Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Tamago Boro (たまごボーロ) is a classic Japanese egg cookie, as in its word, Tamago (たまご) means egg, while Boro (ボーロ) is the name for confections with roots in Portugal or Spain. Tamago Boro (たまごボーロ) In...
Dorayaki (どら焼き) is a traditional Japanese confection that appears in the manga Doraemon, called yummy buns in the English version. The sweet treat consists of two round, moist pancakes sandwiched with sweet red bean...
Nowadays, Japanese snacks are relatively easy to get even if you are not in Japan, thanks to the development of the internet. Among such treats, I think Umaibo (うまい棒: Delicious Stick), sometimes called the...
Fu (麩) is a traditional Japanese food, similar to a piece of bread, made from wheat gluten, commonly used in miso soup. The dried wheat gluten cake has a long history, transmitted from China...
Have you ever heard of Nagoya Meshi (名古屋めし)? Nagoya Meshi is actually food that originated and developed in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. Representative examples of Nagoya Meshi include Taiwan Ramen, Hitsumabushi (ひつまぶし) grilled eel,...
Natto (納豆) is a superfood made from fermented soybeans packed with nutrients. But it has a slimy consistency and an unpleasant smell, because of which many people can’t eat it. In Japan, Mito, a...
One of the best-known Japanese delicacies, “natto (納豆)” is a fermented soybean with a slimy consistency and unpleasant smell to it. Because of that, many people don’t like or can’t eat it, even if they were...
The consumption of Sake rice wine is decreasing year by year in Japan. It has decreased to nearly one-third of the peak level in the 1970s. In contrast, the export volume is gradually increasing. As a...
