Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Chinmi (珍味: literally, rare taste) is the Japanese word for food delicacy in English, and what I introduce here, Hotate Hoshi Kaibashira (ホタテ干し貝柱), comes under the heading of Japanese Chinmi. Hotate Hoshi Kaibashira (ホタテ干し貝柱)...
Kasugai Seika (春日井製菓) is a Japanese confectionery company known for having good old snacks, which include the Shio Ame salt candy and Kuro Ame brown sugar candy. In addition to them, I sometimes crave their Green...
For a drinking party with my friends, I often go shopping at a convenience store near my house and prepare alcoholic beverages and “Otsumami (おつまみ)”. Otsumami is the Japanese word for finger foods and...
“Wasabi (わさび)” is a condiment essential for Sashimi and Sushi, which can remove the fishy smell. The green paste is made by grinding the root of Japanese horseradish and comes typically in tube containers. Wasabi is not...
If you have learned the Japanese language for a while, you probably know the meaning of the word “Sakana (魚)”. As you may know, it is the word for “fish”, but in Japanese, there...
When I think of classic Japanese cheese snacks, what comes to my mind right away is these three I introduced before, all of which go perfectly with beer and other alcoholic beverages. Like those snacks, the...
As you may know, Dagashi is the word for cheap Japanese snacks and candies. It comes in numerous different varieties, loved by children for its uniqueness. When I was a boy, I would go...
“Otsumami (おつまみ)” is the Japanese word for snack foods eaten with alcoholic drinks. It refers to finger foods and nibbles. For example, if you have potato chips while drinking beer, the snack can be...
