{"id":155,"date":"2009-01-28T19:48:41","date_gmt":"2009-01-28T23:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sakayanyc.com\/blog\/wordpress\/?p=155"},"modified":"2009-01-28T19:48:41","modified_gmt":"2009-01-28T23:48:41","slug":"the-correct-temperature-for-sake-its-up-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sakayanyc.com\/blog\/the-correct-temperature-for-sake-its-up-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The Correct Temperature for Sake?  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