Thursday (OAK)
Sip + Shop: Sake Tasting This Thursday (OAK)
August 27, 2012
That's right, we're hosting a FREE sake tasting at the shop this Thursday. If you've...
ReCPY: Shio Koji
ReCPY: Shio Koji
June 19, 2012
Shio koji, or 塩麹 (salted koji) is a going through a major boom in Japan...
Rice + Water: The Annual Sake Tasting Next Tuesday (NYC)
Rice + Water: The Annual Sake Tasting Next Tuesday (NYC)
June 13, 2012
Did you know sake officially became Japan's national booze? It was announced in April I...
Kinpou Sake from Fukushima
Kinpou Sake from Fukushima
June 12, 2012
By Shizuka Wakashita One day I had to run errands near a local wine shop...
Fuguhire Zake (Hot Sake with Blowfish Tail)
Fuguhire Zake (Hot Sake with Blowfish Tail)
January 19, 2012
Back in Cupertino, Kuni (my pops) had a huge bag of fuguhire (dried blowfish tails)...
Japanify: Kasuzuke (Sake Lees Pickles)
Japanify: Kasuzuke (Sake Lees Pickles)
January 5, 2012
A step-by-step guide on how to make Japanese sake lees pickles, or kasuzuke.
Upcoming Event PSA: Sake Tasting for Beginners (NYC)
Upcoming Event PSA: Sake Tasting for Beginners (NYC)
April 28, 2011
Annual Sake Tasting & Lecture: Back to Basics! Tuesday, May 10 @ 6:30 pm Japan...
Packaging Whore: Kitaro One-Cup Sake
Packaging Whore: Kitaro One-Cup Sake
February 16, 2011
I regretfully report that Anders, aka Skankynavia and Packaging Whore columnist, is on sabbatical for...