Wasabi Nori Taro: 12 Yen Dagashi Snack from Yaokin
Recently, Yaokin has announced that it will revise the price of Umaibo from 10 yen (about 0.1 USD) to 12 yen on April 1st of this year (2022). As the price of the dagashi...
Category: Foods
Uguisu Mochi: Wagashi Sweet that Represents Early Spring
A while ago, my family was gifted a Wagashi or a traditional Japanese sweet called “Uguisu Mochi (うぐいすもち)” from a neighbor, and I enjoyed one a couple of days ago. The confection was bought...
Yamitsuki Horumon: Addictive Pork Offal Jerky Snack
“Horumon (ホルモン)” is a Japanese word meaning “internal organs” and refers to beef and pork offal, especially intestines. Those variety meats are commonly eaten in the Yakiniku grill, and in recent years, they are...
Japanese Delicacy: Shuto Fermented Tuna Guts
When it comes to Japanese delicacies or “Chinmi (珍味)“, the first thing that comes to many people’s minds would be “Shiokara (塩辛)“. Shiokara is a Chinmi made from seafood (squid, fish, or their guts)...
Kikori no Kirikabu: Bourbon’s Classic Chocolate Cookies
Bourbon is a Japanese company that makes snacks whose headquarters are in Kashiwazaki, Niigata. It is a long-established company founded in 1924 and has many hit products, including Cheese Okaki, Fettuccine Gummy, and Petit Series....
Chanko: Meaning of the Japanese Word
When we Japanese hear the word “Chanko (ちゃんこ)”, the first thing that comes to most people’s mind would be the staple hot pot dish of sumo wrestlers “Chanko Nabe (ちゃんこ鍋)”. Although the term Chanko...
Ebara Asazuke no Moto: Best Japanese Pickling Solution
“Asazuke (浅漬け)” is a type of Tsukemono or Japanese pickle made of vegetables marinated in salt or a seasoning liquid. As the making doesn’t involve the fermentation process, the vegetable pickles can be ready...
Ichiran Instant Tonkotsu Ramen Cup Noodles
Around the end of November of last year (2021), I came across Ichiran instant ramen cup noodles by chance at a Welcia drugstore. That was a rare joyful discovery because, until then, I only...
