Enjoy the things you can afford
Brand: Yamayoshi Cost: Emil forgot (130-140 yen) Found At: Family Mart Emil always manages to find the best potato chips. I never see him do it, either. I will go to the bathroom or get in the shower, and when I come back, it is as if a bag has miraculously appeared in his hand.... Continue Reading →
Brand: Calbee Cost: 160 yen Found At: Lawson When I lived in China, we would use any excuse to go get hot pot. Birthdays, holidays, business dinners, visiting friends, Tuesdays - whatever the occasion, we would all load into a taxi cab in search of spicy food. We went to hole-in-the-wall family joints that would... Continue Reading →
Brand: YBC Cost: 216 yen Found At: “For Passengers” Kiosk at Nagoya Shinkansen Station Literally just pringles that smell like fish. That's it. 200 yen and a "Shinkansen Exclusive" label and these are just pringles that smell like fish. They got me.
Brand: YBC Cost: 260 yen Found At: “For Passengers” Kiosk at Nagoya Shinkansen Station This is how the other half lives - this is the Tokaido Shinkansen Exclusive. These are not the haphazard, basic chips of the Lawson’s or the Family Mart or the 7-11, these are the Mercedes of chips, made for the businessman... Continue Reading →
Brand: Fujisafu Cost: >200 yen Found At: Cainz This snack combines the delicate taste of sweet potato, the hardy flavor of new cardboard, and the consistency of crunchy packing peanuts. I can only imagine that, after a long day of laboratory research in the search for biodegradable packing materials, there was some sort of accident.... Continue Reading →
Brand: Fujisafu Cost >200 yen (I don't remember) Found At: Cainz I have had a bad relationship with okra since a bulk seafood gumbo incident in my childhood. It is somehow spiny and slimy and bitter, and I have yet to have my “come to Jesus moment” with this staple of southern cooking. I will... Continue Reading →
Brand: Lawson Select Cost: 100 yen Found At: Lawson Donated By: Nick Hogios I still vividly remember the first time I saw someone eating uncooked ramen. It’s one of those defining moments in your life when you realize that the world is not black and white – that there is not a fixed set of rules... Continue Reading →
Brand: Calbee Cost: 108 Found At: Daiso If you want the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, the crunch of a potato chip, and the self-righteousness of eating healthy, then these are the chips for you! They seem healthy: they are thick-cut, with the skin still visible around the outside of the chip to give the... Continue Reading →
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