Category: Drinks and Beverages
Niigata, the prefecture where I live, is a famous rice production area in Japan, and the quality of the rice is highly regarded. Because of that, my prefecture prides itself on specialties made from rice,...
Winter is just around the corner here in Japan. Accordingly, it is getting colder day by day. Because of that, a cold is going around now, but fortunately, I haven’t caught it yet. Yesterday,...
As you may know, the production areas known as Japan’s 3 Best Green Tea are Uji, Shizuoka, and Sayama. Among them, Uji (宇治) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, where unique tea culture has...
Regarding sake (酒), what has been spotlighted in recent years in Japan is, admittedly, Dassai (獺祭), which became a big hit several years ago. The sake Dassai is brewed by a sake brewery in...
The other day, I wrote about the soft candy Morinaga Milk Caramel that has long been loved in Japan. And today, I bought it at a store to do something. The reason why I picked...
I wrote about Japan’s top-selling green tea PET bottle, Ito-En Oi Ocha (伊藤園 おーいお茶), in this article the other day. The Japanese green tea has a gentle, smooth taste and is very easy to drink. Besides,...
In everyday life, many Japanese people like drinking green tea or Ryokucha (緑茶) as a refreshment. Accordingly, various green tea PET bottles are available everywhere in Japan, from vending machines to convenience stores. As for...
As you may know, Kinako (きな粉) is a traditional Japanese food made from whole soybeans roasted and finely ground into powder. In addition to coating Mochi (餅: plain white rice cake) in the winter, we...