For Today’s Japan Photo, we are going to take about an interesting way to drink sake – using squid bottles called “Ika Tokkuri (イカ徳利)”.
“Ika tokkuri,” sake bottles made of dried squid, are seen being hung to dry at a traditional liquor manufacturer in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, in this recent photo. The “bottle”-making process begins with cleaning out the cuttlefish’s internal organs, followed by air-stuffing of the skin to form a round shape. The squid are then left to dry before they are shaped into their final form. The bottles are said to make the flavor of sake milder. (Mainichi)
Source: Mainichi Japan Photo Journal
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