Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Since the beginning of this month (September 2021), a newly released cup of instant ramen has drawn shoppers’ attention on the shelf in convenience stores, mainly because of its red packaging and eye-catching fonts....
As you know, “Shoyu (醤油: soy sauce)”, “Miso (味噌: Japanese fermented soybean paste)”, “Shio (塩: salt)”, and “Tonkotsu (豚骨: pork bone)” are basic flavors of ramen. In Japan, these flavors of instant ramen are...
Today at lunchtime, I ate the “Sanma-Men (サンマー麺)” instant ramen (Price: 220 Yen/ about 2 USD) from Yamadai’s New Touch Sugomen line. In Japan, the instant ramen brand New Touch Sugomen is well-known for...
Today for lunch, I had this “Black Yakisoba (ブラック焼そば)” instant noodle from Maruchan, released on May 24 of this year (2021). As seen from the text on the package front “やみつき旨辛 (Yamitsuki Uma-Kara)”, it...
Yesterday, I picked up two types of seafood flavor instant noodles at my go-to convenience store. One is “Kaisen Butter Ramen (海鮮バターラーメン: literally Seafood Butter Ramen)” from Acecook, while the other is Nissin Cup Noodle’s...
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...
“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,...
Made up of a chain of islands, “Okinawa (沖縄)” is the southernmost prefecture of Japan and boasts its unique food culture. One of the regional specialties of Okinawa is the noodle soup dish, “Okinawa Soba...
