Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Following the Pork Chowder Noodle from the Showa era (1926-1989), I tasted the other Roast Shoyu Flavor Cup Noodle from the Heisei era (1989-2019). While the former was originally released in July 1983, the Cup...
This year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of Nissin Cup Noodles, in commemoration of which Nissin recently reproduced the best-selling Cup Noodles in the Showa (1926-1989) and Heisei (1989-2019) eras. The products were released...
Today at lunchtime, I had a long-selling instant noodle from Acecook that recreates the taste of “Katsuura Tantanmen (勝浦タンタンメン)”. In its name, “Katsuura (勝浦)” is actually the name of a city in Chiba Prefecture...
Today when I stopped by a Seven-Eleven convenience store on the way home from work, a bowl of instant ramen drew my attention. It was a new addition by Sanyo Foods whose name “Tenkaippin...
The anime (manga) “Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃)” or Demon Slayer has been all the rage in recent years. Because of that, these days, I see various products with Kimetsu no Yaiba packaging in stores. ...
Recently when I shopped at a 7 Eleven convenience store, I found Nissin Afuri Ramen for the first time in a while lined up on the shelf in the instant noodles aisle. Afuri is...
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...
