Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Made of steamed plain rice, Onigiri is one of the most common comfort foods in Japan, which is typically formed into a triangular or round spherical shape by wet hand, and then entirely or partly...
Pickles / Product introduction / Recipes / Seasoning and Condiment
by Tomo · Published September 27, 2019 · Last modified August 11, 2020
“Umeboshi (梅干し)” is a traditional Japanese pickle made of ripe Ume plums. They are pickled in salt and dried in the sun. Characterized by strong acidity and sourness, Ume plums don’t become sweet even if...
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,...
Pickles / Product introduction / Trivia
by Tomo · Published April 3, 2019 · Last modified July 30, 2020
“Ume (梅)” is a tree that represents Japan’s winter season. It has beautiful white or pink blossoms and bears fruit. The fruit, Ume plums don’t become sweet even after ripening well and feature having...
Pickles / Product introduction / Snacks
by Tomo · Published February 10, 2019 · Last modified June 24, 2020
In Japan, Ume plums are often used in various foods as a main ingredient. For example, when overseas people think of the Japanese pickle made with Ume plums, I think many will bring Umeboshi to...
When it comes to Japanese pickles, the salted Ume plums, “Umeboshi (梅干し)” is probably most famous. It is usually so salty and sour that we Japanese like to eat it with plain white rice....
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published July 31, 2018 · Last modified May 3, 2020
When I think of regular flavors of Japanese gummy candy, what comes to mind first is the Umeboshi flavor. As you may already know, Umeboshi are traditional Japanese pickled plums made of the sour...
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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.
