My aunt told me about these popular Kyushu Pancakes (九州パンケーキ) and sent me several packages for me and JOC readers to try!
The ingredients used in this pancake mix all came from different regions within Kyushu. Wheat flour (小麦粉) is from Oita, sugar from Okinawa and Kagoshima, red rice (赤米) from Fukuoka, germ rolled barley (胚芽押麦) from Saga, glutinous millet (もちきび) from Nagasaki, black rice (黒米) from Kumamoto, rice (うるち米) from Kagoshima, and sprouted brown rice (発芽玄米) from Miyazaki.
The texture of the pancakes is unique with slightly grainy texture from 7 kinds of grains. They are not bothering at all and the pancakes are so fluffy and moist and they were really delicious!
If you are in Japan, you can purchase this pancake mix from Amazon and Rakuten. It’s so popular that my aunt had to wait after ordering them.
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I think it’s not hard to locate Japanese ingredients in Montreal but the cost is so high that most people try to find them I other Asian supermarket if possible.
I live in Maryland but it’s unfortunately really hard to find most ingredients within 25 miles from my house. I love kamaboko and have tried using Chinese fish balls as a substitute but they’re not the same. I haven’t had luck finding inari or fried tofu blocks either. 🙁
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Actually, there’s limited Japanese ingrediants that could be found in my area. But the one I need most is katsuobushi. 🙂
I am lucky in that many Japanese ingredients can be found in Singapore, just at a premium price!
I am currently living in Orlando, FL and one ingredient that is hard to find around my area is Japanese mountain Yam. I enjoy its texture and it adds great body to a dish but I never have the luck to get it in any asian store near my home.
Red rice is hard to find in Singapore
Sprouted brown rice. Hope I’m one of the lucky one. ????
SHISO LEAVES!! I can never find shiso where I live! 🙁
Here in germany almost all japanese ingredients are hard to find! But one that is quite difficult to buy is the sweet vinegar for the sushi rice .
Natto and mochi flour
Everything fresh like daikon (;▽;)
I live in Slovakia so it is rather challanging to find anything Japanese. We have several asian groceries but not always you can find there the ingredient you are looking for and not to mention the crazy money it costs:D For several months I was not able to buy Mirin for example. So my japanese cooking is more or less following a recipe with so much modification is far from original:D
To be honest most Japanese ingredients are hard to find here in Ireland, even something simple like sake or daikon is rare. I can get panko breadcrumbs though so i can still make chicken katsu curry, cant complain about that 🙂
The Japanese ingredient that is hardest to find in my area is kombu