People in Edo showed off saying "Sake should be taken warm, sakana (dishes eaten with sake) should be kidori (dishes without peculiar flavor), and shaku (a person who serves sake) should be done by tabo (geisha with traditional Japanese hair style)."
「酒は燗、肴は気取り（小味なさかな）、酌はたぼ（髷を結った芸者）」などと江戸人は粋がった。 |