Sweet Potato Ice Cream

Brand: N/A Cost: 500 yen Found at: Osu Kannon I love the sweet potato. It’s a millennial thing - like the quiet, shy, stepsister of the avocado. Roast it, bake it, steam it, stir-fry it, blend it into a soup there is nothing that cannot be improved by a little sweet potato. And now, I... Continue Reading →

Miso Pork Cutlet

Brand: Kakukyuu Cost: 324 yen Found at: Lawson   One of the staple flavors of Nagoya food culture is that of red miso. Red miso, unlike the white and yellow varieties, is made with more soybeans and aged for longer, giving it a stronger, earthier umami taste. As I have a significant salt bias, it’s... Continue Reading →

Tebasaki Snacks

Brand: Yama-chan (?) Cost: 149 yen Found At: Lawsons The second graders did a school play in English this year. It was an ambitious production, seeing as only one of the three second-grade teachers is comfortable in English, but they managed to pull it off – to the delight of all the English-speaking teachers and... Continue Reading →

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