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Japan: Drinks

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Kampai! Drinks from Japan: recognise matcha, sake, sencha, ramune, umeshu, shōchū, Calpis, genmaicha, hōjicha and amazake. Good to know: A vivid green powdered tea, whisked with a bamboo whisk. It is central to the tea ceremony. A rice wine brewed from rice, water and koji mould. It is drunk warm or chilled. The most commonly drunk green tea in Japan. The leaves are steamed rather than roasted. A soda in a bottle sealed by a glass marble. You push the marble in to open it. A sweet liqueur made from Japanese plums (ume). It is often drunk on the rocks or with soda. A clear spirit distilled from rice, barley or sweet potato. It is stronger than sake. A sweet-sour milk-based soft drink. Abroad it is often called Calpico. Green tea blended with roasted brown rice. The rice gives it a nutty aroma. A green tea that is roasted, turning it brown. Roasting leaves it low in caffeine. A sweet, thick drink made from fermented rice. It often contains little or no alcohol. In the end it is less about memorising than about recognising.

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Matcha

A vivid green powdered tea, whisked with a bamboo whisk.

💡 Did you know? It is central to the tea ceremony.

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Sake

A rice wine brewed from rice, water and koji mould.

💡 Did you know? It is drunk warm or chilled.

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Sencha

The most commonly drunk green tea in Japan.

💡 Did you know? The leaves are steamed rather than roasted.

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Ramune

A soda in a bottle sealed by a glass marble.

💡 Did you know? You push the marble in to open it.

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Umeshu

A sweet liqueur made from Japanese plums (ume).

💡 Did you know? It is often drunk on the rocks or with soda.

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