Scorching summers are changing the way sake rice performs in the brewery. Are new heat-resistant breeds the answer?
Accounting for close to 40% of Japan’s sakamai (sake rice) production, Yamada Nishiki is known as the king of sake rice. But as the country grapples with a warming climate, there might be a revolution on the horizon. Even in Hyogo Prefecture, the birthplace of Yamada Nishiki, brewers are wondering how much longer this rice cultivar has on the throne.
Along with other popular varities, the rice is feeling the heat.
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