Everybody knows the Japanese beauty collagen drinks. A thousand different kinds of such drink can be found in every shop. But guess what – a new breed of collagen drink makes its way on the shelves of Japanese combini – Kirei Umeshu – the Collagen containing sake. Kirei – means beautiful, umeshu – is a [...]
Koyo is the ‘autumn sakura’ of Japan. It is not the cherry blossom but the colorful leaves of the Japanese maple trees (momiji) which attract the visitors: But what if you could take with you some of the koyo’s momiji? Even more – what about actually tasting it? Thanks to Shirayuri Winery you do have [...]
This week Chottomatte’s ever growing collection of weird drinks increased with not just one but several new additions. The primary sources of these new entries was a Pokka vending machine from our neighborhood. Pokka vending machines are not so common in Japan but once you find them hidden treasures will be revealed in front of [...]
After the Espresso Tea and the “Obama” coffee chottomatte’s team is proud to present the Jelly Coffee: It is a product of KIRIN (more famous for its fine beer) and it belongs to the “FIRE” coffee brand. While Kirin FIRE coffees are quite decent drinks (as for a Japanese can coffee) I cannot say the [...]
