Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Although Japan’s canned coffee market has been sluggish in recent years, I hear Japanese canned coffee is popular with foreign travelers because of its delicious taste. In my country, canned soft drinks are available...
The word “inari (稲荷/いなり)” reminds many of us of “inari jinja (稲荷神社: inari shrine)” or “inarizushi (稲荷寿司: inari sushi)”. If you are acquainted with Japanese culture, you should know “kitsune (狐)” or “fox” has another...
As you know, natto (納豆) and kombu (昆布: also known as kelp) are different things. But what I introduce here, natto kombu (納豆こんぶ), is not a combination of fermented soybeans and kelp seaweed. Natto...
A few days ago, I checked Amazon Japan’s popularity rankings of soy sauce and found two Kaki Shoyu (牡蠣醤油) brands in the top 5. As Kaki (牡蠣) is the Japanese word for oyster, while...
The other day, I found an interesting product I had never tried in my neighbor’s supermarket and grabbed one because I wanted to know how it tastes. It is an onsen water drink named...
“Umeboshi (梅干し)” is a traditional Japanese food made from “ume (梅)” plums pickled in salt. The pickle is well-recognized in many countries, and nowadays, you can easily find it on online marketplaces like Amazon....
“Inarizushi (稲荷寿司)” is a variety of sushi made from “sumeshi (酢飯: vinegared rice)” packed in an “Inari Age (稲荷揚げ)” pouch. The sushi is usually unavailable in traditional sushi restaurants, but for its sweet taste,...
While Glico Pucchin Pudding is a chemical pudding with a fresh custard flavor, this Ohayo Jersey Milk Pudding is a “Gyunyu (牛乳: meaning Milk)” pudding using milk from a dairy cow called Jersey. Ohayo...
