Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Daily necessaries / Product introduction / Traditional Japanese foods / Trivia
by Tomo · Published March 30, 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
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...
Product introduction / Recipes / Soups / Traditional Japanese foods
by Tomo · Published January 3, 2021
“Zoni (雑煮)”, also politely called “Ozoni (お雑煮)”, is a traditional Japanese Mochi dish that represents Japan’s New Year’s Day festivities. As you may know, it is a soup dish whose main ingredient is plain...
Culture / Product introduction / Traditional Japanese foods / Trivia
by Tomo · Published January 1, 2021 · Last modified January 2, 2021
Happy New Year 2021! I spent the New Year’s Eve, or “Omisoka (大晦日)”, watching “Kouhaku Uta Gassen (紅白歌合戦: literally Red and White Song Battle)”, a standard long-loved special TV program for Omisoka in Japan,...
Product introduction / Recipes / Snacks / Traditional Japanese foods
by Tomo · Published December 29, 2020 · Last modified January 2, 2021
In Japan, winter is the season of “Mochi (餅)“, and in fact, I have often eaten the plain rice cake since around the beginning of December. Although Mochi is typically served in soup (e.g....
Product introduction / Rice bowl dishes / Traditional Japanese foods / Trivia
by Tomo · Published December 27, 2020
“Gyudon (牛丼)” is one of the most popular varieties of “Donburi (丼: Japanese rice bowl dish)” in Japan and is often referred to as “Beef Bowl” in English-speaking countries. In its name, the word...
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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.
