Sakeru Cheese & Sakeru Gummy: Splittable Food
Sakeru Cheese (さけるチーズ) and Sakeru Gummy (さけるグミ) are treats that have become popular topics in recent years in Japan. Sakeru Cheese is the brand name of a natural cheese product produced and sold by...
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Hi-Chew Premium vs. Regular Hi-Chew Grape Flavors
As you know, Hi-Chew (ハイチュウ) is a soft, chewy candy produced and sold by the leading Japanese confectionery company Morinaga-Seika (森永製菓). Together with Milk Caramel and Ramune Soda Candy, the treat is one of...
The Difference: Naporitan vs. Spaghetti Meat Sauce
Spaghetti with meat sauce is one of the pasta dishes most commonly eaten in Japanese households. As you know, it is not a Japanese dish but originated in Italy. As with spaghetti meat sauce,...
Nissin Nakiryu Tantanmen: I Tried the DanDan Instant Ramen
There are quite a few varieties of instant cup ramen only available at 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan. Many of them are instant noodles from Nissin that recreate signature dishes of popular ramen restaurants,...
Easy Delicious Caramel Fondue with Morinaga Milk Caramel
When we Japanese think of soft candy available in grocery stores, what comes to many will probably be Morinaga Milk Caramel. For the unfamiliar, with a long history of over 100 years, the product is...
Ame: 5 Classic Japanese Hard Candies to Try
Ame (飴) is the Japanese word for hard candy, often used as a suffix, and in fact, many candy products sold in Japan include the word Ame in the name. Here, you can see...
Uni Hishio: Sea Urchin Sauce from Wakasa, Fukui
The Wakasa (若狭) region in Fukui Prefecture is known for its variety of seafood from ancient times, and in the Nara period (奈良時代: 710 to 794), the lord presented such things as salt, fish,...
Nyumen & Somen: Japanese Noodle Dishes
Since a while ago, convenience stores near my house have been selling chilled pre-prepared noodles. Somen (素麺) is among them, and you may know this if you are acquainted with Japanese foods. But how about...
