Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Kameda Seika (亀田製菓) is one of the confectionery companies that Niigata, where I live, can boast to the world, and their Magari Senbei (まがりせんべい) is arguably one of their best. Magari Senbei (まがりせんべい) from...
Ajipon (味ぽん) is a citrus seasoned soy sauce from Mizkan that’s become a kitchen staple in many households in Japan. The product debuted in 1964 under the name of Mizkan Ponzu Ajitsuke (味つけ), and...
When I visit and shop at my go-to 7-Eleven, I always notice newly released cup ramens lined up on the shelves. But recently, I couldn’t find the one perfect for the blog article. However,...
With the Dragon Ball Man Chocolate, I got a quirky instant Yakisoba noodle at the Lawson from Maruchan created with Arare rice crackers that recreate the taste of Kameda’s Curry-Sen or Curry Senbei. In...
When I went shopping at a Lawson convenience store the other day, I found a product of wafer chocolate reminiscent of my childhood called Bikkuri-Man (ビックリマン: meaning Surprise Man) from Lotte. When I was...
Summer is just around the corner, and stores in Japan have started selling goodies related to the season. Such products you can see at the supermarkets include Suika Gummy and Kakigori Gummy, and last...
As previously mentioned, Cheese Kamaboko has another name, Chii Kama (チーカマ), which, as you can easily guess, is short for the former. However, what I introduce here, Yaki Kama (焼きかま), may not be what you...
When we Japanese hear Ame or あめ in the Hiragana alphabet, what comes to our mind is usually 飴 or 雨 in the Kanji character, depending on the intonation and context. 飴 (Ame), seen in...
