


vol.3
"Shiromayumi" from Kaba Shuzojo
Kaba sake brewery was founded in 1704 in the era of Tsunayoshi Tokugawa. Here, "Shira Mayumi" is brewed using Hida Homare, a rice suitable for sake brewing that represents Hida. Hidahomare is an excellent rice with large grains of rice and rich in starch necessary for sake brewing, but Hidahomare accounts for only 1% of sake rice nationwide. The opportunity to drink Hidahomare's sake is very rare. Local people in Hida enjoy the ordinary sake of "Shiro Mayumi" with hot sake. Pickle steak made by stir-frying Hida's famous pickles of red turnips and eggs, commonly known as pickled steak, "Shira Mayumi". The aftertaste of pickles is washed away, and once you eat it, it will be addictive. In addition to sparkling sake "JANPAN" and seasonal sake at Kama Sake Brewery. We are also creating new sake that is not bound by the existing image.

"Shiromayumi" from Kama Shuzojo + EIRYO
At Kaba Sake Brewery, a small number of elite sake brewing, led by the 13th generation Atsuko Kama. The sake brewery, which has been built for more than 300 years, is well cleaned to every corner, and no matter when you visit, you can see how the brewers are working with few words. "Shira Mayumi" at Kaba Sake Brewery is a sake that seems to ooze such seriousness of the makers. It is a Hida sake that has been loved by the locals and has been drunk for a long time. The characteristic of "Shira Mayumi" is that it is the best to drink during meals. When you put it in your mouth, the rich aroma spreads, and you can feel the richness, but it is sharp, and the aftertaste is beautiful. " The word "I'm dignified" fits well. Junmai Ginjo and Junmai Daiginjo have a moderate presence, but they are not too sweet and heavy, and they are close to the food. It's also an irreplaceable drink for chefs. The dish I want to marry with "Shira Mayumi Junmai Ginjo" is a cold shabu salad using "Himegyu" newly sold by Hida City. Himai beef is the mother cow of Hida beef. In general, it is said that Keisan beef is not good in meat quality, but it is the mother of brand beef that Hida City is proud of, so it should be delicious if you put your hands on it. So Hida's livestock farmers came up with the idea of giving Keisan beef sake lees made in Hida. Cow excrement is returned to the rice field of sake rice as fertilizer. Beef cattle and sake are connected by a circle of circular agriculture. In this salad, slices of flying rice beef were quickly soaked in hot water and served with colorful seasonal vegetables. The dressing is made by grinding Hida's famous sesame seeds and adding ponzu vinegar, grated ginger, and kneaded sesame seeds. After tasting the volume of the meat and the richness of the dressing, wash it cleanly with "Shira Mayumi Junmai Ginjo". I can't even say that cool feeling and happy feeling. In the first place, there are few dishes that "Shira Mayumi" does not fit, but I feel that "Shira Mayumi" shows the best expression when combined with Hida ingredients.

Chilled Tobimai beef salad "Shiromayumi Junmai Ginjo"

Atsuko Kaba (right) and Eiryo Kudo (left)

+EIRYO vol.3
Published on January 6, 2023
Cooperation: Kaba sake Brewery Co., Ltd.
Publisher: Eiryo Kudo
Photo: Shugo Takemi
Design: Rintaro Mizuguchi
Editing and text: Junko Ichihara
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