In collaboration with Toyota Switzerland, a popup experience called “AKA” will be taking place at Utoquai 55 in Zurich from June 5 to 27.
On June 11th you can participate in a Sake tasting with Master Sake Sommelier Charly Iten. The number of seats is limited: https://www.akalive.ch/sake-tasting
On June 21st you’ll have the opportunity to experience a Sake food pairing workshop with Master Sake Sommelier Charly Iten featuring a four-course appetizer menu from Ooki. The number of seats is also limited: https://www.akalive.ch/sake-food-pairing
Premium Sake is conquering the hearts of top chefs more and more, as it often manages to combine taste and aroma components better than wine. Especially, the combination with chocolate results in taste explosions. Shireen von Schulthess (Nala the Chocolate Queen) has therefore been experimenting for quite some time with Premium Sake, supported by Master Sake Sommelier Charly Iten. In the workshop, the two experts will show you how to pair chocolate and sake to create the most impressive pairings. In addition, you will learn a lot about their production.
Experience a delicious 5-course menu by Franco Körperich that takes you far away. Along with the food comes an exclusive range of Premium Sakes selected by Master Sake Sommelier Charly Iten.
Price per person: CHF 250.- including Sake, water & coffee.
Since the number of seats is limited we ask you to make a reservation.
For further information just have a look at the flyer: Sake & Dine
Get in the mood with the film UMAMI at Kino Seehof Zug and then go to the Restaurant Unico where you join an Umami experience with Dr. Charly Iten. Iten, Switzerland’s first Master Sake Sommelier and Japan expert, will make you familiar with the fascinating world of Premium Sakes. During the workshop you will learn that Premium Sake is not only highly versatile, but can also be used beyond clichés with any kind of international cuisine. Immerse yourself in the world of tastes and aromas of this beverage that is still treated as a quite exotic one. Especially Umami, the fifth taste sensation, represents an exciting field of experimentation for food parings with Premium Sakes.
The talented chef Noémie and her team from Restaurant Unico are definitely no longer an insider tip in Zug. The young Swiss with Sicilian roots has more than 16 years of gastronomic experience and impresses with her creative cuisine. Her motto: chic, but down to earth, gourmet, but still soul food!
Costs per person CHF 120.- incl. cinema ticket, 4-course appetizers, Sake & water
A new, amazingly delicious creation with halibut and arctic prawns along with a chervil, gooseberry wasabi Sake sauce, sugar snap peas and venere rice.
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A noodle dish with an Asian touch having medium fried, marinated beef strips and various vegetables, all seasoned in a spicy manner, is always a culinary delight.
Regarding a suitable Sake for pairing a choice is recommended that can handle the Umami as well as the spiciness of the dish.
The choice made here was the Amabuki Banana Junmai Daiginjō with a polishing rate of 50%. It’s an unpasteurised Sake that has a wonderful freshness and pronounced banana notes.
Its fruitiness, paired paired with a pleasant sweetness, harmonises very well with the spicy notes of the dish. The top spiciness is broken by this Sake and rounded off harmoniously.
The dish’s Umami is in balance with the Sake’s Umami so that the overall experience is a very appealing culinary pleasure.
