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| The Sumo San Sake Bomb Tradition |
| Wednesday, 01 July 2009 00:00 |
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Sumo San is home of Richmond's celebrated sake bombs, boasting over 40 different kinds of saki, it's easily one of Richmond's most appreciated traditions in the Bottom. For the uninitiated, Sumo San's sake bombs are quite the ritual: It's an absolute blast - Great food, good company and the best SUSHI and SAKE. Be sure to ask for Victor and tell him Insider's Passport sent you. Sumo San Restaurant To create link towards this article on your website, copy and paste the text below in your page. Preview :  Powered by QuoteThis © 2008 |
| Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 20:14 |
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Victor, the Chef and Owner, sets up beer glasses, chopsticks, and sake cups on a bar table. The beer glasses are then filled half way with beer, two chopsticks are placed on top of each glass, then cups of hot sake are placed precariously on top of that. Next Victor yells, "Sake!" And the crowd replies, "Bomb!" Again Victor yells, "Sake!" And the crowd returns, "Bomb!" Then Victor slams his head onto the table, which makes the sake glasses drop into the beer. Everyone then grabs a glass and chugs the now mixed sake bomb.