Enjoy the things you can afford
Brand: Yuraku Confectionery Company Cost: 31 yen Found At: Family Mart The problem with reviewing this chocolate is that I am not an unbiased observer. My perception of it is clouded by the length and depth of my relationship with this dramatically named chocolate bar. It is not that I like this chocolate, it’s not... Continue Reading →
Brand: Irohasu Cost 130 yen Found At: Family Mart What can one say about banana milk water that hasn’t been said a thousand times before? It may shock the reader to discover that this banana milk water contains no actual fruit juice, and yet somehow, the alchemists at Irohasu have been able to replicate the... Continue Reading →
Brand: Muji Cost: 290 Yen Found at: Muji This chocolate is the taste equivalent of Susan Boyle – it looks innocuous, but it is going to make you feel some shit. The first few seconds are mild enough: the mild white chocolate flavor blending perfectly with a little hint of strawberry. But as the freeze-dried... Continue Reading →
Brand: Not sure Cost: 129 Yen Found At: A kiosk at Gifu Station The Ayu fish is a small, freshwater fish that was traditionally caught in the summertime through the use if cormorant birds. Fishermen put a restraint around the throat of the bird that allows them to swallow smaller fish, but prevents them from... Continue Reading →
Brand: Family Mart Cost: 120 Yen Found At: The Family Mart across from my house (back of the display) A triumph. Once again, Family Mart delivers on the kind of quality I expect from such a fine convenience store establishment. Despite being fished from the very back of the rice-ball cabinet, this onigiri was not... Continue Reading →
Brand: Iroha Cost: 129 Yen Found At: Nagoya Station Platform Bellmart Let me set the scene: It’s hot. The still, humid heat of Japan in June. You are standing on the train platform waiting for an express train to take you to an afternoon of being outside in the hot sun. You go to take... Continue Reading →
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