by krishnamagar.com | Aug 20, 2024 | Articles
OMAKASE お任せ Contrary to popular belief, Omakase isn’t a centuries-old tradition like Kaiseki. It emerged in the 1990s, when sushi restaurants began adapting to Japan’s new wave of affluent diners. Before then, sushi bars were sanctuaries for true connoisseurs —...
by krishnamagar.com | May 11, 2024 | Articles
IZAKAYA 居酒屋 Izakaya — the Japanese-style pub — literally translates to “stay–sake–shop.” A place to grab a drink, settle in, and get comfortable. Sounds about right, doesn’t it? In its earliest days, the Izakaya was simply a liquor shop or brewery that sold alcohol to...
by krishnamagar.com | Apr 17, 2024 | Articles
KAISEKI 懐石 /会席 The Art of Refined Japanese Dining Those who have visited Japan — especially Kyoto — may have heard the term Kaiseki. In Japan, it represents one of the most formal and elegant styles of dining, and is often considered the highest expression of washoku,...
by krishnamagar.com | May 5, 2023 | Articles
SAKÉ 酒 Sake — Japan’s National Beverage; here, we’re not talking about cooking sake, but rather drinking sake — Japan’s beloved national beverage. Interestingly, in Japanese, the word “sake” (酒) is a general term for alcohol of any kind, including beer, wine, whisky,...
