Japanese drinks with ‘tempting aroma of squid’
Sake lovers can drink like a fish from dried squid cups
Mainichi Daily News - February 3, 2008…At the Kimura Shoten store, which is the sole producer of the unique liquor containers called “Ika Tokkuri,” the skins of cuttlefish caught off the Sanriku Coast are formed by hand in the shape of tokkuri (sake bottles) and then repeatedly dried in the sun.
When you pour warm sake into an Ika Tokkuri, the taste of squid melts into the sake, giving it a mild taste. After you down the sake, you can even eat the squid container itself…more…
According to the TOHOKU guide, the ika tokkuri/squid sake flasks cost 500 yen or about $4.70 USD and it is best enjoyed, “when warmed sake is poured from the flask, it releases the tempting aroma of squid.”
These Ika tokkuri cups that are sold in most souvenir shops in the north of Japan are almost as entertaining than our previously reported on Fuckyou Cup® sake .
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