Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
The anime (manga) “Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃)” or Demon Slayer has been all the rage in recent years. Because of that, these days, I see various products with Kimetsu no Yaiba packaging in stores. ...
Togarashi (とうがらし/唐辛子) is the Japanese word for chili pepper whose representative varieties include Taka no Tsume (鷹の爪: eagle talon), Shima Togarashi (島唐辛子: island chili pepper), jalapeno, and habanero. Meanwhile, Ito (糸) means thread in...
“Sobacha (そば茶: Soba Tea)” is a Japanese buckwheat tea often served in soba restaurants. It is a tea beverage made from roasted buckwheat groats featuring a unique fragrance characteristic of buckwheat. Sobacha (そば茶: Soba Tea) In Japan,...
Recently when I shopped at a 7-Eleven convenience store, I found Nissin Afuri Ramen for the first time in a while lined up on the shelf in the instant noodles aisle. Afuri is the...
To say “Delicious” almost always pleases the cook who prepared the dish, which (of course) also applies to Japan. So if you memorize how to say Delicious in Japanese, you will be almost ready...
Senbei (せんべい/煎餅) is a traditional Japanese cracker made from non-glutinous rice called Uruchi-Mai (うるち米), the staple of the Japanese diet, which comes in various types. Among others, the baked variety Yaki Senbei (焼き煎餅) is...
Nori (のり/海苔) is one of Japan’s favorite seafood, whose history can date back to ancient times. As you can see in sushi and onigiri, the seaweed often comes in dry sheets. Unlike flakes or powder types...
Cider, represented as サイダー in Japanese, reminds people of a drink or beverage, but what the word means differs by country. Today, I learned from the Wikipedia article サイダー that, in Britain and France, cider...
