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Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
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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...
“Sencha (煎茶)” and “Matcha (抹茶)” are common types of “Ryokucha (緑茶)” or Japanese green tea, and in recent years, these tea beverages can be easily bought if you use a large online marketplace. Sencha...
Product introduction / Tea / Trivia
by Tomo · Published January 29, 2021 · Last modified June 6, 2021
“Ryokucha (緑茶)”, or Japanese green tea comes in many varieties and various forms, and in Japan, vending machines selling green tea PET bottles can be seen in every corner of the city. Representative types...
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 / Tea
by Tomo · Published June 18, 2020 · Last modified December 6, 2020
Oolong is a semi-oxidized tea that originated in China, and in Japan, it is as popular as Japanese green teas, such as Sen-cha and Hoji-cha. In fact, each convenience store chain in Japan is...
Healthy drinks / Product introduction / Tea
by Tomo · Published May 3, 2020 · Last modified May 31, 2021
As I wrote in the previous article, “Mugicha (麦茶)” is the Japanese word for barley tea, while the Japanese tea “Hatomugi-cha (はと麦茶)” includes the word Mugicha in its name, but it isn’t Mugicha. Hatomugicha...
Healthy drinks / Product introduction / Tea
by Tomo · Published May 1, 2020 · Last modified May 30, 2021
“Mugicha (麦茶)”, or barley tea, is a traditional summertime refreshment in Japan made by boiling or infusing roasted barley seeds in water. Mugicha (麦茶) Although Mugicha is a staple beverage in Japan that is...
Healthy drinks / Product introduction / Tea
by Tomo · Published December 28, 2019 · Last modified December 6, 2020
Over the last decade, various green tea PET bottles with specific medicinal benefits have come out one after another in Japan and gained popularity. One of the pioneers of such products is Suntory Iyemon Tokucha...
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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.
