Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Senbei (煎餅/せんべい) is a traditional Japanese cracker made from non-glutinous rice called Uruchi Mai (うるち米), first steamed, then pounded, molded, dried, and baked or grilled. Senbei is traditionally brushed with soy sauce or lightly...
Yesterday, I got a cup of instant ramen, Cup Noodle Big Stamina Shoyu Ramen, released by Nissin recently. Until then, I assumed Stamina Ramen (スタミナラーメン) is a Shoyu or soy sauce-flavored noodle soup with...
Ryokucha (緑茶), or Japanese green tea, comes in many varieties and various forms, and in Japan, vending machines selling green tea PET bottles can be seen in every corner of the city. Representative types...
When it comes to citrus fruit used in Japanese cooking, what comes to my mind right away is Yuzu (ユズ), Sudachi (スダチ), and Kabosu (カボス). Among them, I think Yuzu is the best-known. But...
A while ago, a tweet got attention on Japanese Twitter. It said that S&B’s Shichimi Togarashi has the name of Nanami Togarashi on the glass bottle sold abroad. The Chinese characters or Kanji for the seven-spice...
When you hear Soft Cream, what comes to your mind first? I guess many would probably bring to mind a gob of whipped cream. The word Soft Cream is commonly used in Japan, and we...
Umami is one of the best-known Japanese words, but do you know the term has two different meanings? One is represented as 旨味/旨み (Umami), and the other is うま味 (Umami). Umami vs. Umai vs....
Happy New Year 2021! I spent this New Year’s Eve or Omisoka (大晦日), watching Kouhaku Uta Gassen (紅白歌合戦: Red-White Song Battle), a standard long-loved TV program for Omisoka. And I ate Toshikoshi Soba (年越しそば:...
