Tokuno Milk 8.2: UHA Mikakuto’s Popular Milk Candy
Milk candy is a sweet treat that is popular with all generations in many countries. Of course, in Japan too, there are a wide variety of milk candies, and some products have been long-time...
Category: Sweets and Candies
Neriri Ume-Neri: Nobel’s Popular Plum Candy Pellets
“Ume (梅)” is a tree with white or pink blossoms which represents Japan’s winter season. The tree bears fruit like apricots, which are referred to as Ume plums in English. The fruit features a...
Yaki Imo vs. Hoshi Imo: Japanese Sweet Potato Snacks
When it comes to Japanese snacks using sweet potatoes, I used to buy Yaki Imo (焼き芋) as a kid from a small catering truck that passed my house almost every evening during cold winter...
Sakeru Gummy: UHA’s Popular Splittable Candy
When it comes to gummy candy, the majority of gummies available in Japan have a somewhat hard chewy texture. But some Japanese confectionery makers always try to think outside the box and are creating...
UHA Kagekix: The Sourest Japanese Ramune Candy
When it comes to sour gummy candy, I love UHA Mikakuto’s Shigekix gummies that come in several different sourness levels and flavors. As the word “Shigeki (シゲキ)” means “stimulation” in Japanese, the Shigeki-X gummy features...
Gohei Mochi: Specialty Rice Cake of Nagano, Gifu, and Aichi
When I go on a trip to the mountainous Hida and Takayama region of Gifu that is famous for its old streets, I will definitely buy a skewer of “Gohei Mochi (五平餅)” at a...
Marukawa’s Long-Selling Felix the Cat Chewing Gum
Marukawa Seika (丸川製菓) is a Japanese confectionery company well known for its Dagashi chewing gum series. Dagashi (駄菓子) is the generic name for cheap, unique, relatively small Japanese snacks and candies. And here in...
Candy Comparison: Otoko Ume Sheet vs Umeboshi no Sheet
“Ume (梅)” is a tree very familiar to us Japanese which represents Japan’s winter season. It has white or reddish blossoms and is referred to as Japanese apricot in English. Ume trees bear fruit,...
