Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Kani Miso (蟹味噌: meaning Crab Miso) is a popular sushi topping looking like miso (fermented soybean seasoning) paste, which is my favorite food. Every time I go to a conveyor belt sushi bar or Kaiten...
As in other countries, Japan has various food delicacies or Chinmi (珍味), some of which take on a bizarre appearance and an unpleasant smell (yet have a good taste). Examples of such Chinmi include...
When I think of expensive, luxurious ingredients for Sushi, what comes to my mind right away is the sea urchin “Uni (雲丹、うに)”, because the Sushi topping is one of my favorite delicacies or “Chinmi (珍味)“....
Rice is an essential part of Japanese cuisine, and we Japanese like to eat a bowl of white rice with “Furikake (ふりかけ)” on top. Furikake is a rice condiment consisting of dry mini flakes...
“Tofu (豆腐)”, also known as soybean curd, is one of the Japanese food delicacies pretty well-known in the world. Since it has a distinctive taste coming from its main ingredient, soybeans, some people, including me,...
“Surume (するめ)”, also known as “Atarime (あたりめ)”, is a Japanese dried squid snack enjoyed typically as an accompaniment for alcoholic drinks or “Otsumami (おつまみ)”. There is a variety of such dried squid snacks in Japan,...
As you may know, “Otsumami (おつまみ)” is the Japanese word for finger foods and nibbles eaten with alcoholic drinks. And the representative example includes Edamame, cold tofu or Hiyayakko, Chiitara or Cheese Tara, and...
When it comes to food that emits a stench, the Swedish dish of fermented herring, Surstromming, is infamous as the world’s No.1 stinkiest food. In Japan, the Alabaster unit (Au) can quantify bad smells...
