Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
As I wrote in this article, Japanese food companies have been developing various flavors of instant noodles in recent years. While many tend to recreate the taste of ramen shops, some create a novel or...
I am fond of eating spicy foods. Among others, I love spicy instant ramen packed with plenty of umami and tasty snacks with moderate spiciness. When it comes to spicy Japanese snacks, several products have...
Anko (餡子) is an indispensable part of Wagashi (和菓子) traditional Japanese confections. It is a sweet paste or jam made from beans boiled in water, sweetened with sugar, and kneaded. As you may know,...
“Surume (するめ)”, also known as “Atarime (あたりめ)”, is a Japanese dried squid snack enjoyed typically as an accompaniment for alcoholic drinks or “Otsumami (おつまみ)”. There is a variety of such dried squid snacks in Japan,...
A while ago, I wrote about how Neri Yokan, Mizu Yokan, and Mushi Yokan differ in this post. They are three types of Japanese sweet called Yokan (羊羹), and Neri Yokan (練羊羮) is the most...
UHA Mikakuto Shigekix is a Japanese gummy candy popular for its stimulating taste. In fact, some people say that Shigekix is the king of sour gummies. At present, the series comes in 3 different...
As you know, wasabi is the grated root of Japanese horseradish, and we widely use that green paste in various dishes such as sushi, sashimi, and soba. It can even be a flavoring for snacks,...
The Japanese beef hot pot “Sukiyaki (スキヤキ)” is one of the dishes that represent Japan together with ramen. But have you ever imagined a bowl of ramen combined with Sukiyaki? Actually, in Japan, Nissin carried that...
