Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
“Uni (雲丹)”, or raw sea urchin roe is famous as a luxurious sushi ingredient. Although Uni is an expensive food, there is a home-use inexpensive sea urchin paste that has been widely enjoyed in...
The other day, my family got a sushi pack from our neighbor, so I tried a piece in the pack and savored the taste of the sushi. Actually, I had this type of sushi...
When it comes to traditional Japanese cuisine we Japanese have during the New Year’s holidays, “Osechi (御節)” is the quintessential dish.As you may know, the traditional Japanese New Year’s dish, Osechi generally consists of...
Like other countries, Japan has a wide range of traditional Japanese foods as well.Hence, there exist some foods many Japanese don’t know which are made from what ingredients.Typical examples of such traditional Japanese foods...
When we Japanese go on a sightseeing trip to some local area in Japan, most of us make a point of eating the local specialties.When it comes to famous food specialties unique to Japan,...
Ikura (いくら) is a famous sushi topping known as mature salmon roe or trout roe that comes in individual shaped spherical balls, which is usually pickled in soy sauce.As eggs similar in appearance to Ikura...
When it comes to Japanese vinegared dishes, I sometimes have the mozuku seaweed dressed with Sanbaizu sauce called “Mozukusu (もずく酢)“.Mozuku (もずく) is one of the edible seaweed widely enjoyed in Japan.In addition, Japanese people...
Unlike dishes of most other countries, seaweed is a crucial ingredient for Japanese cuisine.Especially, wakame and kombu seaweed are often used for various kinds of dishes in Japan.Japanese people like to add wakame to...
