Awamori: Awamori (泡 盛) is an alcoholic drink specific to Okinawa, Japan. It is made from the distillation of rice, water, yeast, and Aspergillus luchuensis, a black microscopic fungus (yeast) known locally as kuro kōji (黒 麹, black kōji) or kuro kōji-kin (黒 麹 菌, yeast black).
It contains around 30% alcohol. The alcoholic degree increases with the age of the awamori.
The people of Okinawa drink it diluted with water and ice cubes, but it can also be drunk neat...
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