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Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Delicacies / Rice bowl dishes / Soups / Traditional Japanese foods
by Tomo · Published March 23, 2021 · Last modified May 11, 2021
Seen in Washoku, or Japanese cuisine, “Tororo (とろろ)” is a food familiar to every Japanese person. Tororo is actually the word for grated yam, and the Japanese yams I introduced the other day, Yamaimo (Yamato Imo), Nagaimo,...
Product introduction / Rice bowl dishes / Traditional Japanese foods / Trivia
by Tomo · Published December 27, 2020
“Gyudon (牛丼)” is one of the most popular varieties of “Donburi (丼: Japanese rice bowl dish)” in Japan and is often referred to as “Beef Bowl” in English-speaking countries. In its name, the word...
Delicacies / Product introduction / Rice bowl dishes / Seasoning and Condiment
by Tomo · Published December 20, 2020
“Marumiya (丸美屋)” is the leading Japanese food company with the largest share in Furikake rice seasoning. For people who don’t know “Furikake (ふりかけ)”, it is a traditional Japanese condiment for rice consisting of dry...
A product that hadn’t been around until now, instant cup “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...
Product introduction / Rice bowl dishes / Seasoning and Condiment / Soups
by Tomo · Published December 10, 2020
When it comes to Japanese condiments for rice, the rice seasoning Furikake is quite well-recognized overseas and nowadays various varieties can be bought online outside of Japan. But have you ever heard that there...
Product introduction / Rice bowl dishes / Seasoning and Condiment
by Tomo · Published October 27, 2020
As you may know, white rice and miso soup make up the essential parts of Japanese cuisine, and we Japanese often eat the staple steamed plain rice with some appetizing food on top. Representative...
As you may know, the word “Donburi (丼)” has 2 meanings; one refers to a bowl called “Donburi-Bachi (丼鉢)” that is deep and usually made from ceramic material, and the other refers to a...
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...
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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.
