Unagi - eel in Japanese
Eel is a classic ingredient in Japanese cuisine. In Germany, the fish is mainly enjoyed smoked, while in Japan there are many different ways of preparing it. „Unagi“ is so much more than nigiri, the preparation in the form of sushi. In sushi alone, eel has a long tradition and is refined in many different ways! Find out more here […]
Gourmet Guide Gusto about SUSHIYA sansaro
We are naturally delighted that the Gusto gourmet guide has awarded us five pans in 2022, with an upward trend. Even though five pans at Gusto are not yet the ultimate goal of our efforts, we are very pleased with the reasoning behind the award: from „authentically purist product cuisine“ to „inviting pricing“ and, in the area of sushi, a „wide [...]
Origin and history of Japanese sake
Sake is known in Europe as rice wine - but the simple name does anything but justice to its taste.
Over the centuries, sake has evolved into a complex masterpiece:
Japan's insularity and its 200-year isolation from the outside world (jap. 鎖国, sakoku) have enabled the Japanese to constantly improve and perfect their craft in all areas. This also affects the artisanal sake, which has an enormous variety of flavors to discover.
But where does sake actually come from? And what are the historical and cultural roots of Japanese sake?
Sake Tasting Flight February 2022
The long winter is finally coming to an end! With the warmth that sometimes sets in with just a slight breeze and the slowly increasing sunshine, we want you to feel a touch of spring in the sake you enjoy with us. All three are once again very interesting premium category sakes. All of the sakes presented here […]
Shōyu - the Japanese soy sauce
While a few decades ago, the brown Maggi bottle could be found in almost every German household as a kind of universal seasoning, soy sauce has been found in every Japanese household for centuries. Soy sauce is an integral part of washoku, Japanese cuisine. However, there are significant differences that make soy sauce a very special seasoning that […]
All about sake of the category Junmai
To understand Japanese sake is knowledge of the different sake categories helpful. Junmai is one of two lower premium sake types. Tokubetsu Junmai is a refinement of it.
Visit to a Japanese sushi restaurant
At SUSHIYA, we love Japanese culture, which is why we run the Japanese restaurant sansaro in Munich. Since most of our guests are Munich residents or tourists visiting Munich, many of our working methods and manners in the restaurant are adapted to local customs. However, it is worth looking beyond the horizon from time to time, […]
Sake Tasting Flight December 2021
The sake tasting flights at Restaurant sansaro offer you a wonderful opportunity to sample a constantly changing selection of different sakes from our unbeatable range. Here we present our new tasting flight, which will be served from the 2021 Christmas season onwards. While most beers and wines are named after the brewery or their region of origin, the name of sake is very […]
New Year's Eve 2021
Update: We may still be able to offer our Menu 1 for delivery or pickup on New Year's Eve. Please contact us by phone or via the contact form so we can clarify this directly. A crazy year is coming to an end! As always, you can count on one thing: the culinary highlight will take place at our restaurant on New Year's Eve – we have [...]
Christmas 2021
This Christmas, we don't yet know whether we'd rather be at home with our closest family or go to a restaurant with air filters, where we can be reasonably safe among other people. We've made provisions for both scenarios this year. There's a great Christmas menu for 2021 at the restaurant, which you can enjoy with friends, [...]