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Ancient Sake in Japan: Rice, Ritual and Origins

The term covers a loose family of rice-based alcoholic drinks tied to farming, ritual, and early political life. This article looks instead at what we actually know, and […] The post Ancient Sake in Japan:

Ancient Sake in Japan: Rice, Ritual and Origins

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The term covers a loose family of rice-based alcoholic drinks tied to farming, ritual, and early political life.

Ancient sake in Japan was not the clear, filtered nihonshu poured today.

This article looks instead at what we actually know, and […] The post Ancient Sake in Japan:

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The term covers a loose family of rice-based alcoholic drinks tied to farming, ritual, and early political life. This article looks instead at what we actually know, and […] The post Ancient Sake in Japan: Ancient sake in Japan was not the clear, filtered nihonshu poured today.

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Some were probably closer to a thick porridge than to a beverage.

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