Mozuku Seaweed Soup and Mozuku-Su Soup
The convenience stores of Seven-Eleven Japan not only stock a wide range of instant ramen noodles, but you can also buy various kinds of instant miso and clear soups there, which include a packaged...
Category: Soups
Yaki Ago: Grilled-Dried Flying Fish Tobiuo
As I mentioned in the previous article, “Yakiago (焼きあご)”, or Yaki Ago is grilled-dried flying fish that has become a popular ingredient for ramen broth in recent years in Japan. Tobiuo and Ago In...
The Difference: Himomo vs Niboshi vs Yakiboshi Dried Fish
Surrounded by the sea on all sides, Japan has developed a variety of preservation methods applicable to seafood. Such Japanese marine products are mostly dried, and in fact there are a number of drying...
Ski Jiru : The Japanese Ski Soup
The prefecture where I live, Niigata is famous for having a heavy snowfall in Japan and accordingly here there are a lot of ski resorts. Every year when winter comes, from abroad as well...
The Difference : Sumashijiru vs Suimono Clear Soups
In the previous article, I talked about how the Japanese clear soup “Suimono (吸い物)”, or “Osuimono (お吸い物)” is different from Miso soup. As I wrote about it in the entry, the primary difference between...
How Japanese Clear Soup “Suimono” is different from Miso Soup
Miso soup and plain white rice are the quintessential comfort food most familiar to us Japanese. In recent years, a variety of popular Japanese instant Miso soups are available on online shopping sites outside...
Ajinomoto Hondashi vs Dashi vs Shiro Dashi
When it comes to Japanese dashi soup stock, in addition to regular dashi and Shiro Dashi, there is one more popular dashi in Japan. That is “Hondashi (ほんだし)”. As you may already know, it...
Shiro Dashi vs Mentsuyu: What is the Difference?
Several days ago, I talked about the difference between the 3 Japanese soup bases, Mentsuyu, Tsuyu, and Dashi. Other than these, actually, there is one more soup broth that has gained popularity in Japan in...
