{"id":19,"date":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/pairing-drinks-with-sushi\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","slug":"pairing-drinks-with-sushi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/pairing-drinks-with-sushi\/","title":{"rendered":"Pairing drinks with sushi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Light, clean drinks let delicate flavors shine. Hot green tea is the classic companion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-0\">Green tea first<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hot green tea is the classic companion. Its gentle bitterness cleanses the palate between pieces and suits every kind of fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many sushi bars serve a strong, powdered tea near the end of the meal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-1\">Sake and beyond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chilled sake with a clean, dry profile pairs well with white fish and shellfish. Richer pieces like salmon or tuna belly can stand up to fuller styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crisp lagers and dry sparkling wine are also easy matches for fried rolls and tempura.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-2\">Keep it balanced<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoid very sweet, oaky, or heavily flavored drinks, which can overpower delicate fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When in doubt, ask the server what they enjoy with the day\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Light, clean drinks let delicate flavors shine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dining-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}