kuchikamizake
Sign in to saveor kuchikami no sake is a type of sake, rice-based brewed alcohol, produced by a process involving human saliva as a fermentation starter. Kuchikamizake was one of the earliest types of Japanese alcoholic drinks. Kuchi means "mouth", kami means "to chew" and zake is the rendaku form of "sake" found in compound words.
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It is catalogued under topics including Japanese alcoholic beverages, Japanese words and phrases and Rice wine.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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or kuchikami no sake is a type of sake, rice-based brewed alcohol, produced by a process involving human saliva as a fermentation starter. Kuchikamizake was one of the earliest types of Japanese alcoholic drinks. Kuchi means "mouth", kami means "to chew" and zake is the rendaku form of "sake" found in compound words.
==Description== Kuchikamizake is white in colour and has a sour taste. After two weeks of fermentation, it can achieve up to 7% ABV. It is made from chewed rice; the mixture of the enzymes from saliva and rice result in the fermentation process. Some islands in Okinawa Prefecture still held Shinto ceremonies involving chewed sake until the 1930s.
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