Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Dagashi (駄菓子) can’t be told without Umaibo (うまい棒). For the unfamiliar, Dagashi is the collective term for cheap, unique, and relatively small Japanese snacks and candies whose price ranges from 10 yen (about 0.1...
When I shopped at a supermarket the other day, I came across an interesting instant Yakisoba noodle with an appealing name. For the unfamiliar, Yakisoba is one of the noodle dishes that represent Japan....
When it comes to Japanese milk chocolate with flavored cream inside, Fujiya Look Chocolate and Meiji Strawberry Chocolate are best-known with a long history. While the latter, Strawberry Chocolate, debuted in 1967, the former Look...
A product that hadn’t been around until now, instant Gyudon (牛丼: beef bowl), is now on sale at convenience stores in Japan. The instant beef bowl was created by Nissin and came out from...
When it comes to Japanese rice condiments, Furikake (ふりかけ) is quite well-recognized overseas, and nowadays, various varieties are available online outside of Japan. But have you ever heard that Japan has one more such...
As you may know, seaweed is an indispensable part of Japanese food culture, and especially, wakame and kombu, also known as kelp, have been widely consumed in Japan since the old days. Today, supported by...
Today when I was eating dinner watching TV, local specialty foods of Toyama Prefecture were introduced on a TV show. Among them, there was one thing that I had never heard of before. Seaweed...
Although winter is just around the corner here in Japan, yesterday, when I was shopping at a drugstore, I came across an autumn flavor of Japanese Kit Kat. There are 2 Kit Kat Japan-limited...
