Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Mirin (みりん) and Ryorishu (料理酒) are Sake rice wines commonly used in Japanese cooking. These alcohols are seasonings that have become kitchen staples in Japan, where almost every household stores them in the pantry....
Together with the Kit Kats that I talked about in the previous posts, I accidentally found one of my favorite soda candies as a kid called Awadama (あわだま) in the Welcia drugstore. Awadama Soda...
While baking is a brilliant way of making some Kit Kat bars, including the Pudding, savory and more flavorful, freezing may be one of the best tips to make every flavor, including this Cookies...
I came across newly released Kit Kat Mini bars that drew my interest when I went shopping at a Welcia drugstore several days ago. Those products had unique features; one had a Pudding flavor eaten...
Following the Zenkoji Gokaicho Soba Manju, I will introduce the Kara-Gosho Shichimi Togarashi this time that I picked up at a souvenir shop in Nagano with the buckwheat confection. What is Kara-Gosho Shichimi Togarashi?...
A few days ago, I went for a drive to Nagano for the first time in a while to see how the city was going. It was Sunday, and as expected, there were many...
As with the Fujiya Home Pie, you can try your luck with this long-selling Poifull (ポイフル) gummy (released in 1993) from Meiji. Like their Apollo Chocolate, this product rarely contains a heart-shaped gummy candy called...
When it comes to Japanese pie pasty cookies, Unagi Pie and Genji Pie are popular, but Japan’s best-selling product is this Home Pie (ホームパイ) from Fujiya (不二家). Fujiya Home Pie Since its debut in...
