Recently, I have learned from Japanese Wikipedia that the names of the days of the week or Youbi (曜日: meaning Day of the Week), that is, Nichi-Youbi (日曜日: Sunday) Getsu-Youbi (月曜日: Monday) Ka-Youbi (火曜:...
The culture of eating raw fish, say in the form of sashimi and sushi, is unique to Japan, and now, gourmets in many countries love those traditional Japanese dishes. Therefore, I think many overseas people...
In countries other than Japan, the representative flavor of Maruchan’s instant wonton soup seems to be chicken, but it is the Shoyu (しょうゆ) or soy sauce flavor that is most familiar to us Japanese....
Transmitted from China about 700 years ago, Manju (饅頭) now has become a representative type of Wagashi or traditional Japanese confection by using a sweet bean paste filling instead of meat. Manju often refers...
When it comes to the garnish for curry rice in Japan, we especially favor Rakkyo (ラッキョウ) and Fukujinzuke (福神漬). In fact, you will almost definitely see these pickles on the table or the menu...
The noodle soup available in many varieties and various flavors, ramen is a household staple in Japan. As you know, Japanese people like instant ramen, which even comes in snack form in Japan. When...
Umeboshi (梅干し) is one of the pickles representing Japan. It is a plum pickled in salt. The plum fruit prepared to make Umeboshi is called Ume (梅), which doesn’t become sweet even when it...
A few days ago, on April 5th, 2021, Nissin started to sell Cup Noodle’s new subline, Cup Noodle Pro, and without delay, I bought the instant ramen at a 7-Eleven store for sampling. Nissin...
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I'm Tomo, a Japanese blogger living in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. For the purpose of enriching your life, I would like to introduce things about Japan on this blog, especially unique Japanese products, cooking recipes, cultures, and facts and trivia.