Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Together with ramen, Karaage is one of the foods Japanese people love most, which, based on my personal opinion, is almost synonymous with “Tori no Karaage (鶏の唐揚げ)” or chicken Karaage. Karaage Ramen (からあげラーメン) Karaage and...
How to cook Japanese instant noodles / Instant noodles / Product introduction
by Tomo · Published June 16, 2021
“Marutai (マルタイ)” is a food maker headquartered in Fukuoka, on Kyushu Island, loved for its instant noodles products. As the cities, Hakata and Kurume (the birthplace of Tonkotsu Ramen) are in the Fukuoka prefecture,...
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...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published June 12, 2021 · Last modified June 16, 2021
The other day when I went on an errand to a supermarket, in the snack and candy aisle, I ran across a large bag of gummies that I had never seen before. And that...
Snacks / Sweets and Candies / Trivia
by Tomo · Published June 10, 2021 · Last modified June 13, 2021
“Anman (あんまん)”, “Anpan (あんパン)”, “Dorayaki (どら焼き)”, and “Manju (饅頭)” are all popular Japanese sweets, and these treats use one thing in common, which is “An (あん, 餡)”, also known as “Anko (餡子)“. As you...
At breakfast, I often eat a bowl of rice with natto (fermented soybeans), so in the fridge of my house, there are always some natto packs stored. The Japanese natto pack usually comes with...
Tori is the Japanese word for “bird”, and “鳥” and “鶏” are the commonly used Kanji (Chinese characters) for “Tori”. Tori (鳥) vs Tori (鶏) vs Niwatori vs Toriniku These Kanji characters, “鳥” and...
“Otsumami (おつまみ)”, also known as “Sakana (肴)”, is the Japanese word for simple dishes and finger foods that are eaten alongside alcoholic beverages. Traditional Japanese Otsumami snacks are often made with dried seafood, and...
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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.
