The beloved bento! A nutritious and delicious short-cut when you are really running short on time to prepare a fully balanced meal to take on the go. Bento boxes are very easily available in Japanese grocery stores and Japanese convenience stores, but not so much elsewhere in the world. Bentos are normally planned and made...

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...

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma is the anime adaptation of the popular manga written by Yūto Tsukuda and serialized in Shonen Jump. It tells the story of Soma Yukihira, a budding chef who joins the elite Totsuki Saryo culinary school hoping to hone his skills enough to surpass his father and become a full-time chef...

Who doesn't like a tasty cup noodle? How can you not? If you want a quick, yummy lunch or snack simply add some hot water and tada! Your ramen is ready. Japan is famous for being one of the best places to buy cup ramen, with many tourists buying it as a souvenir. They have...

Every country has its own New Year's traditions which often involve food but also many come with superstitions! Some of them you might have heard of, in Denmark they throw broken dishes at neighbors, in Spain they eat 12 grapes during the countdown and in the Philippines people make lots of noise. When it comes...

In the Netherlands, the go-to snack is a sandwich. The Japanese equivalent for this quick snack is the onigiri or rice ball. Cheap, delicious, and available everywhere you should definitely give this snack a try on your Japan trip! When visiting a convenience store in Japan for the first time, you might be overwhelmed by...

Have you never visited Japan? Years of watching anime, online research, travel guides.. you probably think you are prepared and know what to expect for your first trip but some things might surprise you! In this blog post you can read about 5 common myths about Japan that will surprise you! Expectation Reality Myth 1....

Okonomiyaki is just like Takoyaki a popular pan fried food originally from West Japan, it's popular in the cities Osaka and Hiroshima. Okonomiyaki and Takoyaki have several similarities such as a similar sauce and ingredients used in the batter such as dashi, yet they are very different at the same time! Okonomiyaki is often described...

In recent years more and more people in Europe and America have transitioned to a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. There are plenty of options in supermarkets as well as in restaurants for lovers of veggies and tofu meat. There are very few vegetarians and vegans in Japan however and it doesn't seem like that is...

October's Halloween x Autumn Japanese Candies Halloween is a lot of people’s favorite holiday and Autumn is a season when many seasonal flavors take over the supermarket aisles. We’ve decided to put the best of both worlds in your October box so you no longer have to settle for one or the other! Here's a full look at...