Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Manju (饅頭) (Amazon.com) is a traditional Japanese confection that consists of a steamed bun with sweet red bean paste filling.As Manju has about 700 years of history, there are various types and flavors of...
It’s started to enter into the summer season for chilled beer recently in Japan.When we Japanese think of snack foods for beer, the word, “Otsumami (おつまみ)”, occurs to our mind.The Japanese word, Otsumami (おつまみ), actually...
When it comes to cold summer noodles, many Japanese will think of Somen (素麺) as a Japanese noodle dish that is perfect for the summer season.(If you want to know about brands of Somen...
Many of us Japanese like to eat steamed plain rice topped with “Furikake (ふりかけ)”. Furikake is one of the most typical Japanese rice seasonings that we are familiar with and that has a long...
The summer season is nearly upon us.In fact, it is getting hotter day by day here in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The hotter it gets, the more chilled foods and drinks attract me.When it comes...
Senbei are traditional Japanese rice crackers that we Japanese like to eat as afternoon snacks along with Japanese green tea. There are various types and flavors of Senbei as the Japanese rice cracker has...
Just like in other countries, the flavor of milk is one of the most popular flavors of all hard candies in Japan. When it comes to the most familiar milk candy product to us...
When you hear traditional Japanese sweets made with sweet bean paste, Anko (餡子), what come to your mind? As for me, the Japanese sweets that pop into my head right away are Manju (饅頭),...
