Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Unlike the Kombucha, also known as tea mushroom or tea fungus, that is consumed in countries other than Japan, Japanese “Kombu-Cha (昆布茶, こんぶ茶: literally Kombu Tea)” is a seaweed tea made from powdered kombu...
As I wrote about how to make and use it before, “Negi Dare (ねぎだれ)” is an easy-to-make, versatile green onion sauce that is sometimes prepared in households in Japan. Negi Shio Dare (ねぎ塩ダレ) The...
When I went out shopping yesterday, I stopped by a supermarket and found an interesting product for the blog article in the Furikake section. The name of the Furikake rice seasoning is “Butter Shoyu...
The convenience stores of Seven-Eleven Japan not only stock a wide range of instant ramen noodles, but you can also buy various kinds of instant miso and clear soups there, which include a packaged...
Product introduction / Recipes / Seasoning and Condiment
by Tomo · Published July 19, 2020 · Last modified August 17, 2020
The other day when I went shopping at a supermarket, a Furikake (rice seasoning) product from Marumiya caught my eye and intrigued me, because until then I had never heard of the Furikake name...
For today’s lunch, I bought 2 instant food products in a 7 Eleven convenience store; One is my favorite cup ramen from Nissin I introduced before in the past article “Nissin Mouko Tanmen Nakamoto”...
When you hear Japanese oil noodles, you might suppose that the noodle dish is greasy or oily. But what I introduce here, “Abura Soba (油そば)”, literally meaning “oil noodles” in Japanese, is not oily...
Product introduction / Recipes / Snacks / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published June 3, 2020 · Last modified June 24, 2020
Have you ever heard of “Karinto (かりんとう)”? Karinto is a type of Wagashi confection consisting of deep-fried wheat flour dough candied with brown sugar. Since a long time ago, in Japan the brown candied...
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I'm Tomo, a Japanese blogger living in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. For the purpose of enriching your life, I would like to introduce things about Japan on this blog, especially unique Japanese products, cooking recipes, cultures, and facts and trivia.
