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Why Sake Used to Be Made with the Spit of Japanese Virgins
It was likely as much about taste as it was about marketing.
Why Sake Used to Be Made with the Spit of Japanese Virgins
It was likely as much about taste as it was about marketing.
This Sake Sommelier Wants You to Stop Drinking Crappy Hot Sake
Think you don't like sake? Motoko Watanabe of Zenkichi says that's because you've been drinking mass-produced swill that's served boiling hot to mask its crappiness.
Chef's Night Out: The Hill Station
We join Danish owners Tommy Eggen and Soeren Pindstrup, along with head chef Giang Phay and a few friends, for a night out in Sa Pa, Vietnam, sampling the best Hmong, Vietnamese, and French food in town.
Burmese Opium Farmers Make the Best Rice Wine
U Mint Aung, village chief of a tiny community in the opium fields of Eastern Myanmar brings out a clay pot brimming with multi-coloured grains. The thing looks like a trendy smoothie. But it’s home-brewed rice wine.
Dirty Work: Getting Fish Drunk on Lemongrass-Chili Sauce with Angela Dimayuga of Mission Chinese Food
Angela Dimayuga of Mission Chinese Food shows us that you can use freshly picked eggplants, peppers, and tomatoes to get a fish drunk. Well—to make 'drunken fish,' that is.
Makgeolli Is the Drink of Choice for Farmers, Korean Rappers, and Old People
As South Korea’s most popular alcohol until 1988, makgeolli was favored among farmers and the working class. It's recently made a comeback among Korean youth and even celebrities who put creedence in its reputation as a healthier booze.
Good Snake Wine Should Taste Like a Meal in a Shot Glass
Drinking homemade snake wine can be lethal, so I sought out some professionals who know what they’re doing. The Cheung family's version—with added geckos—was sweet and salty, with just a touch of amphibious flavor.
MUNCHIES Presents: Taiwan's Funeral Feasts
When a friend or relative passes away in Taiwan, you won't go hungry at their funeral. Watch as we attend a ceremonial feast prepared by traditional "village chefs."
China Can’t Get Enough of Black Market Tiger Bone Wine
Chinese tiger bone wine might not cure eczema, but it could very well impress friends at a fancy dinner party.
Exploding Sake For Breakfast
From a centuries-old brewery to an izakaya with an explosive way of opening sake bottles, host Yuka Uchida experiences the whole spectrum of sake-drinking in the Tokyo. We also find out why sake bombs are only for frat boys and Paris Hilton.