Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Seen in Washoku or Japanese cuisine, Tororo (とろろ) is a food familiar to every Japanese person. Tororo is the word for grated yam, and the Japanese yams, Yamaimo (Yamato Imo), Nagaimo, or Jinenjo, can be the...
Shiruko (汁粉) or Oshiruko is a traditional Japanese soup of Azuki red beans simmered in water and sweetened with sugar. And the dish often comes with baked or steamed Mochi (餅) rice cakes in the...
Zoni (雑煮), politely called Ozoni (お雑煮), is a traditional Japanese dish that represents Japan’s New Year’s Day festivities. It is a soup dish made with a plain rice cake called Mochi (餅) and other miscellaneous...
When it comes to Japanese rice condiments, Furikake (ふりかけ) is quite well-recognized overseas, and nowadays, various varieties are available online outside of Japan. But have you ever heard that Japan has one more such...
As you may know, seaweed is an indispensable part of Japanese food culture, and especially, wakame and kombu, also known as kelp, have been widely consumed in Japan since the old days. Today, supported by...
The convenience stores of 7 Eleven Japan not only carry a wide range of instant ramen noodles but also stock various kinds of instant miso and clear soups. This packaged instant Mozuku soup I...
The prefecture where I live, Niigata, has heavy snowfall in the winter, and accordingly, here, there are a lot of ski resorts. Every year when wintertime comes, from various places in and outside of...
In the previous post, I talked about how the Japanese soup dish suimono (osuimono) differs from miso soup. As I wrote in the article, the primary difference between miso soup and suimono is; miso...
