Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Nori (のり/海苔) is one of Japan’s favorite seafood, whose history can date back to ancient times. As you can see in sushi and onigiri, the seaweed often comes in dry sheets. Unlike flakes or powder types...
As you may already know, Dagashi (駄菓子) is the generic term for cheap and relatively small Japanese snacks and candies. Those treats are sold at a price ranging from 10 yen to 100 yen...
“Tofu (豆腐)” is a processed soy food, known as soybean curd, widely seen in East and Southeast Asia such as China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The word “豆腐” is said...
Since the beginning of this month (September 2021), a newly released cup of instant ramen has drawn shoppers’ attention on the shelf in convenience stores, mainly because of its red packaging and eye-catching fonts....
“Senbei (せんべい)” is the most common traditional Japanese cracker, which is generally made of non-glutinous rice “Uruchi-Mai (うるち米)”, the staple of the Japanese diet. But Senbei can also use wheat flour as its main...
It’s been about 2 months since I last shopped at a Welcia drugstore, where today, an Umaibo flavor that I had never seen before caught my eye. The flavor of that Umaibo was Lemon....
Imo (いも/イモ/芋) is a Japanese word for beginners to the language, which generally refers to or has the meaning of potato. Imo (芋) Imo (Pronunciation) is actually not the name of a variety. But...
“Koala no March (コアラのマーチ)”, or Koala’s March is a chocolate-filled cookie (biscuit) snack produced and sold by Lotte. It is a long-selling product first released in Japan in 1984 and is now available in...
