It’s been very hot summer in Japan, so no wonder this product caught people’s attentions here.    

  First I would like you to see this photo. It may not be obvious, but these are statues of Buddha.     These are called Umai–Butsu: Tasty Buddha. But…

  Imoni is a certain kind of potato and meat soup mostly eaten in Honshu’s Tohoku region. People usually have imoni parties with their families or friends, outside, like barbecue…

    Gotouchi, “local specialty” is one of the active products in the Japanese market. In this blog, I have posted some local specialty related stories such as “Snoopy napping…

  Doughnuts are delicious! But they are also deep fried, and most people care about the calories (T_T). Recently in Japan, baked and cold doughnuts have been popular as healthier…

Japanese people love custard pudding! We call it “purin,” and have a wide variety of purin in Japan. Pastry shops and bakeries often have their original flavored purin that are…

  The other day I wrote an article about taiyaki, a Japanese fish shaped sweet. This time, I’d like to tell you about  a unique taiyaki shop called Nazeya in…

  I know this is sudden, but what I eat very often is cup noodles. Cup noodles save my life a lot LoL When I get a bit hungry or…

  As you may know, Japanese people love rice so much. It might be a little amazing to hear that we cook rice even when we’re having an outdoor barbecue party….

In Japan, original flavored Pepsi have been released by Suntory for a limited time only. Some are good but some are weird… Let’s look at examples! Pepsi Cucumber (2007)  …

Kamaboko are Japanese cured pureed white fish. They have rubbery texture and mild taste. In Japan, we slice them and eat with soy sauce with wasabi or mayonnaise. Kamaboko are…