Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
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Healthy drinks / Snacks / Sweets and Candies / Tea / Traditional Japanese foods
by Tomo · Published June 14, 2021
As “Kuro-Mame (黒豆)” literally means “black bean” in Japanese, people who are not familiar with Japanese food might not know what kind of bean it is. Kuro-Mame (黒豆) Kuromame, also called “Kuro-Daizu (黒大豆)” or...
Snacks / Sweets and Candies / Trivia
by Tomo · Published June 10, 2021 · Last modified June 13, 2021
“Anman (あんまん)”, “Anpan (あんパン)”, “Dorayaki (どら焼き)”, and “Manju (饅頭)” are all popular Japanese sweets, and these treats use one thing in common, which is “An (あん, 餡)”, also known as “Anko (餡子)“. As you...
“Otsumami (おつまみ)”, also known as “Sakana (肴)”, is the Japanese word for simple dishes and finger foods that are eaten alongside alcoholic beverages. Traditional Japanese Otsumami snacks are often made with dried seafood, and...
Today, here in Niigata, Japan, the weather was cloudy but warm, so after bathing in a spa facility, I was in the mood for something icy and delicious. In the break room of the...
“Uni (うに, 雲丹)”, or sea urchin is known as a luxurious sushi topping loved by gourmets, and in Japan, the yellow roe is even used as a flavoring for snacks. Among such treats, “Unisen...
The prefecture where I live, Niigata is the largest producer of rice in Japan and the rice has a good reputation nationwide for its tastiness. So Niigata has a lot of popular specialties made...
Sake Manju was one of the representative types of “Manju (饅頭)” that I probably had never tried before, simply because I don’t like the alcohol sake very much. But today, I took the courage...
Transmitted from China about 700 years ago, “Manju (饅頭)” now has become a representative type of Wagashi or traditional Japanese confection by using a sweet bean paste filling, instead of meat. Manju often refers...
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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.
