Category: JAPANESE INGREDIENTS

Sake (Japanese rice wine) can be roughly divided into two: Tokutei meisho shu (sake with a specific class name) and ordinary sake. This is classified by differences in raw materials, manufacturing methods, etc under the liquor tax law of Japan….

What Is Red Pickled Ginger and How Is It Used? Red pickled ginger (beni-shoga in Japanese) is shredded young ginger soaked in plum vinegar. It’s red in color, as the name suggests, and that’s because of the plum vinegar which…

As you can see the links below, using regular sake instead of cooking sake is totally fine, and it’s even great choice. What Exactly Is Cooking Sake and Purpose of Cooking Sake The 6 Best Cooking Sake Substitutes What’s the…

Cooking sake and regular sake (nihon-shu) are very alike. But you might be wondering What exactly the difference between the two, and Is it possible to substitute? Here, I want to give you answers for those questions! What’s the Difference…

What Is Cooking Sake? Generally, cooking sake is alcohol that is exclusively for cooking and made by adding salt and vinegar to regular sake. There are various types of cooking sake in Japan actually. Some cooking sake contains sweetness besides…

What Is Cooking Sake? Cooking sake can be categorized in regular sake (Japanese rice wine), but the big difference between cooking sake and regular sake is that cooking sake generally contains salt and vinegar. In order to make dishes more…

What Is Cooking Sake? Cooking sake is a type of sake processed to be used for cooking by adding salt and vinegar. Because it has been treated so that it cannot be drunk, some cooking sake are not subject to…

What Is Wasabi and What Does It Taste Like? Wasabi (which is also called Japanese horseradish) is a plant of the family Brassicaceae which includes horseradish and mustard in other genera. Rhizomes and leaves are edible. Wasabi paste is made…