Formosa Asian Cuisine - Iowa City

   Sake is the traditional beverage of Japan, with origins beginning in China as far back as 4000 BCE. Sake comes in many different varieties and plays a large part in Asian culture and Cuisine. It has four main ingredients (Rice, Water, Yeast, and Koji, a natural enzyme that converts startch in sugar). Essentially, Sake is processed more like beer, although the tasting characteristics and alcohol content are more similar to wine. It varies in style and taste, from dry to sweet and delicate to robust. Sake is pure and natural, sulfite and preservative free.

Warm Gekkeikan - $4

Junmai Nigori, Tozai, "Snow Maiden", 300ml - $21

Nama, Sho Chiku Bai, 180ml - $7

Organic Nama, Sho Chiku Bai, 300ml - $10

Junmai Ginjo, Sho Chiku Bai, 300ml - $9

Junmai Ginjo, Momokawa "Diamond", 750ml - $29

Junmai Ginjo, "Pride of the Village", 300ml - $32

Junmai Ginjo, Rihaku, "Wandering Poet", 300ml - $23

Tokubetsu Junmai, Kanbara, "Dreamy Clouds", 300ml - $21

Junmai Ginjo, Kanbara, "Bride of the Fox", 300ml - $24

Junmai, Tenkara Kuni, "Hawk in the Heavens", 300ml - $29

Junmai Ginjo, Mukune, "Root of Innocence", 300ml - $26

Junmai Ginjo, Moonstone "Asian Pear", 750ml - $28

Junmai Ginjo, Moonstone "Raspberry", 750ml - $28

Junmai, Ginjo Nigori, Momokawa "Pearl", 750ml - $29

Sparkling, Gekkeikan, "Zipang", 250ml - $12

Junmai Nigori, Gekkeikan, 300ml - $12

Nigori, Sho Chiku Bai, 375ml - $10

Nigori, Moonstone, Plum, 750ml - $25