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Japanese Foodie/Snacks I love as someone who is Japanese!!🍱🍤
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items I’ve been to Japan countless times and I ABSOLUTELY adored these items during my time there!! I rebuy them here as well to add onto my dishes/bento boxes🤍
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Cooking Ingredient / Condiments / Paste
Instant meals / Ramen noodles / Curry / Soup /
Snacks
Fun activities
Cooking Ingredient / Condiments / Paste
ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IN JAPAN!!🥹🥹🤍🤍 I devoured this all the time. Melon pan paste is soo good! You simply spread it on your bread and toast it! It’s sorta like butter but after it’s done it becomes this sugary goodness pastry you made at hom...
Japanese Melon Pan Bread Spread 90g - Sweet Toast Treat
How to elevate your noodles, soups, etc!! This is a popular condiment in Japan and many people use it! It makes your plain, instant noodles taste SOOO much better!! 100/10
Ajinomoto Cook Do Japanese Condiment 4.23oz
I’m personally not a fan of wasabi, but my full Japanese grandmother is and she likes this wasabi paste!!
Wasabi-O Real Wasabi Paste - Authentic Japanese - 1.52 Oz
10000/10!! I got these everytime I went snack hunting in Japan! Every flavor was delicious but original was my favorite! Theyre like a flavored stick potato chip! So yummy.. Crave these all the time!
Calbee JagaRico Potato Sticks 3-Pack
I absolutely LOVE this ramen broth! It tastes so good with your noodles.. This is such a comforting addition to your noodles and tastes exactly like the ones at a Japanese ramen noodle restaurant. 100/10!!
Yamasa Tonkotsu Ramen Broth Concentrate 8oz
Tonkatsu sauce! I put this on my cutlets, tonkatsu sandwiches, and even salads sometimes… This is a very tasty sauce! It tastes exactly like the ones they had served with my food in Japan!
Otafuku Tonkatsu Sauce 500g - Authentic Japanese
I love furikake seasonings! This is one of the seasonings I like that I’ve bought from Amazon! You can put it on rice, bagels, noodles, etc! I mostly use mine for rice though heh.
Simply Asia Furikake Japanese Seasoning 4.58oz
Please make sure to buy the Japanese version not the American one!! There is a complete difference in taste! This one is the Japanese version. I use my kewpie on almost everything! I’ve substituted it completely from my American brand mayo. I use thi...
Kewpie Mayonnaise Japan Rich Creamy 450g
This is THEE best flour for Japanese recipes! I use this for my tempura, Japanese pastries and more!
Nisshin Violet Komugiko Flour, 2.20 Ounce
Instant meals / Ramen noodles / Curry / Soup /
This is THE BEST Japanese instant ramen noodles in my personal opinion!! I get this requested all the time in Japan to bring back for my family and friends. I love this noodles! They taste exactly like a Japanese ramen restaurant but at home! I would...
SAPPORO ICHIBAN Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles 3.5oz x24
Same noodles but in a small pack! I would recommend the bigger pack but if you are unsure whether you’ll like it or not I would try out small! If you like the Japanese restaurant ramen noodles, its a 99% chance you’ll love these!
SAPPORO ICHIBAN Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles 3.7oz
I would buy a certain curry from Japan but unfortunately they don’t have it overseas.. This is a good substitute I would use here in the US and I love it! It taste very good 10/10!
S&B Golden Curry Mix Medium Hot 3.2oz x4
This is very yummy 10/10! I usually get the mild one since I can’t handle my spice..
S&B Golden Curry Sauce Mix, Mild, 7.8 Ounce
A comfort food of mine during my stay in Japan! It’s a corn soup. It’s very taste and a bit sweet. Sorta like sweet corn soup then I suppose? Would recommend 10/10! Some people didn’t like it but a majority of people I know did.
Japanese Instant Corn Cream Soup – 30 Sachets
A cheaper version but doesn’t have the same quantity. Still a 10/10 for me! A bit pricey though for this food but I did enjoy it!
Japanese Instant Corn Cream Soup - 16 Sachets
You can also find these at target!
Sapporo Ichiban Japanese Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles - 18.5oz/5ct
Snacks
These are insanely good and addictive.. They have this sweet and savory taste at the same time?? It’s hard to explain but me and my grandpa LOVERE this snack! I request it all the time in Japan! Its sorta like a chip hehe
Shirakiku Nori Maki Arare Rice Crackers, 2x5oz
When I was younger in Japan, these were my favorite snacks! They’re like a big flavored chip puff! These are very convenient snacks and I sometimes put them in my lunchbox.
Umaibo Japanese Corn Snacks Variety 10 Flavors (20)
When I went to Japan, I tried many kitkat flavors since it was such a rave! I definitely had a flavor but I’m pretty a picky person. I would recommend trying an assortment of different ones to find out what you like the best!
Konbini Japan 24 Mini Japanese KitKat Variety Pack
One of my personal favorite pocky flavors! I would recommend this to anyone who likes strawberry & matcha, or are trying to taste new flavors!
Pocky Cherry Blossom Matcha Biscuit Sticks 2.47oz
Fun activities
LOVEEE THESE ONES!! I honestly prefer these over popin cookin because some of these have cool experimental diys and even have a nice taste to some! Popin cookin doesnt taste good and neither does this one exactly, but neruneru does have a better tast...
neruneru Series 3pcs Random Assortment DIY Candy
A fun variety box of popin cookin set! I love buying these and diying them with family and friends! Even myself hehe. They’re so fun and addictive to make! But taste wise is a 0/10 for me.. I enjoy the cola soda one though! 10/10 for the experience!
Box
I definitely recommend this as a fun activity but not as a meal! This is so fun to diy and make I bring one to every sleepover I have with my friends! Taste wise, 0/10….
Kracie Popin Cooking DIY Candy Ramen Kit
Fun activity but taste is a 0/10 unfortunately.. I grew up making these and I continue to enjoy diying them!
Kracie Popin' Cookin' DIY Candy Waffle Kit
10/10 fun diy activity but 0/10 for taste!
Kracie Popin Cookin DIY Candy Waffle Kit
Super fun activity! Taste wise not good.. 10/10 for fun, 0/10 for taste
Popin' Cookin' Make Bento