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Sake Kasu

Sake Lees

There are several things that will make you happy when returning home at night from freezing winter day’s work. A warm welcome from family, a hot bath, and steaming-hot Kasu Jiru for dinner. Kasu Jiru refers to a soup made with Sake Kasu, cooked along with various ingredients, such as Seri (Japanese parsley), sliced pork, carrots, radish, Sato Imo (Japanese taro), Konnyaku, and others. Sounds comfortably warm, doesn’t it? So, what exactly is Sake Kasu? Meaning “lees of Sake”, it refers to a soft, whitish substance remaining after Sake is extracted from Moromi (a mash of fermented grains mixed with brewed liquor). In addition to Kasu Jiru, it’s used to produce vinegar, Amazake (a rice-fermented sweet drink), and Kasu Zuke (pickles made with Sake Kasu).

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Kasu Jiru made with Sake Kasu. 		japanese-food-sakekasu
Sake Kasu product available on the market. 		japanese-food-narazuke
Nara Zuke pickles using Sake Kasu.
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Kasu Jiru made with Sake Kasu.

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Sake Kasu product available on the market.

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Nara Zuke pickles using Sake Kasu.