I am not a salad eater but whenever I am in Japan I enjoy eating the vegetable salad (like chopped cabbage) served with the main dish because of their salad dressing. I like the 
taste of the Japanese salad dressing - a little bit sour and sweet. I prefer this taste than the italian or thousand islands dressings. So before I returned to Manila, I searched for a salad dressing and found them in a supermarket. The label if read in Japanese says "Goma". Goma dressing is a sesame seed dressing which tastes good on salads and even meat. According to the label, the goma dressing is oil 
free. I cannot find this dressing in any Japanese grocery in Manila. And my two bottles of goma dressing are almost empty. So when you visit Japan, don't forget to buy a goma dressing - just remember the Japanese characters for "GOMA" in the label shown at the left. You will love the taste.
taste of the Japanese salad dressing - a little bit sour and sweet. I prefer this taste than the italian or thousand islands dressings. So before I returned to Manila, I searched for a salad dressing and found them in a supermarket. The label if read in Japanese says "Goma". Goma dressing is a sesame seed dressing which tastes good on salads and even meat. According to the label, the goma dressing is oil 
free. I cannot find this dressing in any Japanese grocery in Manila. And my two bottles of goma dressing are almost empty. So when you visit Japan, don't forget to buy a goma dressing - just remember the Japanese characters for "GOMA" in the label shown at the left. You will love the taste.
The photos below are another brand of Japanese salad dressing which Apple bought during her trip at Tokyo in 2009. These dressing are very good.
GOOD NEWS (Sept. 2011): McCormick is now producing Goma Dressing. I found them at Landmark Supermarket, Trinoma. Now, Idon't have to wait for my Japanese friends to bring home a bottle for me. "Goma was oishi desu."
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Thanks for the tip Andy. Tama ka na naman. Goma dressing is also my special kind of dressing. ... I brought home 3 big bottles last Christmas but gave them away as pasalubong and used some for my vegetable salad. Kahit sa States gusto ng mga friends ko ang goma dressing. Your pictures showed 2 brands. The one on the right is less expensive (sometimes 100 yen in 100 yen shops) but the Cupee brand is more expensive ((298 yen). There are other brands available but for me Cupee is the best. And I like to recommend Aoi shizo dressing and ponzu which can be used not only for salads but other foods as well....Daisy
We were able to buy a goma salad dressing at Fuji store located at Timog Ave. near Red Ribbon.... the brand is different but it is also good for salads and meat or fish.
A friend bought a Goma Dressing in Little Tokyo in Makati Area
Hi, I just discovered Goma dressing over the holidays because my officemate sold me a 1-liter bottle for P700. I loved it so much, I've been looking for it in Japanese groceries. Last Tuesday, I had dinner at Uremesiya in Little Tokyo near Makati Cinema Square, and I ordered their Tofu Salad with Goma Dressing. The dressing, as it turned out, was available at the grocery just outside - the same 1-liter bottle, for just P450.
Hi, I just discovered Goma dressing over the holidays because my officemate sold me a 1-liter bottle for P700. I loved it so much, I've been looking for it in Japanese groceries. Last Tuesday, I had dinner at Uremesiya in Little Tokyo near Makati Cinema Square, and I ordered their Tofu Salad with Goma Dressing. The dressing, as it turned out, was available at the grocery just outside - the same 1-liter bottle, for just P450.
Trixie: It's really expensive to buy the goma dressing here. At Tokyo, there are brands worth 100 yen (P50.00) only.
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