Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
When you think of a versatile sauce that matches well with foods like meat, fish, vegetables, and tofu, what comes to mind? Although there are several multi-purpose sauces widely used in Japan, including “Ninniku...
“Shoyu (醤油)”, known as soy sauce in English, is a quintessential Japanese seasoning, together with miso fermented soybean paste. It is widely used in many countries and can easily be obtained outside Japan using online...
Today for lunch, I had the instant yaki-udon pictured below, which was a limited-time offer from the leading Japanese instant noodle manufacturer “Myojo (明星)”. Myojo actually created this instant yaki-udon noodle in collaboration with...
When I think of expensive, luxurious ingredients for Sushi, what comes to my mind right away is the sea urchin “Uni (雲丹、うに)”, because the Sushi topping is one of my favorite delicacies or “Chinmi (珍味)“....
Rice is an essential part of Japanese cuisine, and we Japanese like to eat a bowl of white rice with “Furikake (ふりかけ)” on top. Furikake is a rice condiment consisting of dry mini flakes...
The other day, for this blog, I bought a condiment mainly meant for rice and vegetable dishes at a drugstore near my house. Ninniku Miso (にんにく味噌) Actually, what I picked up this time is...
When I think of a spice condiment that represents Japan, what comes to my mind right away is Shichimi Togarashi (七味唐辛子). The Japanese chili pepper mix is an essential condiment for udon and soba...
When it comes to Japanese condiments for rice, Furikake is one of the classics, while what I introduce here “Taberu Rayu (食べるラー油: chili oil meant for eating)” is a new type of rice condiment...
