Kuki Wakame – Classic vinegary wakame seaweed snacks
Edible seaweed is a crucial ingredient for Japanese cuisine.When I hear seaweed, what come to my mind right away are kombu (昆布), mozuku (もずく), and wakame (わかめ), each of which is often used as...
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8 Best and Most Beloved Japanese Rice Crackers
As rice is the staple food of the Japanese, not only does we commonly eat plain white rice at meals, but there are also a wide variety of rice crackers available at supermarkets and convenience...
Surume Somen – Noodle-like Dried Squid Snacks
When we Japanese think of the noodle dish that is perfect for summer, that reminds many of us of Somen noodles.Somen (そうめん) is a fine white noodle made from wheat flour and generally served chilled....
The Fluffiest Rice Snack in Japan
Senbei (せんべい), Okaki (おかき), and Arare (あられ), are the 3 types of Japanese rice snacks that represent Japan.(If you want to know about the difference between them, this article will help you.) As rice is...
Glico Cheeza – Best Japanese Cheese crackers known as Otsumami
It’s started to enter into the summer season for chilled beer recently in Japan.When we Japanese think of snack foods for beer, the word, “Otsumami (おつまみ)”, occurs to our mind.The Japanese word, Otsumami (おつまみ), actually...
4 Major Types of Senbei rice crackers based on producing process
Senbei are traditional Japanese rice crackers that we Japanese like to eat as afternoon snacks along with Japanese green tea. There are various types and flavors of Senbei as the Japanese rice cracker has...
Monaka – 3 Types of the Japanese Rice Wafer Snacks
When you hear traditional Japanese sweets made with sweet bean paste, Anko (餡子), what come to your mind? As for me, the Japanese sweets that pop into my head right away are Manju (饅頭),...
The difference in meaning of Wagashi, Okashi, and Dagashi
Have you ever heard that there are 3 different Japanese words for ‘snacks, sweets and candies’? They are Wagashi (和菓子), Okashi (お菓子), and Dagashi (駄菓子).You may know one or two of these Japanese words,...
