Dagashi: Baby Star Ramen Deep-Fried Noodle Snack
When I was a kid, with some pocket money I got from my parents, I used to often go to a small candy shop in my neighborhood that specialized in Dagashi snacks called Dagashiya...
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Bath Salts: Bathclin Nihon no Meito Noboribetsu Karurusu
Nowadays, a large variety of Japanese bath salts are available on Amazon.com, from famous brands, such as Bathcline and Bath Roman, to minor products. Some of those items are well-recognized in Japan but haven’t become...
Nure Senbei: A Type of Wet Rice Cracker
As with Okaki and Arare, Senbei is one of the traditional rice crackers most familiar to us Japanese. The rice snack comes in four major types, one of which is called Nure Senbei (ぬれせんべい). Nure...
Nobel Super Lemon Candy Famous for its Extreme Sourness
When I was a kid, a lemon flavor candy amazed me because the hard candy had a super sour taste that I had never experienced. Nonetheless, after the first try, I became addicted to...
Mitsubishi Uni-Ball RE: Knock-Type Erasable Ballpoint Pen
When I think of Japanese erasable ballpoint pens, what comes to my mind first is the Pilot FriXion erasable pen series. This is because recently I have heard that the sales number of the...
New Touch Sugomen: Local Ramen Instant Noodles
As you know, ramen is a quintessential Japanese noodle dish. It is available in various types and numerous flavors in Japan where many regions have their own specialty ramen. Examples of such local ramen...
3 Japanese Foods that Exceptionally Go Well on Toast
Several Japanese foods go well on a slice of toast. If you know what they are, you might be surprised. 3 Japanese Toast Recipes to Try Today, let me introduce 3 Japanese foods that...
Kanro Ame: Kanro’s Classic Sweet Soy Sauce Flavor Candy
With a long history, some Japanese hard candies have a taste reminiscent of Japan’s good old days, and as I wrote before, Sakuma Drops is a sweet treat of just that kind. Additionally, in Japan,...
