"Sweet Sake" comes in two forms.

The first is also called "Mirin"; it is usually an inferior sake that you can use at home for cooking or in Japanese sauces; people drank it as Sweet Sake during the Edo Period. It costs around $5-10 per 750 ml.

The second is called "Nigori" Sake and is for drinking; It can go from medium sweet to creamy sweet. You decide whether you want to use it or the Mirin for cooking. Good sake should be served slightly chilled, like white whine. Nigori starts at about $10.00 per 750 ml. and goes to $30-50++ per bottle.

If I were using it in a drink, I would use Nigori. If the sake is the principal ingredient, I would use a moderately priced bottle, just as I would if I were using bourbon or any other liquor for a mixed drink. Drinking it straight? Get a better bottle.

IN THE WEBSTERS NEW WORLD DICTIONARY=

SCHVARTSE or SHWARTZE is yiddish/German for BLACK or BLACK person.itsa dertogitory word.

NEGER= is possible refferring to "nigeria" or Nigerian people.... THEY WERE A FORMIDABLOE POWER BACK THEN>

PERSONALLY DURING MY QUEST FOR THE ORIGIN OF OUR NAMES LIKE "NIGORI" USED IN JAPAN FOR SAKE "means rough process" SIMILAR TO A LOT OF ROOT WORDS REGARDING AFRICAN DESCENT. NEGRIS=ASIAN FOR BLACK. EVEN OUR MISPRONUNCIATION IN THE SOUTH TOWARDS THE SLAVES WITH. SPANISH "negro" .. NEGGER IS POSSIBLE same as THE DEROGITORY WORD.... SAYED SLURRED IN IGNORANCE IN THE SOUTH OF THE U.S.A.

CERTAIN CULTURES IN EUROPE, SCANDINAVIAN, RUSSIAN, SWIZTERLAND, NETHERLANDS, BLACK IRISH & EVEN GERMAN, HAVE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AFRICAN BLOOD. ITS VISABLE ALSO IN THEIR PHYSICAL MAKEUP.. THE BIGGER MEN OF WAR ARE A COMBO OF AFRICAN & CAUCASIAN!

LAST: IT MAY ALSO BE WHAT I FOUND IN ANOTHER SOURCE TO BE "DARK SWORD" or DAGGER... POSSIBLE STILL LINKING TO DARK ARABIC SWORDSMEN.

BY: KIMBERLY ANGELLE GRIFFIN