Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Healthy drinks / Snacks / Sweets and Candies / Tea / Traditional Japanese foods
by Tomo · Published June 14, 2021
As “Kuro-Mame (黒豆)” literally means “black bean” in Japanese, people who are not familiar with Japanese food might not know what kind of bean it is. Kuro-Mame (黒豆) Kuromame, also called “Kuro-Daizu (黒大豆)” or...
A TV commercial that I often saw when I was small left a great impact on me and even now when I find the product “Aojiru (青汁)”, an actor’s line in the commercial saying...
Healthy drinks / Recipes / Soft drinks
by Tomo · Published April 10, 2021 · Last modified April 11, 2021
Known as one of the pickles that represent Japan, Umeboshi is a plum that has been pickled in salt. The plum fruit prepared to make Umeboshi is called “Ume (梅)”, which doesn’t become sweet...
I love the functional carbonated beverage “Red Bull” but sometimes crave the familiar taste of my long-time favorite Japanese energy drinks. When it comes to Japanese energy drink classics, I think many Japanese people will...
Healthy drinks / Product introduction / Soft drinks
by Tomo · Published December 6, 2020 · Last modified December 7, 2020
Today in Japan, there are a wide variety of energy drinks available, which can be bought not only in convenience stores and supermarkets but also from vending machines that can be found in every...
Unlike the Kombucha, also known as tea mushroom or tea fungus, that is consumed in countries other than Japan, Japanese “Kombu-Cha (昆布茶, こんぶ茶: literally Kombu Tea)” is a seaweed tea made from powdered kombu...
Healthy drinks / Product introduction / Soft drinks
by Tomo · Published November 12, 2020 · Last modified December 6, 2020
Since the green tea PET bottle Iyemon Tokucha was introduced in 2013 by Suntory, over the last several years, various beverages with functional health benefits have come out one after another in Japan, which...
I prefer coffee to hot chocolate, but sometimes enjoy the cocoa drink made with the Morinaga Milk Cocoa powder at breakfast. In fact, the product from Morinaga Seika Confectionery has been a staple in...
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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.
