Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Senbei is a cracker made from the staple of the Japanese diet, Uruchi (non-glutinous) rice, traditionally seasoned with soy sauce or salt. The snack comes in several types, and Age Senbei (揚げせんべい) is among them....
The prefecture where I live, Niigata (新潟), is Japan’s largest producer of rice, and the rice harvested here has a good reputation nationwide. Because of that, many confectionery makers here produce rice crackers, and...
As with Okaki and Arare, Senbei is one of the traditional rice crackers most familiar to us Japanese. The rice snack comes in four major types, one of which is called Nure Senbei (ぬれせんべい). Nure...
Kyoto was the capital of Japan in the old days and served as a political and cultural center, where various things were developed. As a result, the city has a wide range of specialties today,...
Have you ever heard of “Dagashi (駄菓子)”? Actually, Dagashi is the generic name for cheap Japanese snacks and candies whose price ranges from 10 yen (about 0.1 USD) to about 100 yen (about 1 USD). Dagashi...
