NHK Documentaries
Europe Meets Japan: Kjetil Jikiun
2016 • E11 Mar 24, 2016 50m
Kjetil Jikiun, Norwegian sake brewer, was the first to make sake commercially in Europe. He started out as a pilot. One night in Japan, he tasted high-quality sake. Blown away by its wonderful flavors, he returned to Japan to learn at top breweries. In 2010, he added a sake department to his brewery in Grimstad, Norway. Though the Norwegian sake market is small, it's growing. Kjetil has bought land in Greece, to make craft beer. But his plan is to make sake with Greek rice, an all-European sake.