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Japan: Land of Donuts
You may think Japan is the land of sushi and ramen and lychees, but actually, the Japanese love donuts. And the love doing fabulously interesting things to donuts.
No visit to Japan is complete for me without a trip to Mister Donut. Mister Donut was a fixture of my childhood, until they got bought out [...]
Japanese Junk Food, Part 2
Straight from Japanese combini (circle k, seven eleven, family mart, etc.) to your computer, it’s more fabulous Japanese junk food! (See previous junk food here)
First up, it’s a wafer cookie with pop rocks inside. Or at least, that’s what the packaging seems to by indicating to my uncomprehending gaijin eyes. I mean, isn’t that [...]
Junk from Japan
(food, that is)
There’s a ton of delicious food here in Japan, but some of the cheapest and most interesting tidbits can be found in local “combini” — not an Italian term, as it might appear, but a Japanese corruption of “convenience stores”. This stuff may not always be the healthiest or most traditional [...]
Corn Choco Madness
Americans love to tell exciting stories about Japan. Before I came here the first time, everyone wanted to warn me about the vending machines that sell used underwear*. (Oh hey my statcounter is going to have fun with that…) And yeah, according to snopes, I guess that story is real, but let me tell you, [...]