- What is ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’ in Japan
- History of ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’ in Japan
- How to eat ‘Kyuri no kyu-chan’ in Japan
- Brief comment by webmaster
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- Who like pickles
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In this page, I would like to introduce ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’ in Japan
You may get knowledge of ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’ in Japan, as well as Japanese have, after reading of this article. Have fun !
SHINTA+ / Japanese blog writer, born and raised in Japan, visited more than 20 countries, introducing Japanese culture to the world, with both domestic & international experiences.
What is ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’
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‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’ is one of very popular pickles in Japan. ‘Kyuri’ means cucumber and ‘Kyu-Chan’ is nickname of character. It’s pickled cucumbers with soy sauce. ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’ has own mouthfeel, we, Japanese express it as ‘Pori-Pori’. Taste is very nice to eat with white rice.
Basic knowledge of ’Kyuri no Kyu-chan’
- Popular pickles in Japan
- Pickled cucumber, with soy sauce
- Unique mouthfeel, ‘Pori-Pori’ in Japanese
- Taste is very nice to eat with white rice
‘Pori Pori’ feeling of ‘Kyuri no Kyu-Chan’ is nice !
History of ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’
quotation source : http://www.kyuchan.co.jp/kyuchan/history/
The producer, Tokai Tsukemono started sales of ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’ in 1962. In next year, TV commercial was broadcasted with famous singer, Mr. Kyu Sakamoto and got popularity. Producer continues to make improvements of ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’. In 1962, salt content ratio was 10%. It was getting smaller and it’s currently less than 4%.
History of ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’
- 1962 Started sales of Kyuri no Kyu-chan
- 1963 TV commercial with Mr. Kyu Sakamoto
- 1977 Total sales getting 1 billion packages
- 1998 Stopped utilizing synthetic preservatives and coloring
‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’ has history more than 50 years in Japan !
More information about ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’
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Although ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’ was developed to eat with white rice, there are many kinds of recipes to eat ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’. It’s nice to eat with bread, salads, noodles, etc. Salty taste and unique mouthfeel of ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’ can be an accent of cuisines.
How to eat ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’
- Nice to eat with…
- White rice
- Fried rice
- Bread
- Salad
- Noodles
My recommend is to eat ‘Kyuri no Kyu-chan’ with white rice !
Summary
In the end, I would like to summarize the points of this article as follows
- Popular pickles of cucumber, seasoning with soy sauce
- Manufactured by Tokai Tsukemono
- Started sales in 1962
- Eating with white rice, fried rice, salad, noodles, etc
Postscript
That’s all today.
How was the content today ?
As described in the article, Kyuri no Kyu-chan has unique feeling ‘Pori Pori’ in eating in the mouth. Needless to say, I really like it. It’s nice for me to eat it with white rice.
Thank you very much for your reading and see you again !
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