Yet another “only in Japan” cool product found by the chottomatte’s team! Ume (梅) in Japan are called the plum tree fruits. They are very popular and usually are sold as extremely soar pickles called umeboshi (梅干 literally “ume dry”). Believe it or not even though the umeboshi are ultra-soar – they do not taste [...]
What will happen if Italy and Japan ‘cousins’ meet each other? – Tiramisu mochi of course: As you might know, mochi is a traditional Japanese food prepared from rice pounded to paste, shaped in round form. It is very popular around New Year. Tiramisu is the famous Italian dessert which name means – tira (take, [...]
None of self-respecting Japan related blog/sites will omit the gummy sushi entry. Here comes the chottomatte’s one. First the gummy sushi – ready to be deployed: The white/yellow amber is the rise. The orange and red amber are different kind of fishes. Next, the set is assembled: A second shot – just to stimulate the [...]
Tired of boring descriptions of Manga characters? OK, here comes something different – the Chottomtte’s candy guide to Gegege no Kitaro. First – a group photo of our heroes: Yes I agree. In the crowd it is somehow difficult to distinguish who is whom. So let’s start one by one. First comes Kitaro (鬼太郎 – [...]
