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Water in sake brewing is the ingredient almost everyone forgets. Ask what sake is made from, and most people say rice. They are not wrong, yet they are missing the ingredient that fills most of the bottle. So what role does water play in...

Sencha (煎茶) is Japan’s everyday green tea, known for its fresh aroma, gentle sweetness, grassy flavor, and balanced umami. People drink it at home, in offices, with meals, and at restaurants, so it offers one of the easiest ways t...

Freshly pressed sake is not quite finished. It looks a little cloudy and pale. A faint yellow or green tint often lingers. Filtration in sake brewing is the step that turns that hazy liquid into clear sake. So one more refining stage usu...

Nearly every bottle of sake you drink starts the same way. It begins with a yeast starter called moto. So what is sokujo in sake brewing? Sokujo is the modern method for making that starter. Brewers add food-grade lactic acid right at th...

Some sake tastes bold, savory, and wonderfully complex. That depth often traces back to the yeast starter. So what is yamahai in sake brewing? Yamahai is a traditional yeast starter method born from kimoto. It drops the grueling yamaoros...

Have you ever tasted a sake with firm acidity, deep umami, and a quietly earthy structure? There is a good chance its character began in the yeast starter. In traditional kimoto sake brewing, few stages matter as much as that starter. So...

Sake truly takes shape in one bubbling tank. That tank holds the moromi. So what is moromi in sake brewing? Moromi, written 醪 in Japanese, is the main fermentation mash of sake. It is the thick mixture of steamed rice, koji, water, and ...

Great sake begins before the main fermentation ever starts. Hidden inside the brewery is a small but powerful starter called moto, also known as shubo, the "mother of sake." So what is moto in sake brewing? In essence, moto is a concentr...

Summer in Japan brings heat, humidity, and tired appetites. So coastal cooks invented cooling dishes to fight the season. One of the most unusual comes from the Seto Inland Sea. People there make Igisu tofu, a jelly-like dish from seawee...

Every bottle of sake hides a quiet miracle inside. That miracle is fermentation. So what is fermentation in sake brewing? Fermentation is the process where yeast turns sugar into alcohol. It also gives off carbon dioxide and rich aroma. ...