Dry taste that goes well with chicken on the bone. It washes away the oil from the chicken. A quick sip with a cup of sake will reset your palate from the strong flavors of tsukune, kawa, liver, etc., and you will be ready for the next dish. You will be ready for the next dish in a flat state.
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Souvenirs from Yurakucho (1)
Tokushima "Hisagotaikou" Junmai-shu (pure rice sake) 🍶.
Tokushima's famous sweets "Saoshika" 🦌.
I wanted to match Japanese sweets with sake... â
I was attracted by the name and 80% polished rice of "Kodou".
I bought "Saoshika" because it arrived on Saturday and I felt a connection with it.
The aroma was like ripe bananas!
The taste is rich with a complex combination of acidity and graininess, as some of the malted rice is white!
The pattern is like Bambi!
Awa wasanbon sugar and azuki beans give this steamed confectionery a gentle sweetness.
It is chewier than sponge cake due to the inclusion of yams!
I enjoyed the contrast between the rich sake and the gentle wagashi ✨.
A bonus!
I thought this sake would go well with mackerel simmered in miso, so I cracked open the can! It supported the mackerel flavor beautifully 😋.
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I have been to Shikoku only once on a graduation trip (traveling alone).
I took a boat from Wakayama to Tokushima, then went to Kochi, Ehime, and Kagawa on a Seishun 18 ticket 🚃.
My memory of Tokushima is the Bizan ropeway in the rain 😊I would go to the sake brewery now 😁.
Good morning, Aaru Sake! I am so moved by your Tokushima episode from this morning😍When we have a little Oga at home, my kids are so excited to have a guest. I have a memory of my grandfather's Hyoho Taikoo. If you come to Tokushima, be sure to visit Matsuura Sake Brewery for Naruto sea bream ❣️.
Hi Asanami!
Wow, I'm so relieved to hear your memories of Little Oga😊🦌🦌I just noticed the love for your hometown in your name, Asanami-san!
I was torn between a pop bottle of Naruto sea bream and a bottle of Hyoutaiko, which I had never had 🥰🥰.
Good evening, BEAT 🌙
BEAT's post was the reason I wanted to try combining sweet and alcoholic drinks 😀.
I bought a half pole 🦌 and I was goofing on counting by the pole 😆💕.
Good morning, Mr. Aaru Sake!
The names of both sake and wagashi are difficult to read 〰︎😃 but I like the way they seem to fit together lol.
I like the combination of sweets & sake too 😆♪
Drinking at home in the morning. Sake bought in Tokushima.
It uses LED dream yeast, a yeast grown using light-emitting diodes. I bought it because of the cute flower print on the stool. The taste is not so spectacular as it looks, but it has a robust flavor.
Purchased at a local liquor store. There were mellow junmai and dry junmai, and I was torn between the two, but I bought the mellow one. It is mellow and very tasty.
A sharp and dry special honjozo.
I can picture the faces of many of my friends who might like this sake!
For my personal taste, I like the soft euphoria of sake, so right after opening the bottle, the crispness felt cataclysmic, but after a little time, it opened up nicely.
It was delicious when I paired it with a can of tomato-flavored mackerel that I happened to be eating, and it spazzed me out.
Every day is new and wonderful.
It's refreshing and crisp.
Is this what you call dry?
It is a sourness that comes on sharply.
Then, it disappears quickly.
I drink it with shishamo fish marinated in oil.
It is not bad.
It has a refreshing and invigorating
It has a refreshing aroma.
It is refreshing to sip.
The soft sweetness is delicious.
Holder thinks it has a mild taste.
The sourness comes quickly!
And then, a surprisingly lingering bitterness.
At first, I couldn't read...
HISAGO TAIKOU
I heard it's called "hisago taikou"....
This was my first experience with 80% polished rice.
The more I drank, the more I could taste the umami, and it was delicious!
I heard that most sake from Tokushima is not polished very much.