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.
We went to Eiraku Shokudo in Akita for the first time in a while. We started with a three-sake comparison of Takashimizu's Daiginjo. It is my favorite Akita sake.