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Japanese ramen has a lot of depth and is difficult to explain simply. The most important thing in ramen is the noodles. Ramen tends to focus on the soup and its classification of taste such as Shoyu ramen or soy sauce ramen that we will ...

Among Japanese sweets, mochi is a very popular one not only in Japan but also all around the world. However, do you know that there is not only one type of mochi? Today, we would like to introduce Anko Mochi. In Japan, this is an indispe...

A variety of bento boxes, such as hamburgers, makunouchi, and Chinese food, are lined up in shops. Among them, the nori bento, a classic bento box, has been proud of its “unchanging popularity” for a long time. Nori-ben has become a stap...

Unripe Japanese plums, or ume, are steeped with sugar in distilled liquor to create umeshu, a flavorful liqueur. In most cases, 35% abv shochu is the liquor used in umeshu. Umeshu made with sake has been described in books from the 19th ...

Japanese long eat Takuwan as a side dish during meals and eat this as a snack at teatime. It is one of the most traditional Japanese pickles and is named after the Buddhist priest who is said to have introduced the food. Beneficial to he...

Kinpira gobo is a very popular side dish (okazu) of Japanese food. Despite its name, nowadays, people not only use burdock roots for Kinpira gobo, but also carrots, mushrooms, radish skins, eggplants, and other vegetables. However, it mi...

In Japan, people celebrate Jinjitsu no sekku (or Nanakusa no sekku) annually on January 7. On this day, Japanese have the custom of eating Nanakusa gayu (seven-herb rice porridge) hoping for good health for the coming year. So, when did ...

Speaking of Japanese sweets, wagashi (Japanese traditional sweets) may be the first one to cross your mind. Daifuku, Dango, Dorayaki, Taiyaki, etc are the popular wagashi with ingredients such as red bean paste and mochi. However, apart ...

If you visit some random candy stores in Japan, you can easily find the star-like candies called "Konpeito". This candy is so popular in Japan that it is also used in many special occasions. It is said that there is no exact recipe for m...

Who doesn't know Yakisoba? It's one of the most famous kinds of noodles available in many countries. In fact, plenty of restaurants worldwide have this on their menus. Despite its origin tracing back to China, Yakisoba plays a huge part ...