Sake Flashcards
1
Q
Nama-hire
A
Malty, meaty, or rotting vegetable flavor or aroma. Off-flavor associated with poor sake.
2
Q
Taru
A
Cedar casks used for aged sake.
3
Q
O-Choko
A
Traditional sake cup.
4
Q
Four steps of rice preperation
A
Polishing
Washing
Soaking
Steaming
5
Q
Kurabito
A
Brewery worker
6
Q
Genshu
A
A type of sake that has no water added.
7
Q
Taruzake
A
A type of sake that is aged in cedar (taru) casks.
8
Q
Shinseki
A
Soaking the rice
9
Q
Kura
A
Sake brewery
10
Q
What style of sake can be served warm or hot?
A
Futsu-shu
Junmai
Honjozo
11
Q
Koji
A
Mold that is inoculated on to the rice.
12
Q
Koji-kin
A
The mold spores used to inoculate the rice
13
Q
Senami
A
Washing the rice
14
Q
Seimaibuai
A
Percent of rice remaining after polishing.
15
Q
Shinpaku
A
The part of the polished rice that holds the most starch.