Since the last year I became interested in Japanese cuisine more than ever. Sake is a Japanese wine made of rice. It is one of the essentials in cooking Japanese food. Almost all the recipes I have and read requires sake. There are a handful of Japanese restaurants in Dubai and I wonder if they are using sake in their food? Also Sake is not limited to Japanese Cuisine there are also some Chinese and other cuisines that requires wine.
The first and only Sake I have was from Ras Al Khaimah and that is one hour away from Ajman. Definitely out of the way. I am not too sure if Sake is widely available across the UAE. Or if bootleggers carry Sake. Don't judge me if I turn to bootleggers in acquiring one as there is no way I'll drive all the way to another emirate just to get one! But I have never met someone who is not a Japanese here in UAE that drinks Sake so why they would stock this kind of wine? There are liquor shops in Ajman and I haven't check them out. I'm hoping against hope that they have it. See? In UAE people who loves to 'drink' have choices. They can go to a bar. They can buy from bootleggers, but I am not suggesting it as it is illegal. Or they can buy from the liquor shops. While people like me who only uses them in cooking is having a hard time acquiring one! So yes this is a rant post!
Wishful Thinking: I wish that Dean's Fujiya (Japanese Grocery Store) and Hanarum (Korean Grocery Store) will carry Sake or even the Shaoxing Wine. After all it is just another ingredient in cooking.
The first and only Sake I have was from Ras Al Khaimah and that is one hour away from Ajman. Definitely out of the way. I am not too sure if Sake is widely available across the UAE. Or if bootleggers carry Sake. Don't judge me if I turn to bootleggers in acquiring one as there is no way I'll drive all the way to another emirate just to get one! But I have never met someone who is not a Japanese here in UAE that drinks Sake so why they would stock this kind of wine? There are liquor shops in Ajman and I haven't check them out. I'm hoping against hope that they have it. See? In UAE people who loves to 'drink' have choices. They can go to a bar. They can buy from bootleggers, but I am not suggesting it as it is illegal. Or they can buy from the liquor shops. While people like me who only uses them in cooking is having a hard time acquiring one! So yes this is a rant post!
Wishful Thinking: I wish that Dean's Fujiya (Japanese Grocery Store) and Hanarum (Korean Grocery Store) will carry Sake or even the Shaoxing Wine. After all it is just another ingredient in cooking.
