Saturday, June 23, 2012

Pandas and plum sake


I just got back from Japan! As a lifelong Sanrio devotee I was beyond excited to go on this trip. I drank tropical drinks on picturesque beaches, saw whale sharks and manta rays, poured over stationary and adorable home goods and freaked out over characters and design. I also got food poisoning from Pizza Hut and killed my trusty camera by subjecting it to Okinawa’s typhoon season weather. Oops. I loved Japan and would gladly endure 12 hours of gastrointestinal hell again if it meant I could be back there right now. Now that I’m home I want to explore some Japanese cooking and make more art inspired by what I saw on the trip. So far that’s meant buying some sake and a panda tokkuri and making what is basically a white wine spritzer. Baby steps, my friends.

Sake ‘n seltzer
1-2 shots of dry sake (chilled)
Seltzer ( I used Polar Ginger Lemonade seltzer)
Lime wedges

Fill a collins glass ¾ full with ice, pour in the sake and then top off with seltzer
Stir and garnish with a lime wedge or two