num_pages: 272
description: The best selling and most beloved food manga of all time!As part of the celebrations for its 100th anniversary the publishers of the Tzai News have commissioned the creation of the Ultimate Menu a model meal embodying the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine. This all-important task has been entrusted to journalist Yamaoka Shir an inveterate cynic who possesses no initiative--but also an incredibly refined palate and an encyclopedic knowledge of food.In this volume the focus shifts from food to specifically to sake. For centuries different types of sake have played the same roles in Japan as wine and beer have in the West from inexpensive everyday drink to refined single-batch rarities. Above all sake has been enjoyed as an accompaniment to a meal and after a revelatory moment one night Yamaoka decides that drink pairings must be an integral part of the Ultimate Menu. So which foods go best with which drinks? Sit down pour yourself a glass and read on!
language: English
title: Sake
publisher: VIZ Media LLC