Umaibo: What is the Mentai Flavor?
Umai-Bo (うまい棒), literally meaning Delicious-Stick in Japanese, is a corn puff stick with many fans in and outside of Japan. The snack sold by Yaokin, shaped like a cylindrical tube, is known for its...
Category: Snacks
Cheese Arare: The Rice Cracker Comes in 2 Different Types
“Senbei (煎餅)”, “Okaki (おかき)”, and “Arare (あられ)” are traditional rice crackers widely enjoyed in Japan, among which, made by baking pounded non-glutinous rice, Senbei is the most common. In contrast, Okaki and Arare are...
Cheese Almond Rice Crackers from Sanko Confectionery
The prefecture where I live, Niigata, is Japan’s largest producer of rice, and the rice is well known for being tasty. So Niigata’s Sake rice wine and rice snacks are prevailing nationwide. For example,...
Types of Onigiri and Onigiri Senbei Rice Crackers
“Onigiri (おにぎり)” is quintessential Japanese comfort food made by forming a handful of steamed plain rice into a ball or triangle shape, which is usually covered with a dry sheet of nori seaweed. 3...
Sakeru Cheese & Sakeru Gummy: Splittable Food
Sakeru Cheese (さけるチーズ) and Sakeru Gummy (さけるグミ) are treats that have become popular topics in recent years in Japan. Sakeru Cheese is the brand name of a natural cheese product produced and sold by...
Naniwaya’s Original Kaki no Tane Rice Cracker
Senbei (煎餅), Okaki (おかき), and Arare (あられ) are three representative types of traditional Japanese rice crackers, among which Senbei is the most common. Senbei traditionally consists of non-glutinous rice called Uruchi Mai (うるち米) with a...
Ame vs. Okashi: What’s the Difference in Meaning?
Okashi, Wagashi, and Dagashi are 3 Japanese words for snacks or confectionery. But they slightly differ in meaning, as I wrote before. Okashi vs. Ame Okashi (お菓子) can refer to any snack, candy, sweet,...
Soft Salad Senbei: A Signature Rice Cracker of Kameda
Senbei (煎餅) is a rice cracker most commonly eaten in Japan, traditionally made from non-glutinous rice called Uruchi-Mai (うるち米). The snack typically has a round shape, flavored with soy sauce or salt, and this Soft Salad...
