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Pick of the month

“Mizubasho Ginjo” from Gunma prefecture

The acidity, delicious flavors, and aromas are all well balanced in this sake. Simply superb! Mizubasho Ginjo goes really well with most poultry dishes as well as richly flavored fish dishes.


The first thing to decide is what kind of food you are trying to match the sake with. Sake, just like wine, is definitely something that goes with food.

A good Match with Beef: Try pairing beef with the Junmai types of sake, which is a pure sake, or the Junmai Kimoto-zukuri type, which is a pure sake brewed in the traditional way using no artificial additives. Either variety of sake from the regions of Kyushu, Tohoku, Kanto, Hokuriku and Nada is particularly recommended.

A good Match with Poultry: Try pairing chicken with the Ginjo type of sake, which is a premium grade sake. Brands of this grade of sake from the regions of Hiroshima, Niigata, Nada, Hokuriku, and Kanto are particularly recommended.

A good Match with Seafood: Try pairing fish with a Ginjo or a Daiginjo (super premium) types of sake. These varieties of sake from the regions of Niigata, Hiroshima, Shikoku and Kyoto are particularly recommended.

Certainly, the kind of sake you choose should also depend on the flavors and method of cooking employed for each dish. But as a start, try picking something from the above recommendations.