
Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE May 15, 2022
Make rice, not war: Chefs and brewers cook for Ukraine
Some of Japan’s top chefs, brewers and distillers came together to support Ukraine with nothing more than rice and seaweed.
Melinda Joe is an American journalist in Tokyo. A certified wine and sake professional, she writes about Japanese drinks in her Kanpai Culture column for The Japan Times and blogs at tokyodrinkingglass.blogspot.com.
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Some of Japan’s top chefs, brewers and distillers came together to support Ukraine with nothing more than rice and seaweed.
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