Sake (Japanese rice wine)
 

I got a sake set (four choko and a tokkuri) and it sparked my curiousity about sake. Why are the cups so small? Is sake considered a strong drink and that is why they are so tiny? Is sake supposed to be served hot or cold? Unless it is served scalding hot, the choko are not ideal because I served tea in them and the tea got cold very fast.

Sake can be served hot or cold, depending on the type, season, and your mood.

Sake isn't THAT strong, usually a few percentage points higher than wine.

Okay thank you very much for the information. ^^

I always thought the sake cups were small because of moderation.
You know, like, how Japanese bowls and stuff are quite smallish.
I love that about Japan. Everything in moderation. ^-^
Lord knows we all could use some :vsign:


Sake can be served either hot or cold. It all depends on how ya like it ;D

Most of the Japanese bowls I've seen are the same size, if not larger, than western bowls. :confused:

Ah yes. That's true. X3

And in my experience, they tend to get more drunk and drink more often than the Scottish...! Getting drunk with Japanese people is awesome!

heh saw some news article on BBC or CBC, about the science behind "redfaced" asians and why that happens.

so what is sake, is it spicy like wasabi cause it's green.
never had either but i smelled wasabi once, felt like throwing up. sushi's not for me :) siblings seem to like it tho.

What? Sake isn't normally green, it's a colourless alcohol, and it's not spicy like wasabi. Are you thinking of 'sake' as in, the japanese word for salmon perhaps?

Sake I usually describe to my friends whom I haven't tricked into drinking it yet as tasting as the water you boiled rice in.

And if it's warm, tasting like nothing with a hint o alcohol in.

I LOVE Sake, as us Gaijins think of Sake. I've been told that the word/term Sake for a Japanese more mean like "just-any-alcohol, no matter beer or vodka"?