Sake
Sake
!Sake bottle, Japan, c. 1740
Sake
!Sake barrel offerings at the Shinto shrine [Tsurugaoka Hachimangū in Kamakura](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/SakeHachimangu.jpg/250px-SakeHachimangu.jpg)
Sake
In Japan, where it is the national beverage, sake is often served with special ceremony, where it is gently warmed in a small earthenware or porcelain bottle and sipped from a small porcelain cup called a sakazuki. As with wine, the recommended serving temperature of sake varies greatly by type.