Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
After finishing my errands yesterday, I stopped by a 7-Eleven convenience store and got some treats. While I was shopping, I found a sea urchin or Uni (うに/雲丹) flavored snack named Uni Sakiika, and...
Here in Niigata, Japan, the temperature outside is now close to 0 degrees Celsius. But yesterday, when I went on an errand to a drugstore, I found a delicious-looking popsicle that I had never...
Umami is one of the best-known Japanese words, but do you know the term has two different meanings? One is represented as 旨味/旨み (Umami), and the other is うま味 (Umami). Umami vs. Umai vs....
Zoni (雑煮), politely called Ozoni (お雑煮), is a traditional Japanese dish that represents Japan’s New Year’s Day festivities. It is a soup dish made with a plain rice cake called Mochi (餅) and other miscellaneous...
Happy New Year 2021! I spent this New Year’s Eve or Omisoka (大晦日), watching Kouhaku Uta Gassen (紅白歌合戦: Red-White Song Battle), a standard long-loved TV program for Omisoka. And I ate Toshikoshi Soba (年越しそば:...
As winter is the season of Mochi (餅) for Japanese people, I have often eaten the plain rice cake since the beginning of December. Mochi is typically served in soup (for example, O-Shiruko, O-Zoni), but...
Gyudon (牛丼) is one of the most popular varieties of Donburi (丼: Japanese rice bowl dish), often referred to as Beef Bowl in English-speaking countries. In its name, the word Gyu (牛) means cattle...
Uni (雲丹, うに), known as sea urchin in English, is one of the Japanese food delicacies called Chinmi (珍味) that has been a long-time favorite in Japan. Although it is usually served fresh in sushi restaurants,...
