Lei Sake Katsuyama
The Katsuyama Brewery is known for its particularly exclusive sake. One of Katsuyama's sakes has enjoyed great popularity for many years at our restaurant sansaro in Munich, both among sake pairing experts and absolute sake novices. Katsuyama Lei – a great sake for beginners and advanced drinkers alike Katsuyama Lei was created to complement French cuisine, […]
Katsuyama
There is a wide variety of breweries and types of Japanese sake. Here we report on a brewery that produces extremely exclusive sake and which, in our opinion, is equally suitable for beginners and advanced sake lovers. Katsuyama – a princely sake brewery The name „Katsuyama“ (勝山) literally means „mountain of victory“ and is a very auspicious [...]
Fukiyose Bentō April 25, 2023
Once again, we had the opportunity to prepare special bentō boxes for discerning Japanese customers in Munich. Here is a brief explanation of the contents of this bentō box. The descriptions will be added later. Ichi-no-masu (壱の枡) The description of the dishes starts in the lower left compartment. This is not a general rule for bentō, where the order of the food is not fixed anyway. For simplicity's sake, we will list […]
Vagabond Catering April 2023
We are repeatedly asked to provide catering services for sushi and Japanese cuisine in Munich, and this has become increasingly frequent in recent times. We specialize in catering services that require individual implementation and adaptation to specific wishes, and we have to turn down many requests due to time or budget constraints. In April, however, we were able to […]
Sake Tasting Flight
Sake Tasting Flights at Restaurant sansaro At our restaurant sansaro in Munich, we have been intensively exploring Japanese sake since 2009—a beverage that offers far more flavor and variety than was previously known in Germany. Unfortunately, premium sake is very expensive in Germany. This is partly due to the complex production process of the often small, […]
Ana Event March 2023
On March 30, 2023, we unfortunately had to close our restaurant to our regular customers—but for a good reason: the well-known Japanese airline ANA (All Nippon Airways) is finally flying regularly between Munich and Japan again, and we wanted to celebrate this with an event at the exclusively booked restaurant sansaro in Munich. With a charismatic […]
Kaiseki event on April 12 & 13, 2023
The circle of the year is closing, our fifth Kaiseki event in the restaurant sansaro took place in the spring of 2023. With a brand new menu, we also won the hearts of repeat...
Label Rouge - What's behind the French seal of approval for good food products
Label Rouge is a seal of quality for particularly exclusive products. Find out everything about quality criteria, certification, quality assurance process, Label Rouge products and what makes LR Scottish salmon unrivaled.
Mayonnaise in Japanese cuisine
Japan – who in Germany doesn't immediately think of sushi, healthy food, longevity, the finest ingredients, and perhaps soy sauce and miso paste? It may come as a surprise to some that Japan is a country that is now virtually inconceivable without mayonnaise! The fact is: without mayonnaise, okonomiyaki (お好み焼き), yakisoba (焼きそば), takoyaki (たこ焼き), katsu-sando (カツサンド), onigiri […]
Restaurant types in Japan - (much) more than sushi!
Japanese cuisine – who doesn't think of sushi? But there is actually much more to it than that. As a traveler in Japan, it's easy to feel overwhelmed: What exactly do the restaurants offer? What types of restaurants are there, and who serves what exactly? Often, the name of the restaurant indicates what kind of food it serves. You […]