Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Made basically with sugar (dextrose), starch (potato, corn), and acidifier (citric acid) and shaped like a tablet, “Ramune (ラムネ)” is a classic Japanese sugar candy with a nice, chalky, melt in the mouth texture....
As I wrote in the previous article, Royal Milk Tea reminds us of the tea company Lipton, but when we think of Milk Tea, the first product that comes to our mind is Kirin...
Recently, on April 26, Coca-Cola Japan released a canned coffee meant for an energy boost for the first time from its Georgia line. I ran across the product named “Georgia Boost Latte” when I...
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...
I love the functional beverage Red Bull but sometimes crave the familiar taste of my long-time favorite Japanese energy drinks, Oronamin C (オロナミン C) and Real Gold (リアルゴールド). This time, I bought the latter, Coca-Cola Japan...
Today in Japan, there are a wide variety of energy drinks. Those beverages can be bought not only in convenience stores and supermarkets, but they are also available from vending machines found in every...
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...
