Shochu – Discover Japan’s other great drink
Whilst most Australians are familiar with sake, shochu is an often overlooked and under appreciated Japanese drink. Shochu is a distilled spirit commonly made from rice, barley, soba (buckwheat), sweet potato or brown sugar. Many other obscure variants exist including carrot, tomato, chestnut and even milk!
The edible wild plant(sansai) grows wild in the fields and mountains and is the generic name of the plant to make edible. There are few harvests, and it is a characteristic that taste has many bitterness and lye. Therefore take much time and process including the lye omission to cook a fresh edible wild plant, but “Sansai Mix Vegetables 1kg” of Ichiba Junction is already cooked; can use it easily .
Our editor went to this year’s Summer Fest at Docklands and brought back the first hand information. Let’s have a look together!!
For Tohoku’s Sake – To think about and help the affected sake region without compromising on taste
Not only tastes good, it also packed with loads of nutrients where both your palate and body can be satisfied…
Creative Valentine’s Day Ideas – Perfect SAKE for My Perfect YOU…
The Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne is giving a FREE seminar on Japanese sake on 13th February.
The long awaited Premium Sake Tasting Event – Kikizake Vol.8 took place at Sake & Grill MAEDAYA on 5 February, 2011. Sake Master Toshi MAEDA gave us a lecture on the sake basics, namely, history & background, sake grades, making process and regional characteristics, while sampling 6 different premium sakes with Japanese light snacks (otsumami).
Let’s have Kirin with Original Japanese cuisines in Fed Square!
Address: Federation Square, Cnr of Swanston Street & Flinders street, Melbourne CBD Victoria 3000
TEL：(03)9654 5688
Opening Hours: Daily noon-11.30pm
URL: www.chocolatebuddha.com.au
Introducing two YAMAHA students who are Deena and Aaron.
They have the drum class at YAMAHA music education center in Carnegie. We asked them how they think of drums and music.