Supermarket Food, January 2026, Part 3
Whenever I go to Japan after a while away, the supermarkets are full of new things, so I end up with plenty to post about. Charumera wonton noodles Nothing special, really.. Mochigome senbei Honestly, they a…
Whenever I go to Japan after a while away, the supermarkets are full of new things, so I end up with plenty to post about. Charumera wonton noodles Nothing special, really.. Mochigome senbei Honestly, they a…
A place called World Food Market KOmart has opened up near me. It is an upmarket grocery store, along the lines of a Queen’s Isetan. A place like this Stylish and tidy. Products like these Nothing spec…
There is one dessert shop in Hamamatsu run by a chef from France. Decoration For various reasons I could not get a photo of the entrance. In any case, the place is small and charming. It has even been picked …
A kunoichi, as anyone in the know will tell you, means a female ninja. So Kunoichi Ramen is a ninja-style ramen shop, and on top of that it is a place where the owner is a woman. The entrance The parking lot …
Posting a whole mix of things this time. Hyoketsu, Fukuoka-grown Amaou It’s a winter-only release, so you can’t drink it whenever you feel like it. But I think it might be the tastiest one in the …
I have fallen for crepes lately, so I have been making the rounds of crepe shops. The front It is right in front of Washizu Station. The drinks menu Cute and nicely put together. Inside It is a small space….
na cafe is a place famous for its crepes. Inside There were not all that many people in there.. It is a popular spot, but I got the feeling that is because it runs mostly on takeout. Still, it felt like a dec…
The area around Yoshida Castle is a park, and it is laid out rather nicely, so it is worth a stop.. Inside the park Nice and tidy. Inside the park With a view of the river.. The stone wall The keep It is n…
If you have watched the anime Makeine (Too Many Losing Heroines!), you probably already know Cafe et Canele. A few real places show up in the anime, and this is one of them. Anna-san.. Yep.. Makeine.. They a…
Toyohashi turned out to be a pretty fun place. There are new styles of ramen there, too. A place like this At first the sign was not flipped to “open” but was still showing “getting ready…
Here go all sorts of food items. Saburomaru Smoky Highball A highball with a pretty strongly smoky style. For something sold in a can, it tasted quite decent.. Modded Cup Noodle Curry I threw in garlic and m…
Workman is a brand originally famous for workwear, and I drop by every now and then to see what they have. I think it took off back when camping got popular during COVID, but it really is good stuff: functiona…