Soju

Taste of Korea 2014

A huge crowd turned out for Monday’s Taste of Korea at the Japanese Cultural Center, which celebrated Korean culture and food, and raised money to build a Korean cultural center in Hawaii. Popular restaurants MW Restaurant, Sorabol, Lucky Belly, Seoul…

Did this: Taste of Soju and Makoli

The Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce held its first annual Taste of Soju and Makoli Tuesday night at the Japanese Cultural Center. Proceeds from the fundraising event will go towards the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The event…

Preview: The 12th annual Awamori Festival

In Hawaii, we have so many Asian influences, but it seems like we’ve only started to really educate ourselves on liquors like sake, shochu, soju, and awamori. Awamori? Yup, this popular rice-based alcohol is all they drink in Okinawa, and…