Food

In this article, I’d like to introduce shime parfaits, which is part of a relatively new food culture in Japan. If you’re a fan of sweet things, why don’t you …

Furikake (ふりかけ). It’s a magic powder to change your ordinary rice into amazing cuisine. When I was a kid, one of my dreams was filling up my stomach with furikake …

Well, most Japanese love 唐揚 (karaage) so much, I’d say. Nowadays, you can get them everywhere, like restaurants, bento shops, izakaya, Convini (i.e., convenience stores), and grocery stores. At the …

When you hear a slurping sound, how do you feel? Is it rude or uneducated? Or do you feel uncomfortable? When you visit ramen or soba restaurants in Japan for …

When it comes to Japanese food, onigiri is a very Japanese thing, I’d say. According to Wikipedia, it is called onigiri (おにぎり), omusubi (お結び), or nigirimeshi (握り飯). I usually call …