Japanese Konbini Food, Winter 2021
Nothing much this time.. Truffle & Gorgonzola Cheese cod sticks Just about worth eating.. Jagarico Mentai Cream bits Well, this one is also just about worth eating.. Smoky Pretz, smoked bacon flavor Go…
Nothing much this time.. Truffle & Gorgonzola Cheese cod sticks Just about worth eating.. Jagarico Mentai Cream bits Well, this one is also just about worth eating.. Smoky Pretz, smoked bacon flavor Go…
When I’m out with friends who aren’t foodies, we sometimes end up picking a place based on what they feel like eating rather than on where the food is actually good.. The thing is, I’m not re…
Shinjidai is the place famous for denkushi, deep-fried chicken skin skewers at 50 yen apiece. The menu The menu item is literally called a pyramid.. they are so cheap that you just stack them up and eat. Drin…
Time to wander Noge properly. Hyakumangoku I’d heard it was popular, but the seats were completely empty on this day. This place looked like it had something going on, too.. Looks like it’s famou…
Noge is one of those areas packed with izakayas, a bit like Shimbashi, but it was only this time that I found out there is a whole cluster of them in the underground passage on the way there. Home Base is one …
A ramen shop called MEN Cry opened in Hamamatsucho… the location is a pain to find and the style is unusual, but the reviews were good so I went to check it out. Purely hand-made noodles There’s a…
I ended up spending Christmas 2021 in Japan, and since sitting around doing nothing would just be boring, I went out and bought up a pile of Christmas food. A giraffe I shot on the way.. I have no idea what i…
Ebisu to Hamamatsucho is closer than you would think. On foot it takes a while, but by bike it is right there. Riding back and forth a few times for the exercise is how I stumbled onto Boulangerie Franz. A pla…
I had someone to meet in Hatchobori, so we grabbed lunch together. The entrance It has the kind of look that women would probably love. The description of today’s one-plate The one-plate It tastes fin…
Nothing special, really. Ippudo ramen Ippudo, the chain you find all over Japan.. This time I got it as takeout, and it was good. Mitsuko apples Apparently a famous apple variety from Tsugaru. It tasted real…
Shun is a local izakaya. The food is, well, just okay.. I went because we had a get-together. Sashimi Japan is the kind of place where you get decent sashimi at whichever izakaya you happen to walk into. Frie…
Sushi Sakai is a tiny sushi shop right by Nishiki Market. So tiny it’s honestly startling. I was blown away when I ate here once before, so I decided to drop in again. A scene at Nishiki Market Somethin…