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As much as I love drinking Sake with Sushi, it’s also a great cooking wine. I often use it instead of white wine in Western dishes as well. More ...
Other Names: Rice Wine, 清酒 (Chinese), 酒 (Japanese), توخيا (Arabic), खातिर (Hindi), Саке (Russian) All Translations
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Sake or saké ( or in English and in Japanese) is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice. This beverage is called ''sake'' in English, but in Japanese, sake (酒) or o-sake (お酒) refers to alcoholic drinks in general. The Japanese term for this specific beverage is ''Nihonshu'' (日本酒), meaning "Japanese sake". Sake is also referred to in English as rice wine. However, unlike true wine, in which alcohol is produced by fermenting the sugar naturally present in fruit, sake is made through a brewing process more like that of beer. To make beer or sake, the sugar needed to produce alcohol must first be converted from starch. But the brewing process for sake differs from beer brewing as well, notably in that for beer, the conversion of starch to sugar and sugar to alcohol occurs in two discrete steps, but with sake they occur simultaneously. Additionally, alcohol content also differs between sake, wine, and beer. Wine generally contains 9–16% alcohol and most beer is 3–8%, whereas undiluted sake is 18–20% alcohol, although this is often lowered to around 15% by diluting the sake with water prior to bottling.
[edit] About Sake
Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice. It is made through a brewing process similar to beer, and has a higher alcohol content, around 18 - 20% alcohol which even when diluted still reach around 15% alcohol.
Sake is served chilled, at room temperature, or heated. It all depends on the preference of the drinker. Sake can also be used as a mixer for cocktails, but they are most used for ceremonial use like the Shinto purification rituals.
There are two basic types of sake: futsū-shu (普通酒) and tokutei meishō-shu (特定名称酒). Futsū-shu, "ordinary sake," is the equivalent of table wine and accounts for the majority of sake produced. Tokutei meishō-shu, "special designation sake," refers to premium sakes distinguished by the degree to which the rice is polished and the added percentage of brewer's alcohol or the absence of such additives.
Recipes With Sake
Japanese Baked Salmon With Egg And Lemon
Lemons, Sake, Salmon, Salt, Soy Sauce
Lemons, Sake, Salmon, Salt, Soy Sauce
Gingered Sardine
Ginger, Rice Wine, Sake, Sardine, Soy Sauce
Ginger, Rice Wine, Sake, Sardine, Soy Sauce
Mustard Dipping Sauce
Mustard, Sake, Soy Sauce
Mustard, Sake, Soy Sauce
Homemade Teriyaki Marinade
Brown Sugar, Garlic Clove, Ginger Root, Sake, Soy Sauce
Brown Sugar, Garlic Clove, Ginger Root, Sake, Soy Sauce
Marinated Gingered Shrimp
Ginger Root, Green Onion, Sake, Salt, Soy Sauce
Ginger Root, Green Onion, Sake, Salt, Soy Sauce
