Sake and Food Pairing

Question 1

Sake that pairs well with a refreshing summer dish using citrusy green yuzu

Answer 1

Daiginjo that has an aroma of green bamboo

Question 2

Tonyu Nabe or Soy Milk Hot Pot

Answer 2

Heated Junmai-shu that a dairy product-like notes such as sour cream or butter cream

Question 3

Gindara no Saikyo-yaki (black cod grilled with sweet type of miso)

Answer 3

High polishing ratio junmai-shu made with the kimoto method with the notes of cultured (fermented) butter notes and soft-type cheese

Question 4

Buri no Teriyaki (yellowtail in teriyaka sauce)/Unagi no Kabayaki (sweet sauce flavored char-grilled eel)

Answer 4

Aged sake, koshu that due to the Maillard reaction that has browned in color and eveloed an aroma resembling dark soy sauce

Question 5

Hot Tofu Pot in Kombu Kelp Broth (Yu-dofu)

Answer 5

The dairy product-like flavor of tokubetsu junmai-shu giving off creamy impress, pairs well heated up to 40℃

Question 6

Thinly sliced Daikon (mild flavored Japanese radish) and Carrots Pickled in Sweetened Vineger (Namasu)

Answer 6

Gorgeous fruitay aroma of junmai-daiginjo

Question 7

Grilled Free-range Chicken

Answer 7

A topaz colored jukusei koshu (long aged sake) that resembles sweet soy sauce glaze both in color and in flavor

Question 8

Foie Gras

Answer 8

Long-aged Kijo-shu in place of honey sauce