2012年5月20日日曜日

Family Love

I don't mean to be bias, but Northern Japan makes the best sake. I know, the Kyushu makes the best shochu, Okinawa has the best awamori but you can't beat us Northerners for sake.


My parent's hometown, Rikuzn Takata, was washed away by the tsunami but various local businesses have restarted their business recently. 酔仙 (I absolutely love the name because it literally means "drunken master"!), which in fact had their factory right in front of my aunt's house where I used to spend my childhood days, has restarted theirs as well although productions are limited and have for now moved their factory to another city.



This 雪っこ sake is especially limited because it's a special seasonal kind of sake and they only sell from October to April. Even then, there's a 5 per person limit. I don't know how my auntie go ahold of a dozen of 'em but the care package arrived today and I felt the love.

Will be sure to drink this in honor of all of my relatives that were lost in the tragedy and to my childhood town


*** Praying for 3.11 ***
One of the sake kegs that got washed away from the tsunami. It'll be a while until the factory moves back into town.



For the latest news on the reconstruction efforts in Rikuzen Takata city, visit Aid Takata
A very very dear family friend of mine runs the organization!


 

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