Rice wine is one of those ingredients we should all have in our pantry. In its many varieties, from sweet Japanese mirin to mild Chinese mijiu and umami-rich Shaoxing wine, rice wine adds depth ...

Samuel Alcaine, an associate professor of food science at Cornell University, noted for Food & Wine, “Molds are an important part of cheese... sometimes for good and sometimes for bad.” ...

making it slightly stronger than your standard bottle of wine. The secret ingredient to sake is koji—cooked rice or soybeans ...

But after a visit to a traditional izakaya (a Japanese-style pub) where I experienced a variety of sakes — none of which were served hot — it was a revelation of what this rice wine could be.

A discerning consumer should not be inherently scared by the word “mold.” Just like with bacteria, there are good and bad ones. Friendly fungi are involved in the making of many different cheeses, and ...

Here’s what you should know about this Japanese staple and fermented darling of the chef world. Koji can refer to grains (such as rice and barley) or soybeans that have been inoculated with ...

A Chinese wedding has many of the trappings of a Western marriage and in addition rituals, traditions and matters of etiquette to follow. In our series on Chinese weddings, we break these down and ...

OME, Japan (AP) — Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of ...

"An Indonesian staple is shaking up the restaurant scene and may just end up preventing a big source of emissions" ...