Category Archives: food

I’m a big fan of soft-serve ice cream, I think it’s pretty much the definition of the perfect summer treat. Japan, fortunately, agrees with me, though they just call the stuff “Soft Cream” and leave it at that. This last … Continue reading →

When I saw this stuff for sale, I had to try it out.  Yogurt marketing as I’ve known it up until this point tends to be all about athletic looking women in leotards, not fists. The Japanese reads “Businessman’s breakfast … Continue reading →

Let’s bite and taste it! Tamago dog! Basically egg salad in a hot dog bun, yours for a reasonable Y100 at your nearest Family Mart. Out of the package: And actually it was pretty yummy.  I’ve noticed that expiration dates … Continue reading →

There’s an early episode of Ranma 1/2, everyone’s favorite comedy about sex-changing martial artists, in which Ranma (in his feminine form) is gorging himself on parfaits because he could never possibly order one as a man. Having been to Japan … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying to be sociable while I’m in Japan, which means that I’m trying to invite people along when I go down to the nearby station area to eat.  Unfortunately, I’m learning that this comes with some necessary compromises. … Continue reading →