Festivals were held here and there in Honmoku on this Saturday and Sunday. Mikoshi (portable shrine) was passing along Honmoku Street.
At home, we had sushi and sake for the first time in a while. I have only two bottles of sake left that I bought in Akita. The sourness of the sake is a good taste.
The third drink was Yamagata. It is a bit different from the Yamagata sakes we have had so far, and quite dry. The more I drank it with food, the stronger the flavor became.
After a long time, I went to Denbei in Yokohama. The first sake was Suehiro from Fukushima. It is a summer sake, but it is not as acidic as I expected and has a robust taste.
The rainy season is over and the hot and humid summer is in full swing. It is the day of the Ox of the season, so we are drinking at home with eel as a side dish.
We bought a bottle of Akita's Fukkomachi in early summer. It is very easy to drink. It was delicious.
The 8th glass is Shinmasa's Kijozo-shu Hinotori. A sweet cup to finish off the meal.
And I was very satisfied with my kakiage-don!
Now I have a reason to visit Kushiro again. Thanks for the food.
Finally, 600 check-in!
On to the 7th drink of the day. The milestone drink was made in Hokkaido! The entrée was soi (sea bream), oysters, and kinki tempura.
The entrée was soi, oysters, and kinki tempura.
Hello Mexican Tequila! 🙋
Congratulations on your 600 check-ins! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
The tempura with a robust flavor and Kitanokatsu Junmai sounds like a good match! 👍
Good evening, Mexican Tequila 😃.
Congratulations on your 600 check-in✅🎊🎉.
I thought it must have been a fun drinking time with all the colorful drinks and tempura 🤗.
The sake party continues. Here comes the sixth glass, another Shinmasa!
The ecru is quite tasty. The entrée is tuna kamatoro on nori tempura. Thick conger eel too.
5th glass. Quite a refreshing drink. The entrée is under ice fish, asparagus, and hokke tempura. Good ingredients to enjoy.
The label says "Neither male nor female. Human. I want to transcend borders and divides. I want it to be that kind of sake.
Since I work in a diversity-related business, I kind of sympathized with the diversity-conscious comment.
My favorite Akita sake after the fourth glass. Niimasa Viridian. Rishiri Udan on seaweed tempura. And also codfish with tempura. It seems to be the main event of the day.
The sake and the fine food complemented each other beautifully.
Third drink. The food is delicious and the pitch is getting faster. The local sake 🎵 freshly pressed and has a wonderful sweet acidity. Here is the grouper tempura! And the tempura of the Toki Hata is quite meaty. This is delicious right down to the skin.
The second glass was Hiroshima's Ame-go-no-tsuki. We had a similar party with these three in Hakodate last fall, but this one was black label. It is also slightly astringent as it has been aged for 5 years. The fritters were strained potato tempura. Shrimp with shrimp miso on the tip. Lightly salted.