
Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Apr 8, 2016
Tokyo bartender revives a 19th-century cocktail ingredient
by Melinda Joe
The unsung hero of traditional Japanese cuisine is mirin, a deliciously sweet liquor made from sticky rice. Mirin is an essential cooking ingredient, used to balance the salty sharpness of soy sauce and to add luster to glazes. But prior to becoming a common ...