日本酒は世界の酒の中では温めて飲んだり、若干甘かったりで、外国人に人気があります。
そこで外国人向けに、日本酒について、その飲み方、作法、製法、そして日本酒に関わる日本の風俗習慣、神道との関係などについて英語で説明しました。平易な英語ですので日本人でも楽しめます。
本書の発売により私は、これまでに英文の電子書籍４冊、日本語の電子書籍１０刷を出版したことになります。
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目次
第１章 酒と日本酒
日本酒は日本独自のアルコール飲料です。単に酒とも言いますが、酒という言葉はビールやウイスキー、ワインなどアルコール飲料全般をも指します。また、日本の女性は酒のことをお酒とも呼びます。「お」は丁寧を表す接頭語です。また、酒類業界の専門家は、日本酒のことを清酒とも呼びます。
第２章 日本酒の特長
第３章 日本酒jの分類
日本酒は原材料や水、製法により何種類かに分類できます。
第４章 日本酒の起源
第５章 日本酒の材料
日本酒の醸造に使われている材料について説明しています。
第６章 日本酒の製法
本書の中心部分です。日本酒の醸造法について筆者の力作ともいえる図解を入れてていねいに解説しています。
第７章 ボトルラベルからの情報
日本酒のボトルに貼付してあるラベルから何がわかるか、優しく解説しています。
第８章 日本酒を飲むときの４つの温度帯
第９章 日本酒を飲むときの５℃刻みの素敵な呼び名
第１０章 日本酒の味と香りについて
第１１章 徳利の取り扱い作法
第１２章 お酌の作法
第１３章 日本酒の乙な飲み方
第１４章 調味料としての日本酒
第１５章 日本酒のいろいろな使い方
第１６章 日本酒醸造とワイン醸造の違い
第１７章 酒についての箴言
第１８章 月別、貯法別、酒の歌
To: All my friends handling English daily.
E-Book “Exciting Nihonshu”
Now Available on Amazon.com
Explains the delicious way to drink Nihonshu and
the relationship between Nihonshu and Japanese culture and customs
Your friend in Japan, me, Masato Niitsu, today launched the e-book “Exciting Nihonshu” (US$8.00) on Amazon.com. Anyone who has ever bought an item by mail order on Amazon.com can immediately purchase this book without any special procedures. Those who have no experience with Amazon.com can open an account through a simple procedure and immediately purchase this book and other items.
Ihave written several e-books in English about Japanese food and common Japanese meals, as well as translating Japanese folktales into English. This is his fourth e-book in English. He has also written 11 e-books in Japanese, which are now available on Amazon.com.
The book consists of 18 chapters with many pictures.
I hope this publication will help you understand Nihonshu. And I hope that as many readers as possible will come to love Nihonshu.
Nihonshu is an alcoholic beverage unique to Japan made by brewing rice. In Japan, Nihonshu is also referred to simply as sake, but the word sake is a common noun and refers not only to Nihonshu but to all alcoholic beverages, including beer, whiskey, and wine.
Japanese women refer to sake in general as o-saké. The “o” is a prefix indicating politeness. Nihonshu is also referred to as Seishu by professionals in the brewing industry.
Table of contents
Chapter 1 is already explained above.
In Chapter 2, you can understand an overview of Nihonshu.
Chapter 3 explains that Nihonshu can be classified into several types according to raw materials and production methods.
Chapter 4 explains the origin and history of Nihonshu.
Chapter 5 describes the raw materials used to make Nihonshu.
Chapter 6 is the heart of the book, explaining in detail the Nihonshu brewing process.
Chapter 7 describes the labels on Nihonshu bottles.
Chapter 8 describes the four typical temperatures for drinking Nihonshu.
Chapter 9 introduces the names of each of the five temperatures at which Nihonshu is drunk. You can understand the delicate sensation that Japanese people have when drinking Nihonshu.
Chapter 10 describes the unique and fantastic vocabulary used to describe the taste and aroma of Nihonshu.
Chapter 11 explains the proper way to handle tokkuri(Nihonshu bottle) when drinking Nihonshu. Oshaku is to pour Nihonshu into the other person’s Nihonshu cup.
Chapter 12 explains the etiquette of oshaku when drinking Nihonshu.
Chapter 13 explains a fine way to drink Nihonshu. Please try it!
Chapter 14 explains that Nihonshu is not only drunk but also used in many Japanese cookings.
Chapter 15 explains how Nihonshu is not only drunk, but is also used in many Japanese customs, habits, and Shinto rituals.
Chapter 16 explains that although they are the same brew, Nihonshu and wine are brewed in different ways.
Chapter 17 is a collection of proverbs from the East and West about alcoholic beverages in general.
In Chapter 18, we introduce the delicious foods, manners, customs, and sentiments of various regions of Japan in casual songs on the theme of Nihonnshu.
I hope this publication will help you understand Nihonshu. And I hope that as many readers as possible will come to love Nihonshu.
