D. Lutjen wrote:

"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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We have a new Japanese restaurant that recently opened near us.
They serve something they call "box sake." Instead of the usual
small decanter, they pour into a an open-topped wooden box, about
three inches square, from which you then drink. The sake is
supposedly enhanced by the taste of the wood.

Has anyone ever seen this before?

Often in Japan. Rarely in the U.S.

I saw it at a place called Sushisake in Richardson, TX.
Seemed to be a big thing for people to buy a box, mark it
up however they wanted with a Sharpie, and have it placed
behind the sushi bar for their next visit.

One of my four favorite sushi places on Earth (it's where
I tried Shira-Uo). But I never did feel the need to drink
sake from a box.

--Blair
"Somewhere in the world there's a restaurant
that serves Diet Coke in a tricorn hat,
and we'd be embarassed to eat there."