Best Way to Eat Natto? Combine these Rankings!
What is best varies from person to person. For natto, some Japanese would say they love natto-jiru (納豆汁: miso soup using natto), or their favorite may be kimchi natto served as a side dish....
Category: Seasoning and Condiment
Western Horseradish vs. Japanese Wasabi
Together with the Bainiku tube, I found this product named Horseradish (ホースラディッシュ)/Seiyo Wasabi (西洋わさび) from S&B on the same shelf in the seasoning section. And I picked it up too because I wanted to...
S&B Bainiku: How to Use Umeboshi Paste
When I went on errands the other day, I found this Bainiku (梅肉: meaning Ume Flesh) tube in the seasoning section of a supermarket. The product is from S&B, lined with their Shichimi Togarashi,...
Mishima Furikake Flavors: Kaori, Akari, Umeko, Hiroshi
Mishima Foods is a Hiroshima-based food company known for its Shiso Furikake Yukari (ゆかり). The perilla rice seasoning debuted in 1970 and afterward gained tremendous popularity. And now, it has become a staple in...
Mizkan Ajipon vs. Ponzu Sauce: What’s the Difference?
Ajipon (味ぽん) is a citrus seasoned soy sauce from Mizkan that’s become a kitchen staple in many households in Japan. The product debuted in 1964 under the name of Mizkan Ponzu Ajitsuke (味つけ), and...
Mirin vs. Ryorishu: Cooking Sake Rice Wines
Mirin (みりん) and Ryorishu (料理酒) are Sake rice wines commonly used in Japanese cooking. These alcohols are seasonings that have become kitchen staples in Japan, where almost every household stores them in the pantry....
Kara-Gosho Shichimi Togarashi from Yawataya Isogoro
Following the Zenkoji Gokaicho Soba Manju, I will introduce the Kara-Gosho Shichimi Togarashi this time that I picked up at a souvenir shop in Nagano with the buckwheat confection. What is Kara-Gosho Shichimi Togarashi?...
What is Yakumi in Japanese Cuisine?
Yakumi (薬味), literally meaning medicine (薬) taste (味), is the Japanese generic term for natural condiments, including flavoring vegetables/fruits, herbs, and spices. Yakumi (薬味) We typically add a small amount of a Yakumi condiment...
