cuisine

Beverages

Tea (Cha):

  • Green Tea: Daily beverage, many grades
  • Matcha: Powdered green tea, ceremonial
  • Roasted Tea: Less caffeine, everyday drink
  • Herbal Teas: Medicinal and enjoyment

Sake:

  • Rice wine (low alcohol in this world, ~3-5%)
  • Hot or cold depending on quality and season
  • Social drinking
  • Cooking ingredient

Plum Wine (Umeshu):

  • Sweet, lower alcohol

Beer:

  • Emerging (Whisker-Punk brewing)

Non-Alcoholic:

  • Water (clean, from wells/rivers)
  • Barley tea (summer, cold)
  • Amazake (fermented rice drink, sweet, minimal alcohol)