Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Sapporo miso ramen, Kitakata ramen, and Hakata tonkotsu ramen are Japan’s 3 Major Local Ramen. These noodle soups are available around the country and have been favorites of many Japanese for a long time....
These days, I’m enjoying listening to Perfume’s newest Album “Future Pop”, and the album tour is actually just around the corner! It starts on September 21st in Nagano which I’m going to see. Before...
There are three different names for the shops that offer Ramen noodles in Japan. They are Ramen-Ya (ラーメン屋), Chuka Soba-Ya (中華そば屋), and Shina Soba-Ya (支那そば屋). As you might already know, the last word in...
As you know, Soba (蕎麦), also known as Nihon Soba (日本蕎麦), is a buckwheat noodle that originated in Japan, whose current form called Sobakiri (蕎麦切り) first appears in a document dated 1574. Today, various...
Kitsune (きつね) and Tanuki (たぬき) are both Japanese words for animals; the former Kitsune means fox, while the latter Tanuki is a raccoon dog. However, if you dine at Soba and Udon restaurants in...
“Soba (蕎麦)” or Nihon Soba is a traditional Japanese noodle made of buckwheat flour. While ramen has its roots in a dish that was offered in the Chinatowns founded in the Meiji period (1868...
Now, at the peak of summer, chilled ramen has become one of my favorite food choices. Speaking of Japanese cold ramen perfect for summer, what comes to my mind right away is Tsukemen (つけ麺)...
Today, I purchased a bowl of instant ramen at a nearby drugstore and enjoyed it at lunch. What I ate just now is the cup ramen shown below named Sendai Kara-Miso Ramen/仙台辛味噌ラーメン from Yamadai’s...
