Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
For its old, historical town streets, “Hida-Takayama (飛騨高山)” is a popular tourist destination in Japan. The region comprises “Hida (飛騨)” and “Takayama (高山)”, which are names of cities in Gifu Prefecture. By the way, the...
When I went out the other day, I stopped by a grocery store and bought an assortment of nine different flavors of Umaibo (うまい棒). If you are a Dagashi (cheap, unique, and relatively small Japanese snacks...
“Ramune (ラムネ)” is a Japanese carbonated beverage with its roots in lemonade, and the soda drink is often said to be one of Japan’s summer traditions because it is definitely sold at summer festivals....
When you hear “Ramune (ラムネ)”, what comes to your mind? I think many will probably bring to mind the classic Japanese soda pop with its root in lemonade “Ramune (ラムネ)”. As a matter of...
When I was a kid, with some pocket money I got from my parents, I used to often go to a small candy shop in my neighborhood that specialized in Dagashi snacks called Dagashiya...
Tamago Boro (たまごボーロ) is a classic Japanese egg cookie, as in its word, Tamago (たまご) means egg, while Boro (ボーロ) is the name for confections with roots in Portugal or Spain. Tamago Boro (たまごボーロ) In...
Nowadays, Japanese snacks are relatively easy to get even if you are not in Japan, thanks to the development of the internet. Among such treats, I think Umaibo (うまい棒: Delicious Stick), sometimes called the...
Fu (麩) is a traditional Japanese food, similar to a piece of bread, made from wheat gluten, commonly used in miso soup. The dried wheat gluten cake has a long history, transmitted from China...
