Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Today at lunchtime, I had a long-selling instant noodle from Acecook that recreates the taste of “Katsuura Tantanmen (勝浦タンタンメン)”. In its name, “Katsuura (勝浦)” is actually the name of a city in Chiba Prefecture...
Today when I stopped by a Seven-Eleven convenience store on the way home from work, a bowl of instant ramen drew my attention. It was a new addition by Sanyo Foods whose name “Tenkaippin...
The anime (manga) “Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃)” or Demon Slayer has been all the rage in recent years. Because of that, these days, I see various products with Kimetsu no Yaiba packaging in stores. ...
Recently when I shopped at a 7 Eleven convenience store, I found Nissin Afuri Ramen for the first time in a while lined up on the shelf in the instant noodles aisle. Afuri is...
Today at lunchtime, I ate the “Sanma-Men (サンマー麺)” instant ramen (Price: 220 Yen/ about 2 USD) from Yamadai’s New Touch Sugomen line. In Japan, the instant ramen brand New Touch Sugomen is well-known for...
Today after running some errands, I stopped by a convenience store and came across a newly released instant noodle from Maruchan, which instantly drew my interest, and as a result, I grabbed the cup....
Often seen in ramen, “Narutomaki (鳴門巻き)”, also simply called just “Naruto (ナルト)”, is a fish cake with a red and white spiral pattern, which is actually considered a kind of “Kamaboko (蒲鉾)”. For the...
Together with ramen, Karaage is one of the foods Japanese people love most, which, based on my personal opinion, is almost synonymous with “Tori no Karaage (鶏の唐揚げ)” or chicken Karaage. Karaage Ramen (からあげラーメン) Karaage and...
