For the Girls' Festival, try this rich and creamy Amazake recipe straight from the brewery!

March 3rd is the Girls' Festival .

On the Girls' Festival, people decorate the house with Hina dolls to ward off evil spirits and pray for the healthy growth of girls.
Amazake is a popular drink for the Doll Festival that even adults can enjoy. Here's a recipe for amazake directly from a brewery!

Packed with the flavor of sake lees! Amazake made directly from the brewery

The children's song "Happy Hinamatsuri" includes the line, " Have you had a little sake , red-faced Minister of the Right?"
Baijiu is as follows:

Shirozake is a type of sake made by adding steamed glutinous rice and rice koji to mirin or shochu, letting it mature for about a month, and then lightly grinding the resulting mash.

( Quoted from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries website )

Amazake is a version of this white sake that has been adapted so that even children can drink it.

There are two types of amazake: koji amazake and sake lees amazake. This time we will introduce sake lees amazake.

The reason this amazake is so delicious is because it contains a lot of sake lees and very little sugar.
You can fully enjoy the flavor of sake lees and the unique sourness of Ryusei.

Amazake recipe directly from the sixth generation!

material

・Ryusei sake lees... 1 kg
・Water ・・・ 3ℓ
・Sugar: from 150g to your liking

(Because it is a large size to be provided at events, the ratio of sake lees to water is 1:3. Think of it as 15% sake lees to sugar...!)

1. Tear the sake lees into small pieces and mix them in water, then bring to a boil.
Stir occasionally to soften the sake lees.

② Once the sake lees have dissolved to a certain extent, remove from heat.

3. Strain the sake lees to remove any clumps. (The Rokudaime strained it twice.)

④ Put it back on the heat and add sugar from 150g to your taste.

⑤Remove from heat and it's done!

The straining process is a lot of work, but this effort will result in a truly creamy and smooth amazake.
Please give it a try!

This is a thick and rich amazake.

Takehara Townscape Hina Doll Tour is now underway!
The Sake Brewery Exchange Center will be selling amazake made with Ryusei's Junmai Daiginjo sake lees on Sunday, March 5th, Saturday, March 11th, and Sunday, March 12th.

Today we have an interview about the Hinamatsuri festival, so the sixth generation made some sweet sake for us.
It's heartwarming and delicious ☺️
Please come and warm up everyone ♪ #takehara pic.twitter.com/dTmGj1dkET

— Fujii Sake Brewery - Sake Brewery Exchange Center - (@fujiishuzo_kura) February 21, 2023

You can purchase sake lees here (although the photo shows sake lees soup).

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