Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published August 2, 2020 · Last modified August 5, 2020
“Azuki (小豆)”, also spelled as Adzuki, is a small red bean native to East Asia which is an essential ingredient for traditional Japanese confections or Wagashi, for “Anko (餡子)“, the sweet red bean paste...
The historic city in Japan, Kyoto had been a center of politics and culture in the old days where various crafts and foods were created, and many of them have been specialties of the...
Product introduction / Seasoning and Condiment / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published July 24, 2020
I got a jar of butter from Kuze Fuku Shoten in the market of a Mujirushi Ryohin recently. To those who know little about Japanese food, I think the butter is quite unique because...
Last time when I went shopping at a supermarket, together with other foodstuffs, I bought a casual Wagashi sweet for the first time in a while that brings back memories of my childhood, for...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published July 10, 2020 · Last modified July 11, 2020
Because of its superior taste and rich nutrients, macadamia nuts are known as the king of tree nuts, being the most expensive nuts in the world. When it comes to Japanese sweets using macadamia...
Product introduction / Soft drinks
by Tomo · Published August 8, 2020 · Last modified August 9, 2020
From the same vending machine where I got the Fujiya Nectar Peach Juice that I introduced the other day, this night I bought another classic canned soft drink also from Fujiya called “Fujiya Lemon Squash...
Senbei, Okaki, and Arare are the 3 types of traditional Japanese rice crackers that are most commonly eaten in Japan as an afternoon tea snack. They are usually made by baking rice dough without...
The convenience stores of Seven-Eleven Japan not only stock a wide range of instant ramen noodles, but you can also buy various kinds of instant miso and clear soups there, which include a packaged...
In July 2020, the leading Dagashi snack company, Yaokin added a new regular flavor to their Umaibo line for the first time in five years, and I bought 2 pieces of the newly released...
About 3 weeks ago, on July 6, 2020, a unique cup ramen from Maruchan was released here in Japan. Among others, the Maruchan’s instant ramen is one of a kind in that it has...
The other day when I went shopping at a supermarket, a Furikake (rice seasoning) product from Marumiya caught my eye and intrigued me, because until then I had never heard of the Furikake name...
Have you ever eaten or heard of “Karashi Mentaiko (辛子明太子)”? Known as a specialty of Fukuoka Prefecture, it is made out of the roe of the ovary sacs of walleye pollock or Alaska pollock marinated...
For today’s lunch, I bought 2 instant food products in a 7 Eleven convenience store; One is my favorite cup ramen from Nissin I introduced before in the past article “Nissin Mouko Tanmen Nakamoto”...
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I'm Tomo, a Japanese blogger living in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. For the purpose of enriching your life, I would like to introduce things about Japan on this blog, especially unique Japanese products, cooking recipes, cultures, and facts and trivia.
