Japan

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Japan

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A clear glass cruet of deep amber-red akazu beside a small dish of aged sake lees and a shallow bowl of the vinegar.

Akazu (red sake-lees vinegar)

Japanese reddish-brown vinegar from sake lees matured about three years, turned to vinegar by acetic bacteria; the vinegar of Handa and Edomae sushi rice.

Handa · Traditional method
· Condiments

Yonaguni awamori

A Yonaguni rice spirit made with two-day koji, a nineteen-day moromi stage and direct-fire pot distillation, followed by filtration and tank maturation.

Yonaguni, Yaeyama Islands · Traditional method
Drinks