The fourth cup is Kirinzan from Niigata. Tempura is made with spring ingredients such as firefly squid, kogomi, and cod roe. They go quite well with sake.
The second type of Sado is Hokusetsu. This has a robust flavor with no sourness. This restaurant was a nice place to enjoy not only sushi, but also tempura in person. The food was very good, with a good selection of
Tonight in Niigata. Sado Island.
We are having Tempura as well as Sushi at Benkei's affiliate restaurant.
We started with a Sake from Sado Island.
It is a honjozo sake, but it has a nice mild taste in the mouth.
It quickly turned into three hours and we decided to finish with a comparison of two different types of drinks: rice and agave. Both are fruity. The acidity of this one was like grapefruit.