Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
With my friends, today I went to Daio Wasabi Farm in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture located adjacent to Niigata Prefecture where I live.Taking an expressway, it took a few hours to get there...
When it comes to spices that represent Japan, what pops into my head right away is Shichimi Togarashi (七味唐辛子) (Amazon.com). As the Japanese spice is commonly used as a seasoning for Udon and Soba...
Sukiyaki (スキヤキ), or Japanese beef hot pot, and Ramen are dishes that represent Japan. But have you ever imagined a food that is made combining Sukiyaki with Ramen? Nissin (日清), a leading Japanese instant...
Some Japanese like to use snacks and candies as ingredients of dishes.If you search for such recipes on the internet offered in Japanese, you can find a lot of recipes of that kind. Among...
There are many instant noodles sold only at 7-eleven convenience stores in Japan, including Nissin Ramen Santouka that I introduced the other day. It seems like many Japanese 7-eleven stores handle only a few...
The other day,I wrote an article about a super-spicy Japanese instant cup ramen named ‘Karakarauo (辛辛魚)’.As there are very few super-spicy instant noodles available at present in Japan,the instant cup ramen,Karakarauo,is probably one of...
The other day I went to Makuhari Messe,a convention center in the city of Chiba,by car to see a live concert for the fan club of Perfume that is a very popular Japanese pop girl group....
Have you ever heard of bento boxes (boxed lunches) sold mainly at large railroad stations in Japan?Those boxed lunches are called “Ekiben (駅弁)”. There are a wide variety of Ekiben bento boxes in Japan.It...
