SAKE – Rice wine Well known rice wine drink. Alcohol is average 14%. Sake is used tosoften ingredients sharpen taste reduce unpleasant smell thin sauce without disturbing Drinking sake can be used for cooking and that would make the taste much better, but because of the price range it is up to you. I just use cooking sake when I have it. Related posts: Japanese Ingredient – Natto Daikon -ingredient- Tofu -ingredient-