Secrets of Rice and Water
VIEW EVENT DETAILSAn Introduction to Sake Brewing in Japan
Sake is so much more than just the national and most popular alcoholic beverage in Japan. No Shinto ceremony is complete without sake, no banquet is left without sake, nor is it devoid of religiously inspired rites.
In a country otherwise known for automating so many processes, the sake brewing so intimately linked to the Japanese identity remains a question of an enormous amount of work and human know-how, that of the Tōji-san, the master brewer. Keeping long lineages of brewers alive, who pass on ancestral knowledge from father to son over centuries, make Sake also a human gateway to the past.
Matthieu Zellweger, award-winning photographer, joins us again on September 26, 2019 for an introduction to the heritage of sake brewing. The presentation will be followed by a sake tasting, during which Matthieu will surprise us with new sake-food combinations to explore. Furthermore, through his book Secrets of Rice and Water he unveils in images and texts some of the lesser-known aspects of sake brewing.
Program
18:00 - Doors open
18:30 - Introduction to sake brewing
19:15 - Sake tasting
20:00 - Apéro
Full no-show charge unless registration is cancelled until end of one business day before the event.
Matthieu Zellweger is an award-winning photographer who grew up in French-speaking Switzerland. He specializes in public health and societal reportage. He is also a fully trained scientist with over 15 years of involvement in public health matters, and a graduate in International Political Economy. His images appeared in various magazines (New York Times, BBC World, Burn Magazine, Der Spiegel online, Le Temps, GEO, NZZ, l'Hebdo, l'Humanité, Jeune Afrique, Phosphore, l'Illustré, Animan). He is represented and distributed by Haytham Pictures/ REA Photo (Paris).