Rice, Water, Earth: Notes on Sake
These posts are the continuation of my thoughts and reporting on sake for the James Beard award-winning Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake, which I co-wrote with sake sommelier and Sake Samurai Michael Tremblay.
Keita Akaboshi: Pairing Sake with Japanese Convenience Store Sweets and Snacks
“There is no one correct pairing for a sake, each pairing is merely one proposal.”
—Keita Akaboshi, Tokyo sake sommelier
Noujou: Akita Prefecture's Farmer-Led Sake Project
What could be better than a pairing in which both the sake rice and the starring vegetable were cultivated on the same land, by the same farmer?