I have introduced how to eat potato chips without getting your hands greasy before. I have found an item at a convenience store since I have posted the…

Can you believe that there is a FREE cafe chain in Japan? It’s called Hariyamaya Station and they serve rice cracker and drinks for free. The original rice cracker store,…

  There is an old Japanese candy store where the candy craftsmen cut freshly made candy with knives rhythmically.       The candy store, Matsuya Souhonten, is on the…

I think popcorn is one of the universal snacks; many people may have eaten it. I guess there are all kinds of flavored popcorn in the world. In addition to…

    Extremely sour, salty and fruity Japan’s favorite pickles, umeboshi, which are salted dried ume (called plum or apricot), sometimes seasoned with shiso leaf, kombu (kelp) or honey.  

    One of the snacks that Japan loves, “potato chips.” There are so many kinds of potato chips in Japan that I could write an article about, but this…

Japanese snack Takoyaki, known as octopus balls in English are popular through the country.     It’s made of batter, diced octopus, pickled ginger, green onion, and usually served with…

The classic Japanese winter sweet, Taiyaki. It’s a fish shaped cake made from waffle batter and has filling inside, usually sweet red bean paste.  

Have you had habanero chili?? It’s one of the hottest chili peppers in the world. Besides the extreme heat, it has citrus-like aroma and flavor, and often used as hot…

“Have a break, have a KitKat!”   The UK born chocolate covered wafer, KitKat is very popular in Japan, and there are dozens of original flavors found in Japan. Besides…

    One of the most famous snacks, POCKY, is a pretzel stick coated with chocolate. Not only in Japan, is it sold all over the world. POCKY was produced…