Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Centering on the spring equinox and autumnal equinox, a traditional week-long seasonal event is held in Japan.That is Ohigan (お彼岸). Ohigan is a Buddhist event exclusively held by Japanese sects, during which we have a...
Summer is upon us.Now here in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, the temperature has reached over 30 degrees Celsius.The hotter it gets, the more cold things or the ones that give pleasant cooling sensation attract me. When it comes...
Fruit gummy candies are one of my favorite candy genres.Especially I love UHA Mikakuto Kororo Gummy with a texture like real fruit.Though, I like to try out various gummy candies, so if I find one that...
As I wrote an article about popular types of Japanese confections the other day, Daifuku (大福) is one of the most beloved sweets in Japan. The Japanese confection is a type of Mochi-gashi (餅菓子),...
As I wrote about Wagashi (和菓子) yesterday, the Japanese word refers to the traditional Japanese sweets that include various different types of confections. Among such Japanese sweets, Manju (饅頭) (Amazon.com) is a representative type...
Edible seaweed is a crucial ingredient for Japanese cuisine.When I hear seaweed, what come to my mind right away are kombu (昆布), mozuku (もずく), and wakame (わかめ), each of which is often used as...
Salt has been used to preserve foods from ancient times.It prevents the food from rotting because it has a sterilizing action, but have you ever heard that Japanese use salt in the different ways for...
Today I had an instant udon for lunch.It is a limited-time product from a leading Japanese instant noodles manufacturer, Myojo (明星). Myojo developed the instant udon noodles in cooperation with Marumiya (丸美屋), a Japanese...
As rice is the staple food of the Japanese, not only does we commonly eat plain white rice at meals, but there are also a wide variety of rice crackers available at supermarkets and convenience...
When we Japanese think of the noodle dish that is perfect for summer, that reminds many of us of Somen noodles.Somen (そうめん) is a fine white noodle made from wheat flour and generally served chilled....
When we Japanese think of the brand of instant cup ramen, many people will bring “Nissin Cup Noodles” to mind. In fact, the Nissin Cup Noodles series has the top share in the Japan’s...
In Japan, when a mother makes a bento as the lunch that her kid has at school, she sometimes makes rice balls as staple foods, together with side dishes. Besides, if you go shopping...
As a generic name, we Japanese call deep-fried foods, such as Tempura (天ぷら), Kakiage (かき揚げ), and Karaage (唐揚げ), “Agemono (揚げ物)”.The 3 Japanese dishes are representative types of Agemono. Speaking of Karaage, Tori no Karaage...
