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Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Product introduction / Recipes / Soups / Traditional Japanese foods
by Tomo · Published January 3, 2021
“Zoni (雑煮)”, also politely called “Ozoni (お雑煮)”, is a traditional Japanese Mochi dish that represents Japan’s New Year’s Day festivities. As you may know, it is a soup dish whose main ingredient is plain...
Product introduction / Recipes / Snacks / Traditional Japanese foods
by Tomo · Published December 29, 2020 · Last modified January 2, 2021
In Japan, winter is the season of “Mochi (餅)“, and in fact, I have often eaten the plain rice cake since around the beginning of December. Although Mochi is typically served in soup (e.g....
While the word “Okashi (お菓子)” can refer to any kind of snack, sweet, and candy, regardless of where they are produced, “Wagashi (和菓子)” is the word for traditional Japanese confections. Wagashi comes in many...
In the previous entry, I wrote about Kinako Mochi. Actually, after posting the article, the sweet Mochi dish reminded me of Shizuoka’s specialty wagashi sweet called “Abekawa Mochi (安倍川もち)”. Abekawa Mochi (安倍川もち) Abekawa Mochi...
Product introduction / Recipes / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published May 19, 2020 · Last modified November 1, 2020
“Mochi (餅)” is a traditional Japanese plain rice cake made of “Mochi Gome (餅米)”, a type of glutinous rice. In Japan, Mochi is available in various forms and the sweets made with the glutinous...
“Mochi (餅)” is a Japanese word for plain white rice cakes made of glutinous rice called “Mochi-Gome (もち米)”, and is often used in traditional Japanese “Wagashi (和菓子)” sweets. Ankoro Mochi, Bota Mochi, and Ohagi...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published March 19, 2020 · Last modified March 20, 2020
Although it is getting warmer and warmer day by day here in Niigata, Japan, today on the way home from work, I stopped by a supermarket and bought a traditional Wagashi confection that represents Japan’s...
by Tomo · Published December 30, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2020
When it comes to Japanese snacks with a cheese flavor, in Japan there are some unique products that probably can’t be found in other countries. Representative examples of such cheese snacks include a combination...
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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.
