Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published September 12, 2020 · Last modified September 13, 2020
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...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published August 2, 2020 · Last modified August 5, 2020
“Azuki (小豆)”, also spelled as Adzuki, is a small red bean native to East Asia which is an essential ingredient for traditional Japanese confections or Wagashi, for “Anko (餡子)“, the sweet red bean paste...
Product introduction / Seasoning and Condiment / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published July 24, 2020
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...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published June 15, 2020 · Last modified July 1, 2020
“Yokan (羊羹)” is one of the most common Wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets) whose origin is said to date back to about 700 years ago. It is a simple jelly-like dessert made by solidifying sweet...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published May 15, 2020 · Last modified July 1, 2020
Like the squid cracker I introduced the other day called Ika Mirin Age, there are some good and old Japanese snack foods whose origin about which most people don’t know. In addition to Ika...
Typically made from boiled Azuki red beans sweetened with sugar, “Anko (餡子)” paste is an indispensable part of “Wagashi (和菓子)” traditional Japanese sweets. Sometimes, Anko is simply called “An (餡)”, but until now I...
Product introduction / Snacks / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published April 23, 2020 · Last modified July 1, 2020
As I mentioned in this article about “Tsubu-An (粒あん)” and “Koshi-An (こし餡)”, those chunky and smooth “Anko (餡子)” red bean pastes are often used interchangeably in “Wagashi (和菓子)” traditional Japanese sweets. Monaka (最中) When...
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I'm Tomo, a Japanese blogger living in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. For the purpose of enriching your life, I would like to introduce things about Japan on this blog, especially unique Japanese products, cooking recipes, cultures, and facts and trivia.
