How To Pair Sake With Food?

Sake isn't just for sushi! 🍶! 🥂

Here are a few tips to elevate your sake experience, pair by weight and texture:

• Lighter sakes (like Junmai Ginjo) shine with salads, seafood, and delicate flavours.

• Full-bodied sakes (like Junmai) complement rich dishes like grilled meats.

✨ Examples: 

• Sushi: Pairs well with crisp sakes like Honjozo or Junmai—a perfect match for clean, delicate flavours, such as The Night Emperor or Hagi No Tsuru Gokujo Junmai.

• Seafood: Light, aromatic sakes such as Junmai Ginjo or Junmai Daiginjo can enhance fresh seafood dishes, like Imayo Tsukasa Junmai Ginjo or Sanrensei Junmai Daiginjo Red are great match with seafood.

• Cheese/Charcuterie: Fruity or Junmai Daiginjo-style sakes, like Yamagata Masamune Malola complement aged cheeses and cured meats.

• Roast Meat: Pair with a Junmai such as Odayaka Sparkling or Impression G to balance the fat and refresh the palate, perfect for steak and other meat with sauce.

• Spicy food: Milky, creamy Nigori sake like Shizenshu Nigori or HINEMOS Hachiji can balance the heat and umami for a harmonious pairing.