Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
“Anman (あんまん)”, “Anpan (あんパン)”, “Dorayaki (どら焼き)”, and “Manju (饅頭)” are all popular Japanese sweets, and these treats use one thing in common, which is “An (あん, 餡)”, also known as “Anko (餡子)“. As you...
“Shiruko (汁粉)”, or “Oshiruko (お汁粉)”, is a traditional Japanese winter soup dish made of Azuki red beans that have been simmered in water and sweetened with sugar, which is often served with baked or...
Here in Niigata, Japan, the temperature outside is now close to 0 degrees Celsius, but yesterday when I went on an errand to a drugstore, I found an interesting, delicious-looking popsicle that I had...
The doughnut is a fried dough confection that has been a long time favorite in many countries whose original form is said to be the traditional Dutch confection called “Oliebollen” or “Olykoek”. In Japan, Mister Donut...
The other day, I introduced Japanese salt candies and tablets to prevent heatstroke in the hot summer months. In fact, in recent years in Japan, such salt-contained sweet treats have become a kind of...
“Azuki (小豆)”, also spelled as Adzuki, is a small red bean native to East Asia which is an essential ingredient for Wagashi or traditional Japanese sweets. This is because “Anko (餡子)“, the sweet red...
I got a jar of butter from Kuze Fuku Shoten in the market of a Mujirushi Ryohin recently. To those who know little about Japanese food, I think the butter is quite unique because...
Last time when I went shopping at a supermarket, together with other foodstuffs, I bought a casual Wagashi sweet for the first time in a while that brings back memories of my childhood, for...
