Kadoya Goma Abura: Best Japanese Sesame Oil
Kadoya Goma Abura is Japan’s best and most loved sesame oil and has been a household staple for decades. Plus, it’s been highly regarded overseas in recent years. Kadoya Sesame Oil Goma Abura (ごま油)...
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Try Making “Nissin UFO Sauce Yakisoba Pan” Hot Dog
When I stopped by a 7-Eleven store on the way to work yesterday, I purchased a quirky hot dog bun together with a bowl of pre-cooked ramen. Actually, I had been a little curious...
Wagashi: What is Jouyo Manju?
Manju (饅頭) is a representative type of Wagashi (和菓子) (Japanese confection) typically consisting of Anko (餡子) sweetened Azuki red bean paste wrapped in a wheat flour dough. It is a steamed bun that comes in...
Karaage vs. Katsu: What’s the Difference?
Karaage (から揚げ) and Katsu (カツ) are representative types of Agemono (揚げ物: meaning deep-fried thing), which is the generic name for deep-fried foods in Japanese cuisine. These Agemono dishes have long been staples in households...
Hotate Hoshi Kaibashira: Dried Scallop Adductor Muscles
Chinmi (珍味: literally, rare taste) is the Japanese word for food delicacy in English, and what I introduce here, Hotate Hoshi Kaibashira (ホタテ干し貝柱), comes under the heading of Japanese Chinmi. Hotate Hoshi Kaibashira (ホタテ干し貝柱)...
What is Shirunashi Tanatanmen? Let’s see Nissin Nakiryu’s
On November 26, 2019, the MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2020 unveiled its selection, and the guidebook lists 22 ramen restaurants. Among them, Nakiryu (創作麺工房 鳴龍) (Google Maps) and Soba House Konjiki Hototogisu (SOBA HOUSE 金色不如帰) (Google Maps) got...
Kusa Mochi & Yomogi Mochi: Spring Wagashi Sweets
It is getting warmer and warmer day by day here in Niigata, Japan. And today, I stopped by a supermarket and bought a traditional Wagashi confection representing Japan’s springtime. The package consists of two varieties of...
Green Mame: Kasugai’s Classic Deep-Fried Pea Snack
Kasugai Seika (春日井製菓) is a Japanese confectionery company known for having good old snacks, which include the Shio Ame salt candy and Kuro Ame brown sugar candy. In addition to them, I sometimes crave their Green...
