Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
“Mochi (餅)” is a traditional Japanese food made of glutinous rice “Mochi-Gome (餅米)” that has been steamed and pounded. The cooked rice cake has strong stickiness and chewiness, and in Japan, it is often...
Several types of Wagashi (traditional Japanese confections) use kudzu (arrowroot) starch as the main ingredient, and as I wrote before, Kuzukiri (葛きり) is among them. Kuzukiri Noodles with Kuromitsu Syrup Kuzukiri is almost tasteless, so when...
Roasted soybean flour, “Kinako (きな粉)” is a traditional Japanese food commonly prepared for Japanese sweets and candies and is available unseasoned at almost any supermarket in Japan. Therefore, when we use Kinako flour in cooking,...
Mochi (餅) is a traditional Japanese food customarily eaten during the winter season in Japan. It is a sticky plain white rice cake made of glutinous rice Mochi-Gome (餅米) and prepared as the main...
A traditional festival for girls called Hina Matsuri (ひな祭り) is just around the corner here in Japan. The event, also known as Momo no Sekku (桃の節句: literally, Peach Festival), annually falls on March 3. Hinamatsuri often...
The cherry blossom Sakura (桜) season is just around the corner here in Japan. When people think of sweets for the Japanese tradition of viewing cherry blossoms, Hanami (花見), many will picture Dango (団子) rice dumplings....
Several days ago, I wrote an article about the type of Dango, where I introduced “Zunda Dango (ずんだ団子)” as a popular Japanese rice dumpling. As mentioned there, “Zunda (ずんだ)” is a paste made by mashing...
Most Japanese kids love Dagashi (駄菓子), a snack genre unique to Japan consisting of cheap, relatively small Japanese snacks and candies. Those Japanese treats are cheap. So children can buy various varieties even with little...
