Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
I introduced Japan’s No.1 instant miso soup series “Marukome Ryotei no Aji (マルコメ 料亭の味)” before, but when it comes to “Nama-Miso-type” instant miso soup, “Nagatanien Asage (永谷園 あさげ)” is the best-selling product. What is Nama...
Konnyaku (こんにゃく/蒟蒻) is a healthy food made from konjac or devil’s tongue starch, commonly eaten in Asian countries. This Asian delicacy originated in China, transmitted to Japan around the 6th century. Konnyaku is very...
Recently, I purchased snacks from Amazon Japan using Amazon Pantry, and when I was choosing, I found a good and old corn puff snack I used to often eat as a kid. With it...
Ramen (ラーメン) is quintessential Japanese comfort food that has become popular not only in Japan but also in many countries around the world. As for its variety, many regions of Japan have their local...
As you may know, “Otsumami (おつまみ)” is the Japanese word for finger foods and nibbles eaten with alcoholic drinks. And the representative example includes Edamame, cold tofu or Hiyayakko, Chiitara or Cheese Tara, and...
Mochi (餅) is a traditional Japanese food customarily eaten during the winter season in Japan. It is a sticky plain white rice cake made of glutinous rice Mochi-Gome (餅米) and prepared as the main...
If you ask young Japanese people what chocolate candy they like, I guess many will probably answer “Tirol Choco (チロルチョコ)”, a long-selling chocolate candy known as Dagashi. The product Tirol Choco is produced and...
When it comes to food that emits a stench, the Swedish dish of fermented herring, Surstromming, is infamous as the world’s No.1 stinkiest food. In Japan, the Alabaster unit (Au) can quantify bad smells...
