I realized something the other day in my kitchen. I realized that I was out of amanatto and that in order to get more bean goodness, I would have to either drive 5 hours to the Chicago Mitsuwa or try and find it online to order it. Nooooooo! I can’t be that [...]
From the folks who brought you Tamagogani and Yaki Aji comes, Kozakanani! They’re dried, sugared and looking you straight in the eye from their dissected sockets. Yes, Kozakanani is a melange of dried and candied marine life preserved for your eating pleasure!
Delivered to your mouth in Takuma Shokuhin’s uninspiring but promissory packaging, [...]
There’s a hierarchy of confections and snacks (okashi) in Japan, for those who didn’t know. At the top of the Japanese sugar mountain are wagashi.
Wagashi, as denoted by the wa-, are the traditional sweets of Japan which are painstakingly handcrafted with the finest ingredients. They include daifuku, dango, and botamochi/ ohagi. Many [...]
Here’s an East meets West snack that I’ve been putting off reviewing for a loonngg time. I usually don’t mind chowing down on the new and unusual, but something about the packaging gave the product a sinister quality. Maybe it was the command “Just Pack” or maybe it was the way the [...]
I like senbei (Japanese rice crackers). They satisfy my carb craving in a wheat free manner (mostly) so I can add another notch to my eating right regimen (Yeah right! Who am I kidding?). They’re also a good way to get my nori fix when the Seaweed Shakes come around (who else [...]
When I first started down my Japanese snack journey, many things were new, strange, and often times, frightening. Fish snacks skewered on sticks and lathered in soy and sake can look pretty daunting to an average Jane. All the Japanese words on the packaging, while written in romanji, are still a mystery to the [...]
Nothing reminds me more of summer than soda pop. It speaks to me more than pools or sunburns or even picnics. Why? Because I was always drinking cola while I was swimming, burning, or eating at a picnic. Cola is the common unifier during the summer months that was the one [...]
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