Wakakozake/ Wakako Zake (ワカコ酒/ Wakako Sake)

Murasaki Wakako, 26 years old.

Born with a taste for liquor,

I wander the night yet again in search of a place to be.

A woman, drinking by myself.

1st Night "Salt-grilled Salmon"

Pshuuu.

Pshuuu

"Nice to Meet You. I'm Murasaki Wakako."

Right.

Wakako-san's kind of crazy today.

She's hell-bent on finishing her work.

What am I working so hard for?

It's to make my first drink after work more delicious.

Done.

Hi, Murasaki-kun, could you write up this document by the day after tomorrow?

Sure.

Gladly.

Let's see, by about three on the day after would be nice.

Three.

In the afternoon?

1500.

1500.

Sorry it's all so sudden. Thanks, though.

Sure.

Day after tomorrow, 1500.

Jeez.

I'm tired.

Now, what do I do after five on a work day?

Exercising is a good option.

So is going to a beauty salon.

But I...

Shake Kojima

I'm hungry.

Welcome.

For one?

Yes, for one.

Have a seat at the counter.

That looks delicious.

No wonder this place is famous for its grilled salmon.

Here's your hand towel.

Thank you.

Jeez.

I don't know what to do with sudden work.

He knows I'm busy.

Now, then.

Shake or jou-shake?

Jou-shake, no doubt.

Now, then, what drink goes well with salmon?

Beer?

No, with salmon, it's gotta be Japanese sake.

Shochu would be nice, too.

I can't decide.

This is my moment of bliss.

Chef, we have an order for another jou-shake.

Got it.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Yes?

What's the difference between shake and jou-shake?

They're both the same kind of salmon, but jou-shake are caught using fixed nets.

They're softer, and have more fat.

Then I'll have a jou-shake, and...

Right.

What's a good Japanese sake to go with that?

Let's see...

I'd recommend this Kokken.

That's a cute label.

I'll have that one.

Okay.

How would you like it?

Cold.

Okay.

Welcome.

Is she by herself?

Here you are.

She's cute.

Here you are, your jou-shake.

Here it is, my jou-shake.

It's so oily and delicious-looking.

It has such a nice scent.

I can't wait.

Here it comes.

Your Kokken.

Japanese sake?

More.

More.

Just a little more.

First, a sip.

All right, here we go.

Time to eat.

Oh, man.

And now for the lead role of the night.

It's so fatty.

The aroma it puts out really gets my appetite going.

First, the fragrantly sizzled skin.

With some Japanese sake in my mouth,

I invite the freshly-grilled fish.

Japanese sake and salmon skin are unbeatable.

My next bite is the meat.

It's so incredibly soft.

A modest amount of salt and the taste of the salmon,

followed by the oils flowing out of it.

The meat's just as great.

It's so warm.

Every bite spreads the taste throughout my mouth.

I don't even want to swallow it.

With the fragrant scent in my mouth,

I take a sip of the sake.

Cold sake is perfect for grilled salmon.

It's salted, yet it's sweet.

I don't think I've ever had grilled salmon like this.

Skin.

Meat.

Skin.

Meat.

Skin.

Meat.

Skin.

Meat.

And then...

Japanese sake.

Pshuuu.

I think I'll have salt-grilled salmon.

Um...

Sounds good.

Shake, please.

Coming up.

Thank you for waiting.

You know, I love salmon skin.

You're supposed to leave that behind, no?

Only if you're a kid.

Really?

Yup, yup.

That's so true.

No, in fact, I eat salmon for the skin.

Excuse me...

So, what's he going to have for sake?