Omochi Soup: Instant Ozoni from Maruchan
Happy New Year, Everyone. 2022 Has Come! I celebrated the new year with instant Toshikoshi Soba, and I had a homemade Ozoni soup for breakfast on the first day of the year. As you...
Category: Soups
O-Shiruko: I Tried Making Red Bean Soup using Coffee
The other day, an online news article on a traditional Japanese winter dish called “O-shiruko (お汁粉)” caught my attention because the recipe introduced there sounded interesting. The Azuki red bean soup used black coffee...
Kaichu Shiruko: Wagashi Instant Monaka Oshiruko Soup
As you may know, “Shiruko (しるこ, 汁粉)” or Oshiruko is a traditional Japanese red bean soup often eaten in the winter season with toasted Mochi rice cakes. But with this “Kaichu Shiruko (懐中しるこ: Pocket...
The Difference: Asari vs Shijimi clams
“Asari (アサリ)” and “Shijimi (シジミ)” are both clams that are very familiar to Japanese people. These clams are often used in miso soup and widely enjoyed in households. That is why many of us...
Aosa vs Aonori: Types of Green Nori Seaweed
Nori is an edible seaweed known as an ingredient used in sushi and is actually available in many varieties such as “Ita Nori (板海苔)” and “Nama Nori (生海苔)”. Among them, Ita Nori is one...
Maruchan Instant Wonton Soup Classic Soy Sauce Flavor
In countries other than Japan, the quintessential flavor of Maruchan’s instant wonton soup seems to be chicken, but it is the “Shoyu (しょうゆ)” or soy sauce flavor that Japanese people are most familiar with....
What is Tororo in Japanese Cuisine?
Seen in Washoku, or Japanese cuisine, “Tororo (とろろ)” is a food familiar to every Japanese person. Tororo is actually the word for grated yam, and the Japanese yams I introduced the other day, Yamaimo (Yamato Imo), Nagaimo,...
Shiruko Sandwich: Matsunaga Seika’s long-selling Biscuit
“Shiruko (汁粉)”, or “Oshiruko (お汁粉)”, is a traditional Japanese winter soup dish made of Azuki red beans that have been simmered in water and sweetened with sugar, which is often served with baked or...
