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Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi – Part 5

February 28, 2008 7 Comments

This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery

Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi – Part 5

Fushimi, Kyoto still has some beautiful places and offers a glimpse into what Fushimi must have been like before industrialization. I took my camera around the neighborhood and visited Okinaya, a…

Buri-zanmai: Buri Kama Shioyaki (Salt Grilled Fatty Yellowtail Collar)

February 24, 2008 9 Comments

Buri-zanmai Series: Buri Kama Shioyaki (Salt-grilled Fatty Yellowtail Collar)

Buri-zanmai Series (Part 1): Winter is the time for buri, or yellowtail. The meat is laden with oil and rich flavor. Here we make Buri Kama Shioyaki. Buri Kama Shioyaki:
Kama is the ‘collar’ of a fish, the area between the gill cover and the pectoral fin. This area and…

Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi – Part 4

February 22, 2008 2 Comments

This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery

Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi – Part 4

I visited the Kitagawa Honke sake brewery to see the pressing of the mash for Daiginjo.…

Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi – Part 3

February 13, 2008 1 Comment

This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery

Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi – Part 3

I went back to the Kitagawa Honke sake brewery to check-up on the progress of lot no. 18.…

Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi – Part 2

January 26, 2008 3 Comments

This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery

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…