Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
The prefecture where I live, Niigata, is very famous as a production area of rice in Japan. As the rice tastes good, several specialties made from it are well known nationwide, and representatives are Sake...
Dagashi (駄菓子) is a snack genre unique to Japan, made up of cheap and relatively small Japanese snacks and candies. As the cheapest is available for only 10 yen (about 0.1 USD), such treats...
As you know, Tempura is a traditional Japanese food made from one piece of ingredient coated with flour batter and deep-fried in plenty of oil. But have you ever heard that Tempura also comes in...
Cheese matches well with a wide range of foods, from meat to vegetables, and in Japan, it’s often used in snacks. Many traditional or classic Japanese snacks are mainly flavored with soy sauce, and...
Sea urchin roe “Uni (雲丹)” is a delicious sushi ingredient loved by foodies around the world. Uni is not only prepared for dishes. The sea urchin has a distinctive natural umami taste, and in...
When you think of classic Japanese snacks and candies, what comes to your mind first? As for me, that reminds me of “Dagashi (駄菓子)“. As I wrote about it many times before, Dagashi is...
In many countries, chocolate is one of the most popular ingredients for snacks and candies. That also applies to Japan, where you can see various chocolate treats enjoyed by people. Among others, I think...
As I wrote before, Japan has three classifications of snacks. One of them, Dagashi (駄菓子), is the word for cheap and relatively small Japanese snacks/candies loved by children. One primary reason why Japanese kids favor such...
