Genya Ramen: Sake Kasu Ramen 伏見酒粕らーめん 玄屋

Sake Kasu Ramen: Yesterday I stopped in at Genya Ramen in Fushimi to try their famous sake kasu ramen. Sake kasu is the ‘lees’, what is left after pressing sake mash. Fushimi is the second largest sake producing region of Japan, so there is plenty of sake kasu around town. Sake…
Archive for the ‘Fushimi ward (伏見区)’ CategoryPlaces to foodie in Fushimi-ku. The Fushimi ward of Kyoto, Fushimi-ku (伏見区), in Japanese.
Sake Kasu Ramen in Fushimi
Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi – Part 2
Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi – Part 2

This morning I awoke at 5am, opened the window and looked out at Kitayama, the North Mountains of Kyoto to see everything covered in heavy, wet snow.
At 7am, amid heavy snowflakes, I was met by Yukihiro Kitagawa, outside…





