Comments on: Best Sake for Cooking https://norecipes.com/what-is-sake/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:50:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 By: Marc https://norecipes.com/what-is-sake/#comment-35018 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 23:59:33 +0000 https://norecipes.com/?p=119028#comment-35018 In reply to Kathy Stroup.

Hi Kathy, I didn't realize Gekkeikan is made in Folsom either. Anything branded Hakutsuru will have been imported from Japan, but they own a US sake brewery called Sake One.

Thanks of the info about the mirin!

]]> By: Kathy Stroup https://norecipes.com/what-is-sake/#comment-35003 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:22:07 +0000 https://norecipes.com/?p=119028#comment-35003 I just picked up a bottle of Gekkeikan at Smart and Final last night. I did not realize that it's made in Folsom, CA! Lived up there half my life and never knew they were making sake. I've seen it in other stores, but I usually end up buying the Sho Chiku Bai. I've known for a long time that it's made in Berkeley, CA. Hakutsuru looks like it's made in Japan, but imported through offices in Torrence, CA. I've not seen it in the supermarkets, but it's probably more common in Japanese stores.

The mirin brand I find in my local Kroger is Yaegaki, They brew sake and mirin in Vernon, CA. https://www.yaegaki.com/sake/us/premiumsake/ I've only tried their mirin, and I really like it for cooking. It's naturally brewed and doesn't have any added ingredients. Even though the label says, "Sweet Sake for Cooking," it's not like the Kikkoman version, which has corn sweetener and salt.

The problem with buying sake in supermarkets is that it's often hidden amongst the myriad of wine bottles. Usually they only have a few choices, but they'll have one that's great for cooking. I like using the online shopping option, even just for getting a location if I'm going to buy it in the store.

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