Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
As you may know, Calbee is Japan’s largest snack food manufacturer. According to their latest financial report, the top 3 product lines with large sales amounts are as follows. Calbee Potato Chips Calbee Jagariko...
A traditional festival for girls called Hina Matsuri (ひな祭り) is just around the corner here in Japan. The event, also known as Momo no Sekku (桃の節句: literally, Peach Festival), annually falls on March 3. Hinamatsuri often...
The other day, I posted an article about the super-spicy Japanese instant cup ramen “Karakarauo (辛辛魚)“, which I think is probably one of the spiciest instant noodles in Japan. And this time, I bought...
The other day I went to “Makuhari Messe (幕張メッセ)”, a convention center in the city of Chiba, to see a live concert of the popular techno-pop girl group “Perfume”, and that night I stayed...
I live in Niigata adjacent to Nagano Prefecture, and some groceries in my city carry specialties of Nagano. The other day when I went shopping at a supermarket near my house, I came across...
Ume is a plum fruit commonly used in Japanese cuisine from which umeboshi is made. The plums can also be the main ingredient in snacks and candies, and what I introduce here, Ribon Nama Ume...
The cherry blossom Sakura (桜) season is just around the corner here in Japan. When people think of sweets for the Japanese tradition of viewing cherry blossoms, Hanami (花見), many will picture Dango (団子) rice dumplings....
When Japanese people think of potato snacks, the first thing that comes to many people’s minds will be Calbee Potato Chips. In fact, the series has the top share in the market. But at...
