BV.07.0001
Awamori — Okinawan Distilled Spirit
Awamori is Okinawa's distinctive distilled rice spirit — Japan's oldest indigenous distilled alcohol…
Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
BV.07.0002
Gyokuro — Tea Ceremony and Culinary Applications
Note: Gyokuro as pure beverage was covered in batch 79. This entry focuses on culinary applications.…
Uji (Kyoto Prefecture) an
BV.07.0003
Hawaiian Craft Beer — Kona Brewing & Beyond
Hawaiian craft beer led by Kona Brewing Company (Big Wave Golden Ale, Longboard Island Lager) and fo…
Hawaiian
BV.07.0004
Koko Samoa — Samoan Hot Chocolate Connection
Koko Samoa (Samoan cocoa) is present in Hawaiʻi through the large Samoan diaspora community. Pure, s…
Samoan-Hawaiian
BV.07.0005
Matcha Production — From Tea Plant to Bowl
Matcha (抹茶) is produced through a uniquely Japanese process that begins 3–4 weeks before harvest whe…
Uji (Kyoto), Japan — shad
BV.07.0006
Mugicha — Roasted Barley Tea Culture
Mugicha (麦茶, roasted barley tea) is Japan's signature summer cold beverage — an unsweetened, caffein…
Japan-wide — summer barle
BV.07.0007
POG Juice — Passion-Orange-Guava
Equal or near-equal parts passion fruit juice, orange juice, and guava juice (or nectar), blended. S…
Hawaiian
BV.07.0008
Umeshu — Japanese Plum Wine Tradition
Umeshu (梅酒, literally 'plum wine') is Japan's most beloved fruit liqueur — made by macerating unripe…
Japan — ume plum cultivat