How a California Law Causes Confusion Between Shochu and Soju
Soju and shochu’s categories are dramatically conflated in the United States. A California law may be to blame.
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Soju and shochu’s categories are dramatically conflated in the United States. A California law may be to blame.
Kosher Sake Pours Into Japan Newsweek 12/11/2020 Ross Kenneth Urken © Courtesy of Binyomin Y. Edery Rabbi Edery and the owner at Funasaka Brewery in Takayama — one of less than a dozen breweries in Japan that make kosher sake. Courtesy of Binyomin Y. Edery In a snug bar tucked in the back of a food market in Takayama, Japan, I raised a glass of kosher sake as I sat with Hiroki Arisu, the 35-year-old president and CEO of Funasaka Sake Brewery, which makes this elixir in keeping with Jewish dietary laws. "Kanpai," I said. "L'chaim," Arisu responded, gamely cocking his eye...