2023-06-20 18:56:41
The Japanese Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Kato Masaaki organized a sake tasting evening and the presentation of this drink to Burkinabè restaurants, on the evening of Monday, June 19, 2023, in Ouagadougou.
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Saké is a national drink of Japan made from fermented rice which in English would be called “rice wine”. With a view to inculcating this drink in the daily lives of Burkinabè, the Japanese ambassador to Burkina held a tasting evening, during which the drink Saké was savored in all its forms.
Japan’s Ambassador to Burkina serving sake to his guests
For Hatta Yoshiaki, adviser to the Japanese ambassador to Burkina, sake is one of the traditions of Japanese culture, which has been enjoyed for a long time. For its preparation, he confides you need rice specially intended for Sake, with pure water, and with a certain yeast. It is purely a natural manufacture ».
Previously used for ritual and religious ceremonies, sake has a better place in Japanese culture today, as it also enhances the local delicacies that accompany it. ” Alcohol at a level of acidity that goes very well with our dishes », a renseigné Hatta Yoshiaki.
Hatta Yoshiaki, Advisor to the Japanese Ambassador to Burkina
Thus, he adds that sake can be accompanied by different gastronomic specialties. ” We usually ate fish sometimes raw, which is always of high quality. But, Japanese Sake goes very well with Sashimi, so it’s always an ideal pairing. It can also be accompanied by Liche in a note of Kombu, Duck Breast seasoned with grilled Miso. Also, it can be accompanied by grilled Wagyu Sushi, crab and surimi Maki-Suhi, and many others. Better, it is accompanied with several varied dishes worldwide “, he listed.
In addition to these gastronomic aspects, it should be noted that Japanese sake has therapeutic virtues, according to the adviser to the Japanese ambassador to Burkina. “Since considered as an appetizer and aids digestion, he adds.
Faced with the many advantages that sake presents, the consumers of the day were seduced by this marvel. Asséto Ouédraogo, general manager of the online media Burkina 24, will not say the least.
« It was a great experience, a very great experience, and I’m sure that all the restaurateurs here will have a job, because we already have to introduce it to Burkinabè. It can be done, and I am sure that sake can have a future in Burkina “, she expressed herself.
Japanese sake
For the time being, the sale of sake is not open to the Burkinabè market, for a variety of reasons. In addition, sake must be stored in a temperature of 0 to 5 degrees, which requires a lot of resources in Burkina for its conservation. The price of a bottle of sake varies between 20 to 40 euros.
Sié Frédéric KAMBOU
Burkina 24
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