Everyone’s got
their favorite poison. Myself, I pretty much gave up the hard stuff years ago, and stick to beer or wine if I decide to
indulge. But I’m also a big fan of sake. I’m no connoisseur, mind you, but I like a good sake every so often when I can
get it.
Seems the folks at Outside Magazine are also into the rice wine thing. Take a look at Outside’s ode to sake.
It seems more Americans than ever are drinking the Japanese beverage, some of them are doing so out of the
belief that it’s somehow more "pure" or because there are health benefits associated with it. True? I have no
idea. But the article here says that an article in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry suggested recently
that organic acids in sake can protect the skin against UVB rays. Which might explain….oh, never mind. But if it’s
true and you’re up for a little experiment, you might consider taking a bottle along on your next trip to the Bahamas.