“The Sixth Summer Akita Sake Tasting Event”
ASC was established in June 2006 to introduce AKITA Prefecture's sake, food, and goods to the people in the NYC area. This late Summer, ASC is proud to announce "The Akita Sake Tasting Event" on September 5, 2008.
Please join the 14 visiting sake brewers, and come taste over 27 of Akita's finest sakes we have chosen for you to try.
You can also savour some of Akita's delicacies such as Cold Inaniwa Noodles,
Kamameshi (Rice dish), Akita miso flavor fried chiken, Iburi gakko, and many others.
For our environment's sake, if you attended our last sake tasting event, please bring your sake glass!.
Guest musician Mr. Ishikawa, will play the Shakuhachi for you.
Come enjoy some of the finest Japanese Sakes, served by our ladies in Kimono.
Organizer: [ASC: Akita Sake Club]
Sponsor: [Sun Pop International Corporation]
Date: September 5, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc.
15 West 44th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10036
Space is limited and reservation is required. Please pay the admission fee in Advance in cash or by check (payable to Masatoshi Yamamoto). There will be no refunds due to cancellation.
Admission Fee: $50
Reservation/Contact: Masatoshi Yamamoto
211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1702, New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-682-4393
Fax: 212-682-4392
e-mail: sunpop@worldnet.att.net
http://ascc.blog55.fc2.com
Please join the 14 visiting sake brewers, and come taste over 27 of Akita's finest sakes we have chosen for you to try.
You can also savour some of Akita's delicacies such as Cold Inaniwa Noodles,
Kamameshi (Rice dish), Akita miso flavor fried chiken, Iburi gakko, and many others.
For our environment's sake, if you attended our last sake tasting event, please bring your sake glass!.
Guest musician Mr. Ishikawa, will play the Shakuhachi for you.
Come enjoy some of the finest Japanese Sakes, served by our ladies in Kimono.
Organizer: [ASC: Akita Sake Club]
Sponsor: [Sun Pop International Corporation]
Date: September 5, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc.
15 West 44th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10036
Space is limited and reservation is required. Please pay the admission fee in Advance in cash or by check (payable to Masatoshi Yamamoto). There will be no refunds due to cancellation.
Admission Fee: $50
Reservation/Contact: Masatoshi Yamamoto
211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1702, New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-682-4393
Fax: 212-682-4392
e-mail: sunpop@worldnet.att.net
http://ascc.blog55.fc2.com
第六回美酒王国秋田の会主催「秋田銘酒お名残夏祭り」開催のご案内
2006年6月に秋田県の銘酒、名産等を紹介することを目的として発足した同会が、秋田県の 13蔵元及び岩手県の1蔵元から約27銘柄の銘酒をお選びし、夏の利き酒会を開催します。
蔵元は秋田晴、天の戸、木村、高清水、新政、出羽鶴、銀鱗、天寿、秀よし、日の丸、雪の茅 舎、太平山、北鹿、そして岩手県の南部美人等を予定しております。秋田県人に限らず、美酒 の好きな方どなたでも参加できます。
秋田名物「冷し稲庭うどん」、「秋田比内地鶏炊き込みめし」、「秋田味噌使用地鶏の竜田揚げ」、 「燻りがっこ、ちょろぎ」の漬物、「モッツァレラチーズの味噌漬け」等をご試食いただけます。
更に、秋田の物産・観光情報の紹介、石川さんの「尺八」の演奏もお楽しみいただけます。
前回の利き酒会に参加された方はマイチョコをご持参下さい。 最後に、秋田美人が浴衣でお酌しますので、ご期待下さい。
主催：「美酒王国秋田の会」
協賛：サン・ポップ・インターナショナル・コーポレーション
日時：9月5日(金)、 7:00pm〜9:00pm
開場：7:00pm
場所：日系人会（
The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc.）
15 West 44th Street ,New York, NY 10036
事前の予約及び参加費の前払いをお願いいたします。また、参加費の払い戻しはありませんの でご注意下さい。
参加費：50ドル
支払方法：現金あるいは小切手(payable to Masatoshi Yamamoto)を下記住所へ郵送お願いし ます。
申込み/問合せ：山本正俊
211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1702, New York, NY 10017
Tel： 212-682-4393
Fax：212-682-4392
e-mail: sunpop@worldnet.att.net
http://ascc.blog55.fc2.com
蔵元は秋田晴、天の戸、木村、高清水、新政、出羽鶴、銀鱗、天寿、秀よし、日の丸、雪の茅 舎、太平山、北鹿、そして岩手県の南部美人等を予定しております。秋田県人に限らず、美酒 の好きな方どなたでも参加できます。
秋田名物「冷し稲庭うどん」、「秋田比内地鶏炊き込みめし」、「秋田味噌使用地鶏の竜田揚げ」、 「燻りがっこ、ちょろぎ」の漬物、「モッツァレラチーズの味噌漬け」等をご試食いただけます。
更に、秋田の物産・観光情報の紹介、石川さんの「尺八」の演奏もお楽しみいただけます。
前回の利き酒会に参加された方はマイチョコをご持参下さい。 最後に、秋田美人が浴衣でお酌しますので、ご期待下さい。
主催：「美酒王国秋田の会」
協賛：サン・ポップ・インターナショナル・コーポレーション
日時：9月5日(金)、 7:00pm〜9:00pm
開場：7:00pm
場所：日系人会（
The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc.）
15 West 44th Street ,New York, NY 10036
事前の予約及び参加費の前払いをお願いいたします。また、参加費の払い戻しはありませんの でご注意下さい。
参加費：50ドル
支払方法：現金あるいは小切手(payable to Masatoshi Yamamoto)を下記住所へ郵送お願いし ます。
申込み/問合せ：山本正俊
211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1702, New York, NY 10017
Tel： 212-682-4393
Fax：212-682-4392
e-mail: sunpop@worldnet.att.net
http://ascc.blog55.fc2.com
美酒王国秋田の会 「第五回春の利き酒会」開催
New York, NY May 10, 2008 - アメリカ・ニューヨーク在住の秋田県出身者有志4名の発起人により2006年6月に秋田県の銘酒、名産品、文化等を紹介することを目的として発足した「美酒王国秋田の会」が、5月2日、マンハッタンの日系人会にて第五回目の利き酒会を開催した。
第五回目の今回は秋田の銘酒26銘柄に山形の銘酒1銘柄を加え、秋田の珍味を充実させて展開され、100名以上が参加し、内、半数以上はアメリカ人で大きな賑わいを見せた。また、参加者全員にお猪口が配られ、プラスティックカップの使用を止め、マイ猪口として、次回も持参していただくことにした。
この利き酒会では、春にちなみ、桜色が美しい古代米使用のお酒、秋田清酒、出羽鶴の「桜絵巻」のウェルカムドリンクで来場者を迎えた。更に、秋田酒類製造、秋田酒造、浅舞酒造、北鹿酒造、木村酒造、小玉醸造、天寿酒造、日の丸醸造、鈴木酒造店、那波商店、、斎彌酒造店、新政酒造、出羽桜酒造の14蔵元より、春の生酒を含めた過去最高の合計27銘柄の銘酒が出品されたほか、秋田珍味のいぶりがっこ、きりたんぽ鍋、比内地鶏の炊き込みめし、秋田の味噌を使用した地鶏の唐揚げ、秋田の味噌で漬け込んだモッツアレラチーズ、そして浅舞婦人会の漬物各種が振舞われ、地鶏の唐揚げは約30分で無くなるほどの人気ぶりであった。
今回から「いとくスーパー」の塚本加奈子さんに、秋田県の食材購入と配送をお手伝いしていただけることになった。今後より豊富な珍味を利き酒会で紹介できると期待している。
今回は特別ゲストとして、バイオリニスト小澤真智子さん(東京芸大卒、ジュリアード修士修了)の演奏が加わり、会場は一層華やかになった。また、「まげわっぱ」や「かば細工」の展示も行った。
今回四度目の参加であったというアメリカ人の日本酒ファンからは、「27銘柄の銘酒に、その土地独特の食べ物も紹介され、ヴァイオリン演奏もあり、とても楽しいイベントで、次も絶対に参加するので早くまた開催して欲しい」という声も上がった。
美酒王国秋田の会とは、秋田の銘酒及び名産品、文化等を、広くニューヨークを中心に、アメリカ在住の日本人ならびにアメリカ人に紹介していくことを目的とした任意団体で、2006年6月に秋田県出身者を中心とした4名の有志により発足した会。四半期に一回、異なるテーマで利き酒会を企画・開催している。
美酒王国秋田の会ブログはhttp://ascc.blog55.fc2.com/
第五回「美酒王国秋田の会」利き酒会のご案内
2006年6月に秋田県の銘酒、名産等を紹介することを目的として発足した同会が、秋田県の13蔵元から約24銘柄の銘酒をお選びし、春の利き酒会を開催します。
蔵元は秋田晴、天の戸、木村、出羽鶴、刈穂、銀鱗、天寿、秀よし、日の丸、雪の茅舎、太平山、北鹿、そして山形の出羽桜等を予定しております。秋田県人に限らず、美酒の好きな方どなたでも参加できます。
秋田名物「きりたんぽ」、「秋田比内地鶏炊き込みめし」、「秋田味噌使用地鶏の竜田揚げ」、「燻りがっこ」の漬物、「モッツァレラチーズの味噌漬け」、「金萬」等をご試食いただけます。また、秋田の物産・観光情報の紹介、マイチョコ（お猪口）を参加者に提供させていただく予定です。次回の利き酒会からはこのマイチョコをご持参下さい。
主催：「美酒王国秋田の会」
協賛：サン・ポップ・インターナショナル
日時：5月2日(金)、 7:00pm〜9:30pm
開場：7:00pm
場所：日系人会（The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc.）
15 West 44th Street ,New York, NY 10036
事前の予約及び参加費の前払いをお願いいたします。また、参加費の払い戻しはありませんのでご注意下さい。
参加費：50ドル
支払方法：現金あるいは小切手(payable to Masatoshi Yamamoto)
申込み/問合せ：山本正俊
211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1702, New York, NY 10017
Tel： 212-682-4393
Fax：212-682-4392
e-mail: sunpop@worldnet.att.net
http://ascc.blog55.fc2.com
“The Fifth Spring Akita Sake Tasting Event”
ASC was established in June 2006 to introduce AKITA Prefecture’s sake, food and goods
to the people in the NYC area. ASC is going to hold “ Akita Sake Tasting Event” on May 2, 2008.
Please join the 13 visiting brewers and come taste over 24 of Akita’s finest sakes we have chosen for you to try.
You can also savour some of Akita’s delicacies such as Kiritanpo, or mashed rice stick, broiled and boiled in soup, Kamameshi (Rice dish), Akita miso flavor fried chiken, Iburi gakko, Kinman, and many others. You will receive your own small glass cup (Ochoko) for sake tasting so that you can use it for next sake tasting event. Let’s save our earth.
Organizer: [ASC: Akita Sake Club]
Sponsor: [Sun Pop International Corporation]
Date: May 2, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc.
15 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
Space is limited and reservation is required. Please pay the admission fee in Advance in cash or by check (payable to Masatoshi Yamamoto). There will be no refunds due to cancellation.
Admission Fee: $50
Reservation/Contact: Masatoshi Yamamoto
211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1702, New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-682-4393
Fax: 212-682-4392
e-mail: sunpop@worldnet.att.net
http://ascc.blog55.fc2.com
蔵元は秋田晴、天の戸、木村、出羽鶴、刈穂、銀鱗、天寿、秀よし、日の丸、雪の茅舎、太平山、北鹿、そして山形の出羽桜等を予定しております。秋田県人に限らず、美酒の好きな方どなたでも参加できます。
秋田名物「きりたんぽ」、「秋田比内地鶏炊き込みめし」、「秋田味噌使用地鶏の竜田揚げ」、「燻りがっこ」の漬物、「モッツァレラチーズの味噌漬け」、「金萬」等をご試食いただけます。また、秋田の物産・観光情報の紹介、マイチョコ（お猪口）を参加者に提供させていただく予定です。次回の利き酒会からはこのマイチョコをご持参下さい。
主催：「美酒王国秋田の会」
協賛：サン・ポップ・インターナショナル
日時：5月2日(金)、 7:00pm〜9:30pm
開場：7:00pm
場所：日系人会（The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc.）
15 West 44th Street ,New York, NY 10036
事前の予約及び参加費の前払いをお願いいたします。また、参加費の払い戻しはありませんのでご注意下さい。
参加費：50ドル
支払方法：現金あるいは小切手(payable to Masatoshi Yamamoto)
申込み/問合せ：山本正俊
211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1702, New York, NY 10017
Tel： 212-682-4393
Fax：212-682-4392
e-mail: sunpop@worldnet.att.net
http://ascc.blog55.fc2.com
“The Fifth Spring Akita Sake Tasting Event”
ASC was established in June 2006 to introduce AKITA Prefecture’s sake, food and goods
to the people in the NYC area. ASC is going to hold “ Akita Sake Tasting Event” on May 2, 2008.
Please join the 13 visiting brewers and come taste over 24 of Akita’s finest sakes we have chosen for you to try.
You can also savour some of Akita’s delicacies such as Kiritanpo, or mashed rice stick, broiled and boiled in soup, Kamameshi (Rice dish), Akita miso flavor fried chiken, Iburi gakko, Kinman, and many others. You will receive your own small glass cup (Ochoko) for sake tasting so that you can use it for next sake tasting event. Let’s save our earth.
Organizer: [ASC: Akita Sake Club]
Sponsor: [Sun Pop International Corporation]
Date: May 2, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc.
15 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
Space is limited and reservation is required. Please pay the admission fee in Advance in cash or by check (payable to Masatoshi Yamamoto). There will be no refunds due to cancellation.
Admission Fee: $50
Reservation/Contact: Masatoshi Yamamoto
211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1702, New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-682-4393
Fax: 212-682-4392
e-mail: sunpop@worldnet.att.net
http://ascc.blog55.fc2.com
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Smooth as Melting Snow:
The Akita Sake & Products Fair
A Sake Brewery in Akita Prefecture
On November 9th, the Consulate co-hosted the Akita Sake & Products Fair with the Akita Sake Club at the Ambassador’s official residence. The Akita Sake Club was established in New York by Mr. Masatoshi Yamamoto and other natives of Akita in June 2006 to introduce Akita’s sakes, delicacies, and crafts to people in the New York metropolitan area. This event was intended to attract a broad range of attendees and take advantage of the official residence as a unique venue. The Consulate itself holds approximately two hundred events at the residence each year, but there has been a recent move to collaborate with private organizations or local governments to hold Japan-related cultural or promotional events like the Akita Sake & Products Fair. The evening was an ideal opportunity for budding connoisseurs of Japanese cuisine to dig deeper and to discover the great regional diversity of tastes and flavors that Japan has to offer.
Sake
Akita Prefecture is situated in the northwestern part of mainland Japan and it is the sixth largest among the 47 prefectures of Japan. Akita is known for the great rice it grows, and it is third in total rice production. With more than 50 sake breweries, this prefecture ranks fourth in total sake production. Just as impressively, it ranks second in sake consumption per capita. With all these remarkable features, the prefecture claims to be the ‘kingdom of fine sake’. Akita Prefecture’s Governor, Mr. Sukeshiro Terata, said in his written message to the event, ‘the prefectural government and I are committed to actively supporting them [sake brewers] as producers of what I believe to be one of our prefecture’s premier products.
Magewappa and Kabazaiku
More than 150 attendees, including the organizers, could taste 23 different varieties of Akita’s sake as well as famous delicacies, such as kiritanpo, mashed rice shaped like a tube, and iburigakko, smoked and pickled daikon radish. Accompanying them were unique wooden crafts, magewappa and kabazaiku, made from Akita cedar and the bark of cherry trees respectively. Cedar is said to enhance the flavor of sake and therefore is used to make cups for serving sake, and is also used in various stages of sake production. In addition, guests enjoyed live performances of koto (a thirteen-stringed horizontal Japanese harp), violin and cello. Akita Prefecture provided a DVD and leaflets to introduce Akita’s festivals and other tourist attractions.
Sake exports to the U.S., which have more than doubled in the last decade, now account for about one third of all sake exports from Japan and are still on the rise. Most brands served at this event are available in the U.S., and the organizers hope that the positive comments from attendees will result in more consumption of such fine sakes in the New York area. Furthermore, the event not only promoted an appreciation of sake and Akita, it also promoted better mutual understanding between the peoples of Japan and the United States. The Consulate hopes to continue such efforts like this that utilize the official residence.
See details at "http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/c/japaninfo0712.html"
The Akita Sake & Products Fair
A Sake Brewery in Akita Prefecture
On November 9th, the Consulate co-hosted the Akita Sake & Products Fair with the Akita Sake Club at the Ambassador’s official residence. The Akita Sake Club was established in New York by Mr. Masatoshi Yamamoto and other natives of Akita in June 2006 to introduce Akita’s sakes, delicacies, and crafts to people in the New York metropolitan area. This event was intended to attract a broad range of attendees and take advantage of the official residence as a unique venue. The Consulate itself holds approximately two hundred events at the residence each year, but there has been a recent move to collaborate with private organizations or local governments to hold Japan-related cultural or promotional events like the Akita Sake & Products Fair. The evening was an ideal opportunity for budding connoisseurs of Japanese cuisine to dig deeper and to discover the great regional diversity of tastes and flavors that Japan has to offer.
Sake
Akita Prefecture is situated in the northwestern part of mainland Japan and it is the sixth largest among the 47 prefectures of Japan. Akita is known for the great rice it grows, and it is third in total rice production. With more than 50 sake breweries, this prefecture ranks fourth in total sake production. Just as impressively, it ranks second in sake consumption per capita. With all these remarkable features, the prefecture claims to be the ‘kingdom of fine sake’. Akita Prefecture’s Governor, Mr. Sukeshiro Terata, said in his written message to the event, ‘the prefectural government and I are committed to actively supporting them [sake brewers] as producers of what I believe to be one of our prefecture’s premier products.
Magewappa and Kabazaiku
More than 150 attendees, including the organizers, could taste 23 different varieties of Akita’s sake as well as famous delicacies, such as kiritanpo, mashed rice shaped like a tube, and iburigakko, smoked and pickled daikon radish. Accompanying them were unique wooden crafts, magewappa and kabazaiku, made from Akita cedar and the bark of cherry trees respectively. Cedar is said to enhance the flavor of sake and therefore is used to make cups for serving sake, and is also used in various stages of sake production. In addition, guests enjoyed live performances of koto (a thirteen-stringed horizontal Japanese harp), violin and cello. Akita Prefecture provided a DVD and leaflets to introduce Akita’s festivals and other tourist attractions.
Sake exports to the U.S., which have more than doubled in the last decade, now account for about one third of all sake exports from Japan and are still on the rise. Most brands served at this event are available in the U.S., and the organizers hope that the positive comments from attendees will result in more consumption of such fine sakes in the New York area. Furthermore, the event not only promoted an appreciation of sake and Akita, it also promoted better mutual understanding between the peoples of Japan and the United States. The Consulate hopes to continue such efforts like this that utilize the official residence.
See details at "http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/c/japaninfo0712.html"
