Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Last night, I enjoyed soba with my family, as we Japanese have a tradition of eating buckwheat noodles on New Year’s Eve. The soba eaten as a New Year’s Eve late-night meal is called Toshikoshi Soba...
Udon is one of the noodles that represent Japan, together with Ramen and Soba, and the noodle soup dish comes in many varieties. Among them, what we Japanese often eat during cold winter months...
As you know, there are few Japanese that don’t like ramen noodles. As for me, every time I go shopping at a drugstore or supermarket near my house, I am sure to head to the...
I am fond of trying newly released instant ramen noodles that have become a topic of conversation. The other day I checked Amazon Japan Best Sellers’ instant ramen rankings and found an interesting cup ramen. Actually,...
As with shoyu or soy sauce, miso (fermented soybean paste) is a seasoning of Japanese origin. As you know, Japanese people use it in a wide range of dishes, including miso soup, ramen, and...
Japanese ramen has its roots in “Nankin Soba (南京そば)“, a noodle soup dish that was eaten in Chinatowns. They were founded in the early Meiji period (Meiji: 1868 to 1912) in cities such as...
A wide variety of noodles are available in Japan, among which the four dishes, Ramen, Udon, Soba, and Yakisoba, are the most popular and widely enjoyed. In addition, we Japanese have some other noodle dishes...
Today I had a cup of instant ramen at lunch shown below. Yes, the Toyama Black Ramen (富山ブラックラーメン) instant noodle soup tasted so good, but have you ever heard of this blacked Japanese ramen?...
