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History of Sake: From Ancient Rice Fermentation to Modern Nihonshu

The sake people pour today grew out of repeated changes in farming, religion, government, brewing technique, commerce, and science.

History of Sake: From Ancient Rice Fermentation to Modern Nihonshu

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The sake people pour today grew out of repeated changes in farming, religion, government, brewing technique, commerce, and science.

Yet the earliest rice-based drinks were nothing like modern nihonshu.

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The sake people pour today grew out of repeated changes in farming, religion, government, brewing technique, commerce, and science. Yet the earliest rice-based drinks were nothing like modern nihonshu.

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Yet the earliest rice-based drinks were nothing like modern nihonshu.

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