Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Eating Shio Ame (塩飴) is a Japanese summer tradition from which many of us customarily replenish the salt lost by sweating during the hot summer months. As written in this post, salted candies have...
You may think it looks strange, but here in Japan, you can see Ika Chip (いかチップ) or squid chips lined up with gummy candies in convenience stores. The product I got at a nearby...
Although I sometimes add some seasoning or condiments to instant Ramen for extra flavor or Ajihen/味変, I had never tried cup Ramen with Natto. Besides, I have never seen Natto Ramen/納豆ラーメン listed on the...
Yesterday, I stopped by a 7-Eleven convenience store on the way home and bought this Kushi Dango (串団子) for 116 yen. The product has the name 串団子, but I found the Wagashi sweets inside...
You might associate Weipa (味覇/ウェイパー) with seasoning from China, but it is a product from the Kobe, Hyogo-based company, Kouki Shoko (廣記商行) well-versed in Chinese food culture. Weipa is a multi-purpose Japanese-style Chinese seasoning...
At the end of October 2022, I had an email from a woman named Kara, who had enjoyed reading my blog posts, and in her mail, she asked me if I would be interested...
I had been looking for it since a reader asked me about Japanese hydrogen water several months ago, and I could finally find it in the beverage section of a supermarket. What I came...
As you may know, we Japanese generally call soy sauce Shoyu (しょうゆ/醤油), and Mi (実) is the word for “fruit” in English, but have you ever heard of Shoyu no Mi (醤油の実), literally, the...
