Shizuoka Specialty: What is Unagi Pie?
Unagi is a freshwater eel that can be seen in Japanese cooking. The sliced, grilled meat is used as a sushi topping and expensive compared to Anago, a saltwater eel that can also be...
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by Tomo · Published February 20, 2021
Unagi is a freshwater eel that can be seen in Japanese cooking. The sliced, grilled meat is used as a sushi topping and expensive compared to Anago, a saltwater eel that can also be...
Product introduction / Snacks / Souvenirs / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published November 29, 2020 · Last modified November 30, 2020
Just a while ago when I was watching TV, eating dinner, local specialty foods of Toyama Prefecture were introduced on a program, among which there was a thing that I have never heard of...
Pickles / Product introduction / Souvenirs / Traditional Japanese foods
by Tomo · Published October 21, 2020
Nara is a historic city adjoining Kyoto where every year many tourists, both from in and outside Japan, enjoy sightseeing. When I hear Nara, many things come to my mind, but in terms of...
The historic city in Japan, Kyoto had been a center of politics and culture in the old days where various crafts and foods were created, and many of them have been specialties of the...
In the previous entry, I wrote about Kinako Mochi. Actually, after posting the article, the sweet Mochi dish reminded me of Shizuoka’s specialty wagashi sweet called “Abekawa Mochi (安倍川もち)”. Abekawa Mochi (安倍川もち) Abekawa Mochi...
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by Tomo · Published April 4, 2020 · Last modified July 1, 2020
In the city where I live, now cherry blossoms “Sakura (桜)” are almost at their best, though this year unfortunately there aren’t any festivals held related to “Hanami (花見)” cherry blossom viewing due to...
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by Tomo · Published March 5, 2020 · Last modified June 24, 2020
The “Sakura (桜)” cherry blossom season is just around the corner in Tokyo, but unfortunately, yesterday’s online news reported that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government asks people to refrain from having “Hanami (花見)” cherry blossom viewing...
Product introduction / Souvenirs / Sweets and Candies / Trivia
by Tomo · Published February 23, 2020 · Last modified January 22, 2021
A while ago, I noticed a few online searchers came to my blog article on Tokyo souvenirs by searching on google by the keyword “Banana Manju”. Of course, I know what banana and Manju are,...
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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.