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Food and Drink

Dec 01 2008 6 Comments

Japanese drinks #9: Lager lager lager lager

For those on a budget looking to get bevvied on a beer-like beverage, then the long-established but pleasant on the pocket (although not necessarily the palate) happoshu is an abundantly available brew. An option that varies in taste from the really not that bad, to the really rather awful.

However, if it’s purely to get routed rather than relax, then Kirin’s new-ish Strong Seven is undoubtedly the way to go.

Kirin Strong Seven

A tonic that, presumably due to its much touted tendency to help one forget, isn’t a titan in the taste department. But, as a beer that’s not actually a beer, and definitely doesn’t taste like a decent beer, it does pack a big old beer-like punch which, after all, is its purpose.

A sensatoinal seven perxent pumch at that, Lukily tho I can. Take my drink whatevr some moght say. specially that bstat wha’s he called. You no, that talll fella from the booozr? .

Kirin Strong Seven

But yeh, ots strong and np fukinf mistak, jist a good jpb I can take my drimk.

Likr i said,

Categorized: Food and Drink

Nov 27 2008 2 Comments

Bygone Tokyo barbecues

After what felt like only a week or two of autumn, Tokyo seems to have well and truly waded into winter, resulting in the capital’s riverside barbecue retreats battening down the hatches and waiting for the weather to get warmer again.

However, whether it was due to either the climate or a considerable lack of customers, this secluded little spot appears to have closed for business at least several seasons ago.

Japanese barbecue

Meaning that as well rust being the only thing on the rack, the welcoming room or whatever it was is now little more than a ramshackle wreck.

Japanese barbecue

And, despite plenty of storage space, the only things left there now are leaves,

Japanese barbecue

and lopsided lamps.

Japanese barbecue

Plus, somewhat surprisingly, a sort of semi-suspicious canned clock and canister combination,

Japanese barbecue

although needless to say there’s now no need for any, ahem, alarm.

Japanese barbecue

A demise which in many ways is decidedly sad, as although it could do with a clean, in late summer at least it’s really quite a colourful little location.

Japanese barbecue

Categorized: Food and Drink, Haikyo

Nov 25 2008 8 Comments

Japanese bowl-based bistro

When dining on delectables doled out in dishes, it’s sometimes nice to sit in suitably styled seats.

Tokyo restaurant

Allowing one to boast,

Tokyo restaurant

although it’s a bit of a mouthful,

Tokyo restaurant

about eating from a bowl in a booth that’s a bowl.

Tokyo restaurant

Categorized: Food and Drink

Nov 22 2008 4 Comments

Kentucky Fried festivities?

As Christmas decorations have been common in the capital for quite some time now, it’s not really surprising to see fried festivities now forcibly pushed to the fore,

Japanese KFC Christmas

with premium picks,

Japanese KFC Christmas

as well as more basic barrel-based buffets available.

Japanese KFC Christmas

All cleverly coupled with commercials that are almost as sickly as what’s being sold.*

And of course Christmas simply wouldn’t be Christmas (even though it’s not even nearly Christmas) without the practically traditional practice of cosplaying colonels.

Japanese KFC Christmas

*This is last year’s commercial as the current one hasn’t been illegally uploaded yet, although rest assured they are very similar, with grinning and grease the main ingredients.

Categorized: Food and Drink

Oct 26 2008 4 Comments

Japanese drinks #8: Yummy Pepsi yoghurt?

When it comes to japan-specific special editions, Pepsi appears to have a penchant for non-cola colours, as, after its relatively recent bright blue abomination, the beverage behemoth has now worked its way round to white with this creamy Pepsi and yoghurt concoction.

Pepsi White

A potation that Pepsi deserves plenty of praise for, as amazingly it actually tastes as sickly as it sounds. The drink’s slightly thick texture and peculiar taste making it akin to sucking down some slightly watered down shampoo. A pot of Pantene perhaps — only worse.

In the meantime, as you mull over any possible merits it may have, here’s a video of how the standard stuff was sold many moons ago.

Categorized: Food and Drink

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