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Joey H.

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I have been drinking Sake for about 6 months now and it is pretty much the only alchole that I will drink. Have had about 7 bottles everything from a cheap $8 bottle of FU-KE to a $40 bottle of Horin Gekkeikan Junmai-Diaginjo. Was just wondering if anyone else drank Sake and if you might have any suggestions and/or stories about it.

Rich S Grand Master

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I was introduced to sake' and sushi at the 1984 Chicago Tokan Taikai.

The ONLY way to eat sushi is after about a liter of sake' (warm).

The next morning I couldn't feel my teeth or tongue. Haven't had

any sushi since :-) Still drink a little sake' occasionally, but prefer

scotch.

 

Rich S

Brian

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Rich,

 

You have to be a purist drinker to have had a bad experience with sushi and sake, give up the sushi and carry on with the sake :rofl:

I love my sushi...would rather blame it on the sake and still continue with the raw fish :D :lol:

 

I had some great sake in Japan, and even as a relative non-drinker, it does go well with a Japanese meal. The guys from the NMB gathering there did their best to show me that it isn't the sake that is the dangerous drink in Japan..it is the shochu! So many kinds...all nastier than the last :lol:

 

Brian

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I must admit to having had a few encounters with swords showing a distinct Highland Park Hada . Products of the famous Scotch Mist school , these swords boast an incredible range of features that are entirely invisible the following morning....

Funnily enough there are also rumours of a clover leaf hamon making an appearance ( Connemara school ) but perhaps that is slightly wishful thinking.

Joey H. Apprentice

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Ahhh, I love sushi as well, Brian! Need some BAD!

 

Rich,

I don't know why you had problems with sake? After drinking it I have NEVER had any probs that would be considered part of a hang over. As far as I know you don't get hang overs from sake anyway you must have had something that wasn't Sake or some REALLY bad sake. Also from what I have learned is that the sake you get from a Sushi bar, in the states that is, is pretty much crap! They usally tend to serve real cheap sake and heat it up to make it smoother and less bitter.

 

Brian,

Now as far as Shochu I have never had any of that yet, but I hear it is pretty stout stuff!

 

Joey

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HI all,

 

sake, cold sake, is the best. over good conversation or sashimi. late at night or early afternoon. all good

 

try Kamotsuru -- Tokusei Gold. from the Hiroshima region

Nihonshudo: +2.0

has real flakes of 24 k gold floating in it! ver y $$$

 

but seriously---- must go pour some cheaper sake and look at my meger tsuba collection [5 pieces] and rub one of them with deer antler.

 

doug e

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Well I once drank sake, about a litre a day.

Some points to remember:

1. do not decide to gaze upon or clean your nihonto once you have begun to drink the wine, but you will.

I have visited the hospital after such an event and am not proud of this.

You may also cause harm to the blade, droping it etc.

2. the alcohol content is higher than other wine or beer.

3. it can be very hard to quit drinking sake once started

4. your doctor will not like your new habit

5. easy to make a fool of oneself and hurt friends and family

6 it has killed a number of samurai and some Japanese actors of note.

 

best of luck

bdgrange

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Ahhh, I love sushi as well, Brian! Need some BAD!

 

Rich,

I don't know why you had problems with sake? After drinking it I have NEVER had any probs that would be considered part of a hang over. As far as I know you don't get hang overs from sake anyway you must have had something that wasn't Sake or some REALLY bad sake. Also from what I have learned is that the sake you get from a Sushi bar, in the states that is, is pretty much crap! They usally tend to serve real cheap sake and heat it up to make it smoother and less bitter.

 

Brian,

Now as far as Shochu I have never had any of that yet, but I hear it is pretty stout stuff!

 

Joey

 

you most certainly can get a hang over, and that is not necessarily true about warming sake. There are some cheap as well as not too cheap sake that are better when warmed and then again some that go to crap when warmed. Come to my friends restaraunt at closing and we will send you home with a $250 hangover. I will not over drink when having sushi though, I couldn't bare the thought of possibly puking up such great food!

sencho Mentor

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Remember (and this is one to bug your friends about) Sake just means "drink" (noun).. i.e. alcohol... if you are in Japan and someone asks you what you would like to drink and you say Sake, then you might as well be replying to them "alcohol". At which point they may look a little confused!:lol:

 

Call it Nihon-shu... Can't stand warm nihon-shu (and unfortunately in most US restaurants the warm stuff is cheap rubbish..)

 

Nice and cold for me... My favourite is Sen Nen Ju .... great with Chicken Sashimi.....

 

http://militaria.co.za/nihontomessagebo ... &highlight

 

My absolute favourite (and the natural progression from Nihon-shu is Shochu which comes in many varieties and methods of making it... plus it is generally a lot lot stronger than Nihon-shu... my Shochu collection is much bigger than my nihon-shu collection (and getting smaller all the time ;) )

 

CHEERS!!!

Brian

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Chicken Sashimi! :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

I googled it. Umm..er.... yeah. :?

Too many pages. Seems it is done, and enjoyed.

I musta missed that when I was there. Rich T...you have to try it for us when you get there next week. lol

 

Brian

sencho Mentor

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" Chicken Sashimi " ? :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

you mean " chicken of the sea ", I hope....aka tuna.

 

milt the ronin

 

Nope... Real Chicken Sashimi, Milt... Bloody lovely mate.... I eat tons of the stuff in Japan... Don't knock it until you've tried it!!

 

:D

 

CHEERS!

Joey H. Apprentice

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you most certainly can get a hang over, and that is not necessarily true about warming sake. There are some cheap as well as not too cheap sake that are better when warmed and then again some that go to crap when warmed. Come to my friends restaraunt at closing and we will send you home with a $250 hangover. I will not over drink when having sushi though, I couldn't bare the thought of possibly puking up such great food!

 

Well, I might just have to take you up on that! You might want to make it closer to 350$ then 250$. I am a pretty big guy and I have drank full bottles in one evening and barly been buzzed. ;) I have never been drunk enough to puke yet, but deffiantly wouldn't want to throw-up good sushi. :(

 

Remember (and this is one to bug your friends about) Sake just means "drink" (noun).. i.e. alcohol... if you are in Japan and someone asks you what you would like to drink and you say Sake, then you might as well be replying to them "alcohol". At which point they may look a little confused!

 

Call it Nihon-shu... Can't stand warm nihon-shu (and unfortunately in most US restaurants the warm stuff is cheap rubbish..)

 

I knew that sake was a general term for alcohol, but didn't know the Nihon-shu which is good to know very much appreciated!

 

Kampi!!

Joey

Rich S Grand Master

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Chicken sashimi???!!!! A good way, about 60%, way to get

salmonella poisoning. Try Fugu instead, probably a lot safer :-)

 

Rich S

sencho Mentor

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Hi Rich,

 

Chicken sashimi is available widely in Japan... I didn't have any idea of statistics, but they don't seem to make a big fuss about it like we do over in the West... I eat it regularly there and enjoy it very much... that and some good Fugu and my personal favourite Uni... Mnnnnn!!

 

Similar to the Bahamians who love to eat Barracuda... we won't touch the stuff for fear of Ciguatera, and they think we are mad!

 

Cheers..

Joey H. Apprentice

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I saw something the other day on TV where a family, in the US, only ate raw foods. The mom took a chicken breast out of the package let it thaw and just ate it completely raw no cooking no spice. I can see maybe eating a small piece for sashimi but not and entire breast by it self.

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Oden is by definition snacking food, in classic izakaya style. It's there to accompany the sake — and here you won't go wrong with the resinous taruzake, sake poured straight from the wooden cask on the counter. Chilled, it is served in wooden masu box cups, with a little salt on the side; to appreciate its full perfume, it is better warmed (ask for okan).

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... id=artslot

 

He's looking for Catherine Zeta-Jones type tuna

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... id=artslot

 

"When customers order tuna after tuna, my heart sort of pounds," said Niitsu, who tries to cover his tuna losses by gently encouraging customers to enjoy species of raw fish that he sells at a profit. "

May be that's why you are encouraged to est the " chicken of the sea " sashimi ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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