Aryan Cuisine

“Saké” (pronounced sah-keh) is actually a generic Japanese term for all alcoholic drinks. The term "nihon-shu" (literally "Japanese sake") is a more accurate term but it is rarely used outside of Japan. “Shu” is a suffix meaning “wine” or “wine-like” beverage. Saké is often referred to as “rice wine” though that is not a fully accurate description. It is not quite a wine, though it is not quite a beer either. Saké is a fermented beverage made from rice, which is a grain, making it in some respects more like beer than a wine. But, it is not carbonated and tastes more like a wine than a beer. Unlike both beer and wine, Saké also undergoes multiple fermentations in the U.S. It is thought that Saké originated in China, as far back as 4800 B.C. It then reached Japan by the third century B.C. So, it has more than two thousand years of history in Japan. Over the centuries, as brewing methods and technology have improved, the quality of Saké has improved. And though Saké...

It is said that the sandwiches we know and love today were first created in 1762 by John Montagu, the Earl of Sandwich.  As a known gambler, the Earl would be up playing cards for hours and for sheer convenience he asked for some meat in between two slices of bread so that he could eat at the card table. Whilst we all love gossip like that, his biography states that it was his commitment to politics, the navy and art which meant that he could not leave his desk for lunch.  Suddenly people started to ask to eat “what sandwich has” which has been shortened to “sandwich” over the years.   The first mention of the word was found in a recipe book “The Lady’s Assistant for Regulating and Supplying the Table” written by Charlotte Mason in 1773.  The invention of the automatic bread-slicing machine in 1928 made the sandwich even more popular as they could now be made quicker and much easier to create.  The first pre-packed sandwiches sold here in the UK was in 18...