Sake Kasu Zanmai: What is Sake Kasu? 酒粕

Sake Lees: This is what is left after the sake has been pressed out of the mash. It is called ‘sake kasu’ in Japanese and it is used in home cooking in many ways to create wonderfully complex flavored dishes during the winter sake brewing season. Many traditional Japanese confection,…
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Sake Kasu Zanmai: What is Sake Kasu?
Demise: Narazuke Moriguchizuke
Demise: Narazuke Moriguchizuke Tsukemono

The food courts of department stores in Japan are a near other-worldly experience. The offerings are exquisite in taste and beauty and nearly boundless in regional and seasonal variation. In addition to the regular stores, there are ‘demise‘, small stands that sell a product from a different region or local, small shop and these…

