Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Transmitted from China about 700 years ago, Manju (饅頭) now has become a representative type of Wagashi or traditional Japanese confection by using a sweet bean paste filling instead of meat. Manju often refers...
Shiruko (汁粉) or Oshiruko is a traditional Japanese soup of Azuki red beans simmered in water and sweetened with sugar. And the dish often comes with baked or steamed Mochi (餅) rice cakes in the...
Here in Japan, March 3rd is a special day for young girls called Hinamatsuri (雛祭り) when parents with daughters annually celebrate and pray for their sound growth. As I wrote before, regarding food for the...
Senbei (煎餅/せんべい) is a traditional Japanese cracker made from non-glutinous rice called Uruchi Mai (うるち米), first steamed, then pounded, molded, dried, and baked or grilled. Senbei is traditionally brushed with soy sauce or lightly...
Here in Niigata, Japan, the temperature outside is now close to 0 degrees Celsius. But yesterday, when I went on an errand to a drugstore, I found a delicious-looking popsicle that I had never...
Today when I went out shopping, I stopped by a supermarket and came across a rare Kit Kat by chance that had been sold only in Japan’s Onsen hot spring resorts in 2018. That...
The donut is a fried dough confection that’s long been loved in many countries whose original form is said to be the traditional Dutch confection “Oliebollen” or “Olykoek”. In Japan, Mister Donut and Dunkin’ Donuts opened...
While the word “Okashi (お菓子)” can refer to any kind of snack, sweet, and candy, regardless of where they are produced, “Wagashi (和菓子)” is the word for traditional Japanese confections. Wagashi comes in many...
