Sake appetizer recipes

Autumn|Seafood|Vegetables

Cream Cheese with Shuto and Homemade Bettarazuke

Cooking Studio Culinary Art 2026.Oct.

Original Junmai Daiginjo Hiyaoroshi

Cream Cheese with Shuto - Ingredients

Cream cheese 30g ・・・Cut into 1.5cm cubes or break into pieces by hand.
Shuto (salt-fermented tuna innards) 1/2 tsp or more
Shiso leaf 1 ・・・Cut into thin strips.

Method

  1. Arrange the cream cheese pieces in a small mound on a serving dish. Spoon the shuto over the top and garnish with the shredded shiso.

Homemade Bettarazuke - Ingredients

Daikon radish (upper section) 300g ・・・Peel and cut into 1cm-thick quarter-round slices.
Salt A little over 1 tsp
Amazake 100g
Yuzu peel As needed ・・・Cut into thin strips.
Dried red chili pepper 1 ・・・Remove the seeds.

Method

  1. Place the daikon and salt in a food-safe plastic bag, close the bag, and leave to pickle for half a day or overnight. Squeeze out the released moisture thoroughly.
  2. Transfer the squeezed daikon to a new food-safe plastic bag. Add the amazake, yuzu peel, and red chili pepper. Press out the air, seal the bag, and refrigerate for about one day.
  3. Arrange the daikon on a serving dish without rinsing off the koji.