Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
“Senbei (せんべい)” is the most common traditional Japanese cracker, which is generally made of non-glutinous rice “Uruchi-Mai (うるち米)”, the staple of the Japanese diet. But Senbei can also use wheat flour as its main...
It’s been about 2 months since I last shopped at a Welcia drugstore, where today, an Umaibo flavor that I had never seen before caught my eye. The flavor of that Umaibo was Lemon....
“Koala no March (コアラのマーチ)”, or Koala’s March is a chocolate-filled cookie (biscuit) snack produced and sold by Lotte. It is a long-selling product first released in Japan in 1984 and is now available in...
“Yakitori (焼き鳥)” is a traditional Japanese dish consisting of chunks of grilled chicken on a skewer, which, in Japan, is often eaten as an accompaniment for beer or “Otsumami (おつまみ)”. For Yakitori, various portions...
“Arare (あられ)”, literally meaning hailstone, is a common traditional Japanese rice cracker made from glutinous rice called “Mochi Gome (餅米)”, but in modern times, it’s also made from wheat flour and favored especially by...
“Kameda Seika (亀田製菓)” is a confectionery company that the prefecture where I live “Niigata (新潟)” boasts to the world with an extensive line-up of rice cracker products, which include Kaki no Tane (Kameda Crisps),...
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...
“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...
