Category : Food
Shibuya Rice
If you like your Japanese rice, then check out this Shibuya Rice. From the series where they took some Shibuya Gals out into the countryside...
Okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki is a classic Japanese dish. It is made out of batter and contains anything you want to add like vegetables, meat, seafood, and then...
Express Roll Cake
I am in Australia this week to promote a golf training club that Advance Partners has been involved with. I was in rush to get...
Japanese Giant Pumpkin
The 23rd annual Giant Pumpkin Contest was held on the weekend in Kagawa-ken. This years winner is shown in the video. the pumpkin weighed 508.4...
Cute Nikuman
Has anyone seen this cute looking niku-man (肉まん) at your local convenience store? Imura-ya will be selling these niku-man with the face of a bear...
Ochazuke お茶漬け
Ochazuke is a great Japanese meal to have when you are not feeling well. Trying to keep the meals light and health while I get...
Yatsuhashi
Yatsuhashi is a Japanese desert sweet. It is particularly well known as a product of Kyoto and can be bought at many of the tourist...
Where is Doria from?
Visiting restaurants in Japan that serve Western style foods, particularly Italian, you tend to see a lot of doria (ドリア) and gratin （グラタン） on the...
Shibuya Advertising, Okonomiyaki
Advertising outside Shibuya station. Guess what I am having for lunch after seeing this? What’s your favorite Japanese lunch? Let me know in the comments...
Bento Lunch
I decided to get a bento lunch today from the corner store, rather than mingling with the crowds around the station. This is a delivery...
Convenience Store Escape
Its a slow day in Tokyo, but the pace of change at the convenience stores is fast. Every time I visit there are new products...
Can eco choco save the planet?
Many countries are looking at ways they can help reduce the harm we cause on the environment through consumption of resources and how we dispose...
Bento Lunch
Seven Eleven, convenience store, has a wide variety of bento lunches you can buy in store. They have also launched a home delivery bento service...
Today’s Treats
Recently in the convenience stores the shelf area for candy seems to be seeing packages that have more variety than before. The most recent range...
Miso soup cure for hangovers
Nagatani-en (永谷園) have released their first range of “function orientated” miso soups. A number of makers have been selling miso soup products with vitamins included,...
Morinaga releases ChocoFlake Bar
There are a number of chocolate and other flavored power bars on sale at the moment. making me think a niche has been identified in...
Meiji Fran in 2 new flavors
Meiji have launched 2 new flavors under their Fran line of chocolate sticks. They are Mix Berry and Apricot. It might not seem like they...
Rilakkuma Fair at Lawson
Lawson seems to be firmly tied up wtih San-x and the Rilakkuma Bear now. Every time Lawson comes up with a new promotion Rilakkuma looks...
Just another trip to the convenience store
The new sweets keep coming from the local convenience store. Here are two I tried today. The Mickey/Minnie ones are Hokkaido Milk sweets and the...
Yuzu Potato Chips
I bought a pack of Yuzu Potato chips the other day to try something different. Yuzu is found in Japan although originally came from China....
Rilakkuma FREE bath salts
Lawson has a promotion on at the moment giving away free packets of Rilakkuma bath salts when you buy some candy. Rilakkuma was created by...
Burger King back in the Center-gai !!
Burger King has been back in Japan for a while now, but it is great to see the franchise back in the middle of the...
New Meiji Chocolate Product “cacao-kome”
Ok, its not electrical and you cant hook it up to your computer via a USB port, but this is definitely a great product just...