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Criollo Chocolate

Criollo chocolate discovery

Post author:Alex
Post published:February 24, 2018
Post category:Desserts

I’m not the biggest fan of chocolate. Even as a child I was not too keen on sweets and ice cream (although loved a Crème brûlée flavoured). But after discovering…

Suzue Aoyama

Japanese inspired desserts and sip of sake

Post author:Alex
Post published:February 14, 2018
Post category:Desserts Japanese food

I love Japanese takes on European desserts because Japanese versions are usually lighter and less sweet. Take for example a strawberry shortcake, the most iconic European-style cake in Japan. The Japanese…

Alex

Alex is a London-based sake blogger, podcaster, IWC Sake judge and sake advocate. He is a publisher of the Sugidama Blog website and a host of the Sugidama Podcast. Alex has an International Kikisake-shi (Sake Specialist) qualification from SSI (Sake Service Institute). He sees his mission as expanding the awareness of Japanese sake among as many people as possible and helping the growing community of sake lovers to bring together beautiful Japanese sake and non-Japanese food as a way to build a better understanding between our cultures.

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