by krishnamagar.com | Aug 20, 2024 | Articles
OMAKASE お任せ Contrary to what you might think, Omakase is not some centuries’ old tradition like Kaiseki. It’s said to originate with sushi restaurants, where the term was popularized during the 90s. Before this, sushi restaurants had something of a high...
by krishnamagar.com | May 11, 2024 | Articles
IZAKAYA 居酒屋 Izakaya, a Japanese style pub, or bar, which translate to “stay-sake-shop”. A place to grab a drink, saty in, and get comfortable. Sounds about right, yeah! Early years Izakaya was only a liquor store, or a brewery, and they only sold alcohol, but not...
by krishnamagar.com | Apr 17, 2024 | Articles
KAISEKI 懐石 /会席 Those who have visited Japan, especially Kyoto may have heard the term ‘Kaiseki.’ In Japan, this is one of the more formal and fancy methods of dining there it is. It is considered the most refined form of washoku (Japanese cuisine), which...
by krishnamagar.com | May 5, 2023 | Articles
SAKÉ 酒 Here, I´m not going to talk about cooking sake, it is a drinking Sake — Japan’s national beverage. Sake is generally referred to all alcoholic drinks including beer, wine, whisky, shochu, and the beverage we call “sake” in English, which you have...
