Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Have you ever watched “Doraemon (ドラえもん)”, a famous long serialized Japanese anime? If your answer is yes, you may know the gadget cat’s favorite sweet snack. He loves a traditional Japanese cake “Dorayaki (どら焼き)“, which...
Ume plums are often used as a main ingredient for dishes, pickles, and candies in Japan. Especially, when overseas people think of the Japanese pickles made with ume plums, many will be reminded of...
Have you ever heard that there is a snack genre unique to Japan that is especially popular among children? The name of the Japanese snack genre is “Dagashi (駄菓子)”. Dagashi are cheap snacks and...
Mild cheese is often used as an ingredient for snacks in Japan. Speaking of modern Japanese snacks with cheese, Calbee Pizza Potato Chips (Amazon.com) is one of my most favorites, while as classic ones...
Unlike many other countries, Japan has a culture of using seaweed as a main ingredient for dishes and snacks. Typical examples of such edible seaweed that we Japanese commonly have in daily life include...
There are various types of pickles unique to Japan. In fact, I wrote an article about 3 easy one seasoning Japanese pickles recipes before, but the most famous Japanese pickle is probably “Umeboshi (梅干し)”...
When it comes to traditional Japanese rice crackers, the 3 types, Senbei, Okaki and Arare are the most famous.In addition, have you ever heard that there exists one more famous traditional rice snack in...
When it comes to specialty foods of Kagawa Prefecture on Shikoku island, “Sanuki Udon (讃岐うどん)” is famous as one of the noodle dishes widely enjoyed in Japan, which is generally known as “The Japan’s...
