Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
“Sobacha (そば茶: Soba Tea)” is a Japanese buckwheat tea often served in soba restaurants. It is a tea beverage made from roasted buckwheat groats featuring a unique fragrance characteristic of buckwheat. Sobacha (そば茶: Soba Tea) In Japan,...
Tokuho (トクホ/特保) is the shortened term for Tokutei Hokenyo Shokuhin (特定保険用食品: Food for Specified Health Uses/FOSHU) whose permission the Japanese government grants. The Tokuho foods are for specified health uses and carry guaranteed benefits...
Recently, at a vending machine outside, I came across Japan’s first relaxation drink, Chill Out. The beverage became a popular topic in Japan a while ago instead of the energy drink fad. I knew...
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 in my childhood left an impact on me, and even now, when I find the product Aojiru (青汁), an actor’s line in the commercial saying Mazui, Mou Ippai (まずい、もう一杯: Taste terrible,...
Umeboshi (梅干し) is one of the pickles representing Japan. It is a plum pickled in salt. The plum fruit prepared to make Umeboshi is called Ume (梅), which doesn’t become sweet even when it...
Unlike the one known as tea mushroom or tea fungus, Japanese kombucha (昆布茶, こんぶ茶: kombu tea)” is a seaweed tea made from powdered kombu or kelp. Japanese Kombucha Tea The truth is that most Japanese...
Over the last several years, since the green tea PET bottle Iyemon Tokucha was introduced in 2013 by Suntory, beverages with functional health benefits have come out one after another in Japan. Those products...
