Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Senbei is one of the Japanese rice crackers made from non-glutinous rice called Uruchi Mai (うるち米), the staple of the Japanese diet, and traditionally flavored with soy sauce or salt. The rice snack has a...
When you think of traditional Japanese confections or Wagashi with sweet red bean paste “Anko (餡子)“, what comes to your mind first? As for me, what pops into my head right away are “Manju...
Have you ever heard that there are three words in the Japanese language for confectionery? They are Wagashi (和菓子), Okashi (お菓子), and Dagashi (駄菓子). You may have heard of these terms. But do you...
“Senbei (せんべい)”, together with “Okaki (おかき)” and “Arare (あられ)”, is one of the traditional Japanese rice crackers. Senbei generally has a larger size than Okaki and Arare and typically comes in a round shape....
Kaki no Tane, also known as Kakipi or Kameda Crisps, is a Japanese rice cracker associated with the persimmon seed because of its orange color and the name meaning “persimmon seed”. It is a...
Summer is nearly upon us. It’s the perfect season for icy chilled beer, and when drinking it, we Japanese often prepare Otsumami (おつまみ). Otsumami is a Japanese word for snack foods eaten with alcoholic...
As with other countries, Japan has one-of-a-kind snacks that are unlike any other in the world. With a long history, Senbei (煎餅) is probably among them. As you may know, Senbei is one of...
When it comes to Japanese beer snacks, I think dried squid snacks, such as Surume, Saki-Ika, and Noshi-Ika, are representatives of the genre. But of course, other than these, there are a bunch of Japanese...
