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Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Product introduction / Snacks / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published September 18, 2019 · Last modified August 29, 2020
“Ume (梅)” is a tree with white or pink blossoms that represents Japan’s winter season and bears fruit like apricots. Referred to as Ume plums in English, the fruit features strong sourness and doesn’t become...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published August 8, 2019 · Last modified July 21, 2020
“Ume (梅)” is a tree very familiar to us Japanese which represents Japan’s winter season. It has white or reddish blossoms and is referred to as Japanese apricot in English. Ume trees bear fruit,...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published March 6, 2019 · Last modified September 18, 2020
Ume plums are one of the essential ingredients for Japanese candies as well as for Japanese cuisine. As an example, the pickled Ume plums “Umeboshi (梅干し)” is a food that represents Japan. On the other hand,...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published May 6, 2018 · Last modified December 27, 2019
When it comes to Japanese foods that pair well with steamed plain rice, the staple of the Japanese, many of us like eating Umeboshi plums along with the white rice. As you may already...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published March 31, 2018 · Last modified January 12, 2020
Various kinds of sour gummy candies are available at supermarkets and convenience stores in Japan as well as in many other countries. Those gummies all get lumped together as sour gummy candy, but they...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published February 19, 2018 · Last modified January 6, 2020
“Ume (梅)” is a plum fruit commonly used in Japanese cuisine, and one of the representative Japanese foods made from Ume plums is “Umeboshi (梅干し)“, pickled Ume plums. In addition to the Ume-flavored potato chips I introduced...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published November 28, 2017 · Last modified June 24, 2020
Japan has a wide range of foods made with Ume plums, among which the pickled Ume plums, Umeboshi is probably most famous, and in fact many of us Japanese like to eat the salted...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published July 7, 2017 · Last modified April 8, 2020
When it comes to the blossoms that represent Japan, the fact that we Japanese love “Sakura (桜)”, or cherry blossoms, is widely known. Sakura blooms in spring, when Japanese people enjoy “Hanami (花見)” cherry...
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I'm Tomo, a Japanese blogger living in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. For the purpose of enriching your life, I would like to introduce things about Japan on this blog, especially unique Japanese products, cooking recipes, cultures, and facts and trivia.
