Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Meiji (明治) is a leading Japanese food company with a long history that has a lot of long-seller products.Speaking of the candies produced by the maker, as I wrote before, many chocolate candies of...
The prefecture where I live, Niigata is very famous as a production area of rice in Japan.The rice is delicious so that there are some popular specialties made from the rice in Niigata, which...
Anko (あんこ) is one of the crucial ingredients of traditional Japanese sweets, “Wagashi (和菓子)“.As you may know, Anko generally refers to sweet red bean paste.When I think of representative wagashi made with the sweet...
UHA Mikakuto is one of the leading Japanese confectionery companies together with Kanro and Morinaga. Speaking of the 3 confectionery makers’ signature products, Kanro boasts its hard candy with umami of soy sauce “Kanro...
When it comes to traditional Japanese sweets, Manju (まんじゅう) is one of the most familiar confections to us Japanese, which we often enjoy along with Japanese green tea for snack time. Manju are Japanese...
Otsumami (おつまみ) is a Japanese term that refers to the snack food eaten along with alcoholic drinks, in other words, it can be said that the term means finger foods or nibbles.Therefore for example,...
Kaki no Tane (柿の種) is a classic Japanese rice cracker known as Kameda Crisps (Amazon.com) outside Japan.The rice cracker is a bit spicy because it is flavored mainly with soy sauce and red chili pepper.It...
Cheese works well with many foods and is often used for snacks.In fact, there are a bunch of snacks made with cheese in Japan.For example, My favorite Japanese potato chips, Calbee Pizza Potato (Amazon.com)...
Ramen is a popular Japanese noodle dish widely enjoyed around the world.Speaking of the type, there are tons of variations of ramen in Japan and many local areas have their own ramen. Though especially,...
Miso (味噌) is a representative of Japanese seasonings widely enjoyed in the world, together with Shoyu (醤油), or soy sauce.As miso soup and plain white rice are staple foods of us Japanese, we have...
Chado (茶道), the tea ceremony is one of the traditional Japanese cultures loved by many overseas people, where the Japanese sweet called “Wagashi (和菓子)” is usually served first, and then Matcha green tea is...
Soba (蕎麦) is one of the noodle dishes that represent Japan, together with ramen and udon.Both of ramen and udon noodles are made mainly from wheat flour, while Soba is made with buckwheat. Today,...
When I think of the seasoning widely known in the world that has its origin in Japan, what comes to my mind first is Shoyu (醤油), or soy sauce. It seems that many overseas...
