Sake
Mitsuwa
595 River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07020, 201-941-9113
www.mitsuwanj.com
Kanpai NY Best of 2010: Best Sake Selection
Mitsuwa, located in Edgewater, NJ, is one of
the biggest draws for Japanese people in the NY area. It is a huge Japanese
supermarket that features thousands of hard to find Japanese products, and has
a very popular food court with a dozen different take-out counters.
Their sake isle has the largest selection of sake in the NY area, and
their pricing is also the best (usually $4-5 less than elsewhere). They also
have a large selection of shochu. The
store is located in a shopping center that features several popular Japanese
stores, including Shiseido, Utsuwa-No-Yakata (plates and tableware), and Books
Sanseido, and has an amazing view of the Manhattan skyline.
Mitsuwa offers a shuttle bus service from Port Authority Bus Terminal in
Manhattan (Gate 51).
MY SAKE CUP
Naotaka Miyasaka, Miyasaka Brewing Company (3/24/11)
My favorite cup is the lacquerware guinomi that is part of our
“My Guinomi” set, which we developed for our Cella Masumi
shop in collaboration with lacquerware artist Tezuka Manemon. Mr. Tezuka’s
family has been making traditional lacquerware in Nagano’s Kiso Valley for
many generations, and you can just
feel the high level of craftsmanship when you hold these perfectly balanced,
amazingly light pieces in your hand. I think the soft smoothness of the
lacquerware enhances the soft, smooth character of our sake. Also, you’ll
notice the My Guinomi set’s cloth bag holds two
nested lacquerware cups. I call it the “Choi waru set,” which means
“slightly naughty set,” because when you’re out drinking alone you can
use the extra cup to invite the pretty woman (or handsome man) across the bar
to share a drink with you!
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