Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Yakitori (焼き鳥) and Yakiniku (焼肉), whose difference I explained before, are grilled meat dishes that represent Japan, but I rarely see their flavors in snacks. Instead, Japanese snack food manufacturers favor barbecue/バーベキュー flavor, but if...
Natto (納豆) is a food that originated in Japan and is infamous for its peculiar smell and taste, though the fermented soybeans are nutrient-rich and healthful if adequately consumed. Even Japanese people, many dislike...
After writing the article on Umaibo Chocolate, I checked the history/chronological table of Yaokin Umaibo and found there used to be Caramel, Cocoa, and Kokuto in the sweet lineup. Unfortunately, those flavors are unavailable now,...
As far as I know, there are two sweet flavors in the Yaokin Umaibo puffed corn snack series. One is Chocolate, and the other is Sugar Rusk. But since those sweet Umaibo sticks are...
Today, I enjoyed another edible souvenir called Mazuibo (まずい棒) that my long-time friend got me when he came back to Niigata. The product, whose name means bad stick, is apparently inspired by Umaibo (うまい棒:...
Recently, Yaokin has announced that it will revise the price of Umaibo from 10 yen (about 0.1 USD) to 12 yen on April 1st of this year (2022). As the price of the dagashi...
The time of Halloween is nearing day by day. Here in Japan, the festival is not that familiar to people, but many like getting a taste of it through its related products. Annually, I...
It’s been about 2 months since I last shopped at a Welcia drugstore, where today, an Umaibo flavor that I had never seen before caught my eye. The flavor of that Umaibo was Lemon....
