Tuesday, December 6, 2011

I would like to try asian sake but, don't know what better or types of sake to get? And food ?

Question:


I went liquer saw there lots different sakes, which I thought one kind. See if anyone recommend good sake for my first time try it. And what good foods go with it? Like rice or pizza or what

Answer:


Sake is Japanese, and yes there are tons of different ones. Most sake is served warm (not hot, just warm) but a few are served cold.

Honestly I'd recommend just going to a Japanese Ikazuya restaurant. Ikazuya essentially means "late night bar food". Traditionally these are the places you end up at at 2am when you want a drink and little something to eat. So you just get 2 or 3 little things on a plate, like 2 skewers of grilled chicken (yakitori) or a bowl of edamame (lightly salted soy beans) or other more exotic items - if you're that adventurous. This way you can order lots of little plates of food, and try different sake's to go with them.

If there isn't an Ikazuya near you, just a normal Japanese restaurant will be fine. Some even have sake samplers you can try, which will go nicely with a traditional Japanese meal of grilled fish, steamed rice, and pickled vegetables. I would avoid trying sake with teriyaki though. Most sake is already pretty sweet but the teriyaki sauce is even sweeter and will obscure the flavor of the sake.

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