Sushi and sake
Learn more about sushi and sake, two key elements of the Japanese kitchen. Sushi, a dish with strong traditions, was made and sold in Japan already during the eighteen-hundreds. You can learn more about sushi by reading our cookbook Sushi på svenska/Sushi in Swedish. Are you curious about sake, but not sure what it actually is? You can find out more here.
Sushi
Sushi comes in many different forms, but the main ingredients are rice and fish. The fish must always be extremely fresh and the rice cooked with great care.The rice is shaped into small bite-size pieces and combined with fish types such as salmon or tuna and often wrapped in dark green nori leaves (seaweed).
It takes about four hours to make perferct sushi rice. It is a slow process with several sessions of rinsing, resting, cooking, resting again and finally adding the vinegar and sushi-su. Only in this way can the round grains of rice be shaped into small fluffy bite-size pieces. For something so quick to eat, it takes a long time to prepare.
The Japanese eat their sushi using chopsticks or just by using their hands. While with us, choose whichever way you prefer. Our sushi is always served with soy sauce, gari (ginger) and wasabi (green horseradish). Gari is eaten between the different varieties of sushi to cleanse the palate. We recommend a Japanese beer to go with sushi, and perhaps a cup of green tea in advance.
The Japanese rice wine
The Japanese rice wine, which we in the West called sake, is actually called Nihonshu in Japan. The word sake means 'alcoholic drink' in Japanese. It has an alcohol-content of around 14-15% vol and should be served cold. For the best taste experience you may want to serve it with ice. The scent and colour is varied, just as with wine. The flavours can range from soft and light, to peppery or sparkly. The colour can be clear, golden brown or red. Would you like to learn more? Book yourself in for a sake tasting during your visit here.
Sake tasting
Between the hours of 15.00-18.00, 7 days a week, you may now try out sake in our magnificent Sakebar. Booking is for a minimum of 2 people and max 8 people.
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