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The Umami Mart Bottle System Now Online!
June 16, 2016
Our online bottle shop is now up and running. Get Hitachino Nest, Kagua, Yoho, Baird, Dassai, Kenbishi, and many other of your favorite Japanese brews!
Sake Gumi News: Sakqueso! (June 2016)
June 15, 2016
Our June sake club (Sake Gumi) offerings are four bottles that go well with a variety of cheeses. Try our suggestions, or with your favorite cheese!
Exquisite Gems from the Sea at Ginpachi Sushi (Niigata)
June 13, 2016
Ginpachi is a sushi-ya in Sanjo City, Niigata, that's been open since 1961. Check out the amazing sushi we ate on our last visit to Ginpachi.
Get Lucky! Hamaya Bring Good Fortune + Good Design
June 9, 2016
These handmade Japanese hamaya (arrow) drive away bad juju and spirits that may bring you harm. Handmade in Tokyo. Great housewarming gifts!
Event Recap: Sake Gumi Exclusive Field Trip to Sequoia Brewery (SF)
June 6, 2016
We took a field trip to the Bay Area's very own sake brewery – Sequoia Sake in San Francisco, which specializes in 3 sakes: Nama, Genshu, and Nigori.
Upcoming Event: Sakqueso! An Evening with Hakkaisan Brewery + Casa de Kei
June 2, 2016
Get ready for SAKQUESO!, our first dinner event with Timothy Sullivan of Hakkaisan Brewery and Casa de Kei...
Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker: Cold Brew, Shorts, and Summer
May 30, 2016
Step-by-step instructions on how to make cold brew coffee at home in the Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker. It's fun, simple, and most of all, rewarding.
This Just In: Toyo-Sasaki Flat Bottom Circle Glasses with Gold Rim
May 26, 2016
The circumference of each glass is edged in gold, making these otherwise simple, but well-designed tumblers, stand out. Comes in 3 nesting sizes (S, M, L).
Japanify: Crabshroom Rice
May 25, 2016
A step-by-step recipe on making fluffy steamed rice cooked with Snow crab, enoki and shiitake mushrooms, and kombu. Delicious and full of umami flavors!
Conbini Creations: Snow Crab Jeon
May 23, 2016
Jeon are savory Korean pancakes that are more like eggy omelets. Here's a step by step recipe to make real crab jeon using canned snow crab.
New Ways to Sip and Serve Sake
May 19, 2016
Find out more about our brand new sakewares, including our very own Sake Gumi logo carafe and an elegant glass sake cup to enjoy ginjo and daiginjo sake.
Upcoming Event: Sake Gumi Exclusive Field Trip to Sequoia Brewery (SF)
May 18, 2016
A Sake Gumi members-only field trip to Sequoia Sake Brewery in San Francisco. Featuring facility tour and a sake tasting with food pairing. Limited tickets!