Dagashi: Umaibo Tonkatsu Sauce Flavor Corn Puff Stick
Umaibo (うまい棒: Delicious Stick) is a classic Dagashi (駄菓子) snack sold by Yaokin (やおきん). *It is a cheap corn puff stick that only costs 10 yen, but the snack is so yummy! * Due...
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Tonkatsu Sauce vs. Worcester Sauce vs. Chuno Sauce
Tonkatsu (豚カツ) is the Japanese pork cutlet featuring its crispy deep-fried breadcrumb covering, typically accompanying shredded cabbage, and eaten with Tonkatsu sauce (とんかつソース). For those unfamiliar with Japanese food culture, as its name suggests,...
Marukawa’s Long-Selling Felix the Cat Chewing Gum
Marukawa Seika (丸川製菓) is a Japanese confectionery company well known for its Dagashi chewing gum series. Dagashi (駄菓子) is the generic name for cheap, unique, relatively small Japanese snacks and candies. And here in...
Masuzushi: Toyama’s Trout Sushi Wrapped in Bamboo Leaves
Now, here in Japan, we have the Buddhist festival called “Obon (お盆)”, during which it is believed that our ancestral spirits return home. So we usually go and visit our ancestors’ graves during the period...
Aquarius Water made with Sports Drink Powder
Deadly sweltering heat has continued here in Japan, and this year, the days with temperatures of 35°c (95°f) or higher are not rare. Despite that, I plan to go on a picnic with my...
Monjayaki vs. Okonomiyaki: What’s the Difference?
Monjayaki (もんじゃ焼き) and Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) are similar Japanese dishes consisting of various ingredients mixed in wheat flour batter. They are both cooked on an iron griddle or Teppan (鉄板), categorized as Teppanyaki (鉄板焼き). Monjayaki...
Candy Comparison: Otoko Ume Sheet vs Umeboshi no Sheet
“Ume (梅)” is a tree very familiar to us Japanese which represents Japan’s winter season. It has white or reddish blossoms and is referred to as Japanese apricot in English. Ume trees bear fruit,...
Punch Cola SP: Classic Japanese Instant Cola Drink
I like powdered sports drinks, like this, because they don’t take up much space to store, and when I want to have the beverage, it is very easy to make just with cold water....
