I buy one for my Valentine's Day every year.
Daiginjo Bonbon🍶.
Bitter chocolate and sake go strangely well together and you can't stop eating this candy.
It has been a while since we drank outside.
I made the mistake of forgetting to ask my husband to show me the bottle of sake, as I was not used to drinking outside.
It has a mild aftertaste and a slightly sweet flavor.
It goes very well with fish dishes.
This may be the sweetest sake I have ever tasted.
It is very light, easy to drink and quite sweet.
It is like the sweetness of fruit, like the sweetness of rice, like a juice in your mouth.
We had it with Harima's salted fresh Daifuku (rice cake), which we were given because it might go better with sweets than with rice.
It seems that the 25th of every month is Nigori Sake Day.
So today is all about Shirakawa-go.
My favorite Shirakawa-go and Shirakawa-go sake buns for dessert.
Matsuo Taisha Shrine, which I visit every year.
Matsuo-san is dedicated to the god of sake,
Sake from all over the country gather here.
Today we were unusually greeted with heavy snowfall.
On the way home, I bought a bottle of sake that is sold exclusively at Matsuo Taisha.
The taste is refreshing with a hint of sweetness coming afterwards. It is very easy to drink.
Today I went out to dinner with my parents.
Sake is the perfect accompaniment to seafood.
So we selected Gion Komachi.
It is slightly dry, easy to drink, and has a very refreshing aftertaste.
I saw a cute bear ornament on a social networking site, and when I saw that it was a sake container, I immediately ordered it.
Pon-epele" means "bear cub" in Ainu language.
It is indeed a small and cozy bear that is very relaxing.
The head doubles as a sake cup, and the container can be used over and over again.
The best thing about this bear is that it can make hot sake.
I haven't had many opportunities to drink hot sake, so I want to take this opportunity to try it.
Because of its young age, it tastes very young and not very mellow. I wonder if it would go well with strong-flavored dishes.
#Bear #Hokkaido is all about #salmon, isn't it?
So tonight's dish is #salmon,
Salmon oyakodon
Opened today✨
You can feel the richness in your mouth and the spiciness comes in the aftertaste and refreshes you. It is very easy to drink and goes very well.
It has become cold again today, so I really wanted to eat soba noodles, and tonight's dish was,
Kabu and broccoli salad
Chicken soba noodles
Opened today✨
The aroma was fresh and quite rich.
It felt very rich. Very tasty.
Fresh sardines and rape blossoms were on sale at the supermarket, so tonight's dish was,
Sardine simmered with ginger
Deep-fried tofu with rape blossoms
I was so impressed with the Takashimizu I received last time that I ordered it from Akita Sake Manufacturing and it arrived today. (Part 2)
This one is also made with Rokugo-yeast and brewed in Yamahai style.
I am looking forward to seeing what kind of food I can pair it with.
I was so impressed with the Takashimizu I received last time that I ordered it from Akita Sake Manufacturing and it arrived today.
It is freshly pressed last November.
It is said to be the basis of modern ginjo-style brewing,
Rokugo-yeast and Akita-style cold brewing.
The note says, "The aroma is gentle and has a strong presence.
We are looking forward to drinking it.
We received a wonderful souvenir from Kochi.
Kameizumi Koiku 63. The aroma is very fruity and nice.
It is said to be dry, but it is quite mild and easy to drink.
There was a bonito sake thief in the souvenir,
It was going to be a very dangerous night.
Tonight's dishes
Mackerel sushi with a whole mackerel
Sake-tamagaki of bonito
Nozawa pickles
I was attracted by the label and ordered it.
I thought it would be quite dry, but it was very smooth and easy to drink.
Sashimi goes well with dry sake.
Tonight I had it with horse sashimi.
At a supermarket I happened to visit, I saw Takashimizu on sale, which I had always wanted to try, and bought it immediately.
I was impressed by its very elegant and mild taste.
It has been registered as a favorite.
Tonight, I made a dish that I thought would go well with Takashimizu.
Daikon radish and fried bean curd takitaki
Nozawa pickles
grilled barracuda
It is extremely cold today.
We always have nigori sake Shirakawa-go in winter.
The dish is deep-fried chicken with ponzu sauce and grated radish in honor of the extreme cold.
Nigori sake goes well with a rich meal.
The "instant protein" in the morsels of nigorizake has the wonderful effect of wrapping up the oily components of the meal and expelling them from the body.
Rumor has it that curry and nigori sake go surprisingly well together.
Risshun (the first day of spring) started yesterday.
Since ancient times, tofu has been regarded as "food that purifies evil spirits.
It is believed that eating it on the first day of spring purifies sins and injuries. It is said that it is important to eat with white tofu.
So, I served it with spinach, pork and tofu cooked in a starchy sauce style with snow red plum.
I am worried about snow accumulation with heavy snow 🌨️ all over the country from today.
I hope everyone will be safe.