Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Healthy drinks / Snacks / Sweets and Candies / Tea / Traditional Japanese foods
by Tomo · Published June 14, 2021
As “Kuro-Mame (黒豆)” literally means “black bean” in Japanese, people who are not familiar with Japanese food might not know what kind of bean it is. Kuro-Mame (黒豆) Kuromame, also called “Kuro-Daizu (黒大豆)” or...
The summer season is nearly upon us, and when I think of summer, the first thing that comes to my mind is the sea. In many prefectures of Japan, beaches annually open on July...
Delicacies / Product introduction / Traditional Japanese foods
by Tomo · Published May 2, 2021 · Last modified June 21, 2021
Sashimi is a traditional Japanese dish usually consisting of thinly sliced fresh raw fish, but it is actually also made from other ingredients, and the representative example includes “Sashimi Konnyaku (刺身こんにゃく)”. Sashimi Konnyaku Sashimi...
Delicacies / Traditional Japanese foods / Trivia
by Tomo · Published April 20, 2021 · Last modified June 21, 2021
The culture of eating raw fish, say in the form of sashimi and sushi, is quite unique to Japan. Now, those traditional Japanese dishes are loved by foodies around the world, so I think...
Daily necessaries / Product introduction / Traditional Japanese foods / Trivia
by Tomo · Published March 30, 2021 · Last modified June 21, 2021
Recently, I have learned from English Wikipedia that in North America, “Hibachi (火鉢)” refers to a small cooking stove heated by charcoal or to an iron hot plate used in Teppanyaki restaurants. I don’t...
Delicacies / Rice bowl dishes / Soups / Traditional Japanese foods
by Tomo · Published March 23, 2021 · Last modified May 11, 2021
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,...
When it comes to the Japanese dish using the freshwater eel Unagi, as you may know, “Unagi no Kabayaki (うなぎの蒲焼)” is quintessential and one of the most delicious. But have you ever heard of...
“Nikiri (煮切り, にきり)” is mirin or sake or the mixture of the two that has been boiled down to evaporate its alcohol content (or the cooking method of the liquid seasoning), which is commonly...
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I'm Tomo, a Japanese blogger living in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. For the purpose of enriching your life, I would like to introduce things about Japan on this blog, especially unique Japanese products, cooking recipes, cultures, and facts and trivia.
