Udon is a traditional Japanese noodle made from wheat flour, which has a far longer history than ramen. However, since there are tons of variations in ramen compared to udon, the number of instant ramens...
As you may know, seaweed is an indispensable part of Japanese cuisine, where Wakame and Kombu are edible species often prepared in the cooking. For instance, home cooks in Japan like to add Wakame...
Donburi (どんぶり/丼), whose literal meaning is a bowl, is the Japanese word for rice bowl dish, usually abbreviated to Don (丼) when used in the dish’s name. When I think of Japanese seafood donburi...
Rice is the staple of the Japanese diet. And we like to eat a warm bowl of white rice with Furikake (ふりかけ), mainly consisting of flakes made from ingredients such as meat, fish, egg, and...
In Japanese food culture, Ikura (いくら) is an orange caviar made of mature salmon roe or trout roe, typically pickled in soy sauce. It comes in individual-shaped spherical balls, well-known as a Sushi or...
As you know, natto is a fermented soy food of Japanese origin. It is slimy in consistency and has a characteristic smell, and many people can’t eat it. However, natto is packed with plenty of...
Ramen is a quintessential Japanese noodle dish, together with udon and soba. In recent years, many Japanese ramen chains have been opening branches overseas so you could taste their noodle soups near where you...
A wide range of chocolate candy is available in Japan as well as other countries, and each of those treats has its own characteristics and flavor that are differentiated from its counterparts. However, some...
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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.