Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
As I wrote before, Japan has three classifications of snacks. One of them, Dagashi (駄菓子), is the word for cheap and relatively small Japanese snacks/candies loved by children. One primary reason why Japanese kids favor such...
When you think of a versatile sauce that matches well with foods like meat, fish, vegetables, and tofu, what comes to mind? Although there are several multi-purpose sauces widely used in Japan, including “Ninniku...
When describing auspicious things, we Japanese often use the compound term composed of 3 separate words, Sho Chiku Bai (松竹梅). Shochikubai has the literal meaning of pine (Sho: 松), bamboo (Chiku: 竹), and ume...
As you know, Soba (蕎麦), also known as Nihon Soba (日本蕎麦), is a buckwheat noodle that originated in Japan, whose current form called Sobakiri (蕎麦切り) first appears in a document dated 1574. Today, various...
In Natsu Matsuri (夏祭り), or Japanese summer festivals, choosing and buying various foods at street stalls is one of the fun things. Those food stalls are called Yatai (屋台), many of which cook foods...
In Japan, there is a unique snack genre called Dagashi (駄菓子), which consists of cheap Japanese snacks and candies mainly marketed toward children. Dagashi comes in numerous varieties, many of which have been around for several...
“Tofu (豆腐)” is a processed soy food widely seen in East and Southeast Asia. The soybean curd is packed with nutrients and is available in many countries in recent years. However, due to its characteristic...
Kitsune (きつね) and Tanuki (たぬき) are both Japanese words for animals; the former Kitsune means fox, while the latter Tanuki is a raccoon dog. However, if you dine at Soba and Udon restaurants in...
