Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Cooked by stir-frying wheat noodles, pork belly, and vegetables together in a frying pan, Yakisoba (焼きそば) is one of Japan’s favorite foods. Here, the dish is available in various varieties of instant noodles, and today, I...
“Manju (饅頭)” is a traditional Japanese confection or wagashi. It is a steamed bun filled with sweet Azuki red bean paste called “Anko (餡子)”. Manju comes in many varieties, and the dough can be made...
The traditional Japanese noodle made from wheat flour, Udon (うどん/饂飩), is a staple food in Japan. And in recent years, the noodle dish has gained wide popularity in many countries. As you may already know,...
For a drinking party with my friends, I often go shopping at a convenience store near my house and prepare alcoholic beverages and “Otsumami (おつまみ)”. Otsumami is the Japanese word for finger foods and...
When it comes to traditional Japanese spice, “Shichimi Togarashi (七味唐辛子)” or “Shichimi (七味)” has been a long-time favorite in Japan. It is a traditional seasoning/condiment made up of 7 aromatic spices. The first ingredient...
Niigata is a prefecture situated about 300 km northwest of Tokyo. And Nagaoka (長岡) currently has the second largest population in the prefecture, approximately 2.7 hundred thousand, after Niigata City. Nagaoka is nationally famous...
When winter comes, hot beverages are sold in vending machines in Japan, from which you can buy a variety of heated drinks, including canned coffee, PET bottles of green tea, and even canned soups....
Kids tend to want to imitate what adults enjoy, say, smoking and drinking. In fact, when I was small, I was that kind of boy. But I wasn’t such a bad boy, so I...
