Kaki Dashi Shoyu: Oyster Flavored Soy Sauce
A few days ago, I checked Amazon Japan’s popularity rankings of soy sauce and found two Kaki Shoyu (牡蠣醤油) brands in the top 5. As Kaki (牡蠣) is the Japanese word for oyster, while...
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Benefits of Onsen Sui 99 Hot Spring Water Drink
The other day, I found an interesting product I had never tried in my neighbor’s supermarket and grabbed one because I wanted to know how it tastes. It is an onsen water drink named...
Ohayo Jersey Milk Pudding: Best Japanese Puddings Vol.2
While Glico Pucchin Pudding is a chemical pudding with a fresh custard flavor, this Ohayo Jersey Milk Pudding is a “Gyunyu (牛乳: meaning Milk)” pudding using milk from a dairy cow called Jersey. Ohayo...
Glico Pucchin Pudding: Best Japanese Puddings Vol.1
There are two pudding brands you should remember, in case you visit Japan, stop by a supermarket, and want some dessert. They are what I bought several days ago, Glico Pucchin Pudding and Ohayo...
Calbee Sayaendo Snow Pea Snack Crisps
I have learned recently that a subsidiary of Calbee, a leading Japanese snack food manufacturer, produces and sells healthful green pea snacks in North America, named Harvest Snaps and Saya Green Pea Crisps. I...
Otsuka Pocari Sweat vs. Coca Cola Japan Aquarius Drinks
When it comes to Japanese sports drinks, Pocari Sweat and Aquarius are famous and widely enjoyed in Japan. These beverages are available in almost every store around the country, often seen in sports events....
Asparagus Biscuits (No Veggies Used) from Ginbis
Today, in a Welcia drugstore I stopped by on my way home, I saw Ginbis Asparagus Biscuits and grabbed one for the first time in a while. Ginbis Asparagus Biscuits Asparagus Biscuits is a...
Nama Ponzu vs. Ponzu Shoyu vs. Yuzu Ponzu
This is the continuation of the previous post, and here, let’s look at the variety of Japanese ponzu sauce. Based on the article “ポン酢” on Wikipedia, ponzu, in a narrow sense, is defined as...
