Sake is a beverage that stands to deepen the South’s complex and ongoing relationship with rice. Here’s how a burgeoning Southern sake brewery is growing the drink’s American identity.
Japanese leading sake producer Asahi Shuzo opened a sake brewery Dassai Blue in New York on September 23, 2023. The goal is to make sake an American beverage that is widely enjoyed outside Japanese restaurants.
Rice is in trouble as Earth heats up, threatening the food and livelihood of billions of people. Sometimes there's not enough rain when seedlings need water, or too much when the plants need to keep their heads above water. As the sea intrudes, salt ruins the crop. As nights warm, yields go down.
Rice is in trouble as Earth heats up, threatening the food and livelihood of billions of people. Sometimes there’s not enough rain when seedlings need water, or too much when the plants need to keep their heads above water.