Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
When it comes to traditional Japanese snack food, what comes to my mind right away is “Senbei (煎餅)”, which, together with Okaki and Arare, is known as one of the representative Japanese rice crackers. Although...
“Mochi (餅)” is a traditional Japanese food made of glutinous rice that’s been steamed and pounded, which usually has a white color and is characterized by its stickiness. Mochi is not only used in...
When it comes to Japanese condiments for rice, Furikake is one of the classics, while what I introduce here “Taberu Rayu (食べるラー油: chili oil meant for eating)” is a new type of rice condiment...
These days, I see several kinds of pre-made cold ramen lined up on the shelf of convenience stores. In addition, when it comes to Japanese summer noodles, Tsukemen and Somen are popular. Tsukemen (つけ麺)...
As you may already know, many of us like eating a warm bowl of white rice, the staple of the Japanese diet, with Umeboshi plums. For the unfamiliar, Umeboshi is a traditional Japanese food made...
Snacks made from surimi (すり身) fish paste are very familiar to Japanese kids, and most of such treats belong to Dagashi (駄菓子), a snack genre unique to Japan. Dagashi is the generic name for...
In the Japanese language, there are several prefixes and suffixes that stand for cooking methods. For example, the cooking method for Tempura is mainly to “deep-fry”, but the food name doesn’t include the prefix...
“Mochi (餅)” is a traditional Japanese food made of glutinous rice “Mochi-Gome (餅米)” that has been steamed and pounded. The cooked rice cake has strong stickiness and chewiness, and in Japan, it is often...
