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In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists Reminisce: Black Monday October 19, 1987-2012 [View all]xchrom
(108,903 posts)27. {oh fuddnik...} Japan honours first French ‘saké samurai’
http://www.france24.com/en/20121016-japan-honours-first-french-sake-samurai-expert-kyoto-spirit-alcohol-wine-huet
Sylvain Huet, a 42-year-old graphic designer from the Parisian suburb of Poissy, spent the past two years studying the history of saké in order to receive official recognition from the Japanese Saké Brewers Association in Kyoto on Friday.
For me its more than recognition, but a reward, he told AFP on Friday. After all, samurai means servant.
Huet has actually spent a lifetime devoted to all things Japanese, and has already been recognised as an expert on sado (Japanese tea) and aikido (a Japanese martial art). I remember when I was a kid, I would collect all sorts of pictures of Japan, he said.
"An elegant Japanese wine"
He became interested in saké, which he describes wonderful and elegant Japanese wine during his first visit to Japan in 2001. Since then, he has visited some 40 sakakura (saké producers) across Japan and read every possible piece of literature on the subject.
Sylvain Huet, a 42-year-old graphic designer from the Parisian suburb of Poissy, spent the past two years studying the history of saké in order to receive official recognition from the Japanese Saké Brewers Association in Kyoto on Friday.
For me its more than recognition, but a reward, he told AFP on Friday. After all, samurai means servant.
Huet has actually spent a lifetime devoted to all things Japanese, and has already been recognised as an expert on sado (Japanese tea) and aikido (a Japanese martial art). I remember when I was a kid, I would collect all sorts of pictures of Japan, he said.
"An elegant Japanese wine"
He became interested in saké, which he describes wonderful and elegant Japanese wine during his first visit to Japan in 2001. Since then, he has visited some 40 sakakura (saké producers) across Japan and read every possible piece of literature on the subject.
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