Hoshi Natto: Healthy Dried Fermented Soybean Snack
Natto (納豆) is a superfood made from fermented soybeans packed with nutrients. But it has a slimy consistency and an unpleasant smell, because of which many people can’t eat it. In Japan, Mito, a...
Category: Delicacies
5 Best Japanese Finger Foods for Sake and Beer
The consumption of Sake rice wine is decreasing year by year in Japan. It has decreased to nearly one-third of the peak level in the 1970s. In contrast, the export volume is gradually increasing. As a...
Tororo Kombu: How to Use Dried Kelp Shavings
Have you ever heard of “Tororo Kombu (とろろ昆布: meaning grated yam kelp)” or eaten Japanese dishes with it? Tororo Kombu (とろろ昆布) Tororo Kombu, also known as “Kezuri Kombu (削りこんぶ: shaved kelp)”, is a Japanese...
5 Popular Japanese Foods and Dishes with Mentaiko Roe
Today I went to a 7 eleven convenience store near my house to buy lunch, where I found a newly released Onigiri rice ball lined up on the shelf. I’m fond of trying new...
Easy & Healthy Recipes that Make Natto Taste Good
As you know, natto is a superfood packed with nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, dietary fibers, and protein, and from the everyday intake of the food, you can expect health benefits as follows. Eating...
Kusaya: Japan’s Stinkiest Food (Dried Fish)
When I think of stinky Japanese food, what comes to mind first is Kusaya (くさや), a dried fish infamous for emitting an unforgettable stench. Kusaya (くさや) Kusaya is a Himono or a dried fish that is a...
Shiokara: Varieties and How to Eat the Chinmi
“Shiokara (塩辛)” is a Japanese food delicacy or “Chinmi (珍味)”. It is made of raw fish or fish guts pickled in salt and fermented by enzymes or microorganisms that the seafood itself has. Shiokara...
Goma Dofu: How to Enjoy Japanese Sesame Tofu
As you know, Tofu (豆腐) is soybean curd indispensable for Japanese cuisine. We commonly use the food as an ingredient in miso soup, so we eat it almost daily. Today, the Japanese delicacy is...
