Kintoki Shaved Ice with Rennyu from Glico
With summer here, the sun is shining, and the temperature is high. So today, I was in the mood for Kintoki shaved ice and bought the one from Glico “Rennyu Kintoki Shigure (練乳金時しぐれ)” shown...
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Dried Sardine: Chirimen Jako vs. Shirasu vs. Iriko
Iwashi (イワシ/鰯), referred to as “sardine” in English, is one of the most commonly used fishes in Japanese cuisine or Japanese food culture. Especially the dried young sardine called Chirimen Jako (ちりめんじゃこ) or Shirasu...
Fujiya’s Classic Canned Lemon Squash Soda Drink
From the same vending machine where I got the Fujiya Nectar Peach Juice that I introduced the other day, this night I bought another classic canned drink also from Fujiya called “Fujiya Lemon Squash (不二家...
Ume Nori-Maki Arare Seaweed-Roll Rice Crackers
Senbei, Okaki, and Arare are the 3 types of traditional Japanese rice crackers most commonly eaten in Japan as an afternoon tea snack. These are usually made by baking rice dough without using oil,...
Mozuku Soup: How to Make the Seaweed Soup
The convenience stores of 7 Eleven Japan not only carry a wide range of instant ramen noodles but also stock various kinds of instant miso and clear soups. This packaged instant Mozuku soup I...
Azuki Bar: Imuraya’s Classic Red Bean Ice Cream
Azuki (小豆), also spelled Adzuki, is a small red bean native to East Asia, which is an essential ingredient for Wagashi (和菓子) or traditional Japanese confections. That is because Anko (餡子), the red bean...
Umaibo: I Tried the New Flavor Nori-Shio
In July 2020, the leading Dagashi snack company Yaokin (やおきん) added a new regular flavor to their Umaibo (うまい棒) line for the first time in five years. And this time, I bought two bags...
Tirol Choco Kyoto Yatsuhashi Flavor Chocolate
Kyoto was a center of politics and culture in the old days where various crafts and foods were created. Today, many of those items have been specialties of the city. For example, when it...
