Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
“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,...
Spring is nearly upon us when, as you know, we enjoy cherry blossom viewing or Hanami (花見). But what comes to mind when you think of the winter blossom representing Japan? Most Japanese associate...
Ume plums are one of the essential ingredients for Japanese cuisine and candies. For example, the pickled Ume plum “Umeboshi (梅干し)” is a food that represents Japan. The Japanese candy made with Ume plums comes...
As you may already know, many of us like eating a warm bowl of white rice, the staple of the Japanese diet, with Umeboshi plums. For the unfamiliar, Umeboshi is a traditional Japanese food made...
You can see various kinds of sour gummy candies at supermarkets and convenience stores in Japan. Although those gummies all get lumped together as sour gummy, the taste varies. For example, the one with Ume...
Ume is a plum fruit commonly used in Japanese cuisine from which umeboshi is made. The plums can also be the main ingredient in snacks and candies, and what I introduce here, Ribon Nama Ume...
Japan has a wide range of foods made with Ume (梅) plums, including Umeboshi, and the fruit can be the main ingredient in Japanese confections/sweets. In my country, you can see various Ume candies sold at...
When it comes to blossoms that represent Japan, the fact that we love “sakura (桜)” or cherry blossoms is widely known. Sakura blooms in spring when Japanese people enjoy cherry blossom viewing or hanami....
