This is a small pot called “Tokkuri”.
This is in the bar. The name Tokkuri is derived from the sound of pouring sake. When
we pour sake in it, it sounds “Toku Toku Toku…”, so it was named “Tokkuri”. Bar
clerks serve sake with a small cup called “Ochoko”. These are famous as a
drinking set.
There are many kinds of Tokkuri. For example, a
big Tokkuri which is a circle 30 centimeters in diameter is used just to store
sake. A small Tokkuri, which is a circle 3 centimeters in diameter, is used for
people who can’t drink a lot. The material of Tokkuri is pottery, metallic and
glass. The volume in a container’s unit is “cc” and “liter”. A Tokkuri whose
size is one cc is most famous in Japan. It costs about 2000 yen.
Before the
seasoning which is stocked in a plastic vessel or a bottle became
generalization, Tokkuri was used to store liquid things at home at the first,
so there were soy sauce Tokkuris and oil Tokkuris in the past. Now, Tokkuri is
used not to change the taste of sake.
In Japan, many workers often go to the bar with
their associates or a boss to discuss their company’s condition. Then, they stay there for a
long time and exchange some jokes. Here, subordinates always have to serve their boss
with sake. This may be a typical Japanese culture and the time at the bar may be
enjoyment for Japanese workers in the severe world.