Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
It is getting warmer and warmer day by day here in Niigata, Japan. And today, I stopped by a supermarket and bought a traditional Wagashi confection representing Japan’s springtime. The package consists of two varieties of...
The Sakura (桜) cherry blossom season is just around the corner. But unfortunately, yesterday’s online news reported the Tokyo Metropolitan Government asked people to refrain from Hanami parties this year due to the coronavirus...
When it comes to cheese snacks, Japan has some unique products not seen in other countries. Representative examples include combinations of traditional Japanese food and cheese, like this “Funwari Meijin Cheese Mochi (ふんわり名人 チーズもち)”...
When I go on a trip to the mountainous Hida and Takayama region of Gifu that is famous for its old streets, I will definitely buy a skewer of “Gohei Mochi (五平餅)” at a...
As you may know, Senbei, Okaki, and Arare are the three major types of rice crackers most familiar to us Japanese. Although these snacks traditionally have a crunchy tough bite, in modern times, they come...
When you think of traditional Japanese sweets or Wagashi (和菓子), what comes to mind first? Nowadays, thanks to online stores, it is relatively easy to get Japanese confections even if you are not in Japan....
“Mochi Gashi (餅菓子)” is the word for Mochi-like confectionery whose main ingredient is rice (glutinous or non-glutinous), and the representative examples are “Daifuku (大福)” and “Kashiwa Mochi (柏餅)“. Other than Daifuku and Kashiwa Mochi,...
During the winter, we have various mochi (餅) dishes with sticky baked or steamed rice cakes. And representatives include Zoni (雑煮), Zenzai (ぜんざい), and Oshiruko (おしるこ) or Shiruko. Zenzai vs. Oshiruko Kansai-Style Zenzai with Round...
