J-List Product Focus: Food Drops and Furikake

J-List loves to find products from Japan that surprise and delight our customers. One of the most popular products we’ve carried recently are the Japanese Food Drops, traditional tastes in candy form that are similar to the classic Sakuma Drops candies seen in Ghibli’s Grave of the Fireflies movie. There are many fun tastes to sample, like Tonkotsu Ramen Drops from Kumamoto, Kyushu or exotic So-Ki Noodles from Okinawa, and even awesome Beer Drops from Sapporo, plus other fun varieties of sake. The wackiness extends even further, like Cherry Boy Drops from Yamagata (based on a kind of cherry sold there), or Moe Drops from Akihabara. The candies are always fun to eat, but because the tins are so beautiful and can be kept pristine for years, they’re also great to collect. Don’t forget to try the newest product line, Japanese Food Furikake, which is eaten sprinkled over rice or carried in your bento box — children and gaijin especially love it.