Japanese foods, ramen & sweets by Japanese woman in English
A unique custom of Japanese girls In Japan, there is a custom of women giving chocolates to men as a confession of love on Valentine’s Day, February 14.( Almost all Japanese are Buddhist, though) This has now become a custom to send as just a small token of gratitude to friends or their boss. This …
The national flower of Japan is chrysanthemum, but no flower is as familiar and loved by the Japanese as cherry blossoms. The cherry blossoms is called Sakura in Japanese. Do you know why cherry blossoms are so deeply loved by the Japanese people? It is because cherry blossoms are graceful. Today I would like to …
Japanese soup world nowdays There are Campbell soups by USA makers in Japan. Corn potage, Clam chowder, tomato… very good taste. We really love them. But they are sorry, because they think into “All people must drink soup in their house only.” deeply. To Campbell soup in Japan They must not want us to drink …
Mapo Tofu is a drink for Japanese. You can get unique canned drinks at train station. Read More »
What is Kuya? Kuya is a monk 1000 years ago. (This pronunciation is “KUUYA” exactly) It is said when he chanted the sutra, the sutra appeared as a letter. I do not know why this shop is named as this monk, but this Japanese sweet is loved by Japanese for long time. Actually, the Kuya …
The Seppuku-Monaka is a traditional wagashi at Ginza for 70 years. Read More »
Twitter Youtube Pinterest Bookmark Yokosuka is in Kanagawa prefecture next Tokyo. There are Japanese and U.S. Navy there. (But, Japanese navy is not navy actually, they are self-diffence force,though) The town is known as curry and gourmet town also. Yokosuka Curry is based on the actual curry that the Navy eats on board. Today, I …
Curry was the secret to the strength of the Japanese Navy? Read More »
