Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
For a drinking party with my friends, I often go shopping at a convenience store near my house and prepare alcoholic beverages and “Otsumami (おつまみ)”. Otsumami is the Japanese word for finger foods and...
When it comes to traditional Japanese spice, “Shichimi Togarashi (七味唐辛子)” or “Shichimi (七味)” has been a long-time favorite in Japan. It is a traditional seasoning/condiment made up of 7 aromatic spices. The first ingredient...
Niigata is a prefecture situated about 300 km northwest of Tokyo. And Nagaoka (長岡) currently has the second largest population in the prefecture, approximately 2.7 hundred thousand, after Niigata City. Nagaoka is nationally famous...
Kids tend to want to imitate what adults enjoy, say, smoking and drinking. In fact, when I was small, I was that kind of boy. But I wasn’t such a bad boy, so I...
“Ame (飴, あめ)” is the Japanese word for hard candy, and there is a variety of Ame treats with a good old taste in Japan. Representative examples of such classics include Shio Ame, Kuro...
I have loved the shrimp cracker from Calbee “Kappa Ebisen (かっぱえびせん)” since I was small. But I wasn’t sure whether the snack was an Ebi Senbei or not. Calbee Kappa Ebisen vs. Ebi Senbei Therefore,...
“Furikake (ふりかけ)” is a Japanese condiment for plain rice consisting of dry mini flakes or granules made from ingredients such as meat, fish, seaweed, eggs, and sesame seeds. How to use it? Simply sprinkle...
When I was an elementary schoolboy, I used to look forward to a small packaged fish snack sometimes served in school lunch. In recent years, the treat that brings back memories of my childhood...
