One of the best things about traveling is being able to try all the delicious food out there. Appreciating the local cuisine of a foreign country is part of the overall experience of any trip. While many countries have ramen, there’s nothing quite like traveling to Tokyo and enjoying one of the many regional ramen...

If you’re hip to the latest pop culture trends you might have noticed teens around the world going crazy for a certain tea-based drink. There are many names for it. Some call it pearl milk tea, or bubble tea, but it’s most commonly known as boba milk tea. The tea comes in many flavors from...

Pocky is one of the most well-known Japanese snacks in the world. It’s a biscuit stick snack with a flavor coating on the outside. Produced by Ezaki Glico company, Pocky are chocolate-covered biscuit sticks. In Japan they can typically be found in convenience and grocery stores. Other Pocky flavors include matcha, strawberry, almond and many...

Ramen is a staple of Japanese cuisine. While there’s nothing like slurping down a well-crafted bowl from a local ramen shop, sometimes you’ll have to settle for instant ramen to satisfy your cravings. Instant ramen can be found all over Japan in department stores, convenience stores, and even drug stores. They’re cheap, usually costing no...

Everyone loves food! American food, Latin food, Chinese food, and especially Japanese food. Food has a way of bringing people together. The way the delicious flavors blend with every bite. Even anime has been able to capture the communal experience food can have on us. Most anime shows have a least one scene of the...