Snack Withdrawal
Hi everyone!
Today I wanted to bring up a topic sensitive to me and possibly anyone who lives in Japan. Yes, you've guessed it. It's about food.
Japan is a place of constantly revolving food, snacks and drinks for each season. Often there are wacky new ideas tried that flop quickly (maple syrup pancake puffs - like cheezy puffs but not cheezy - come to mind), and then there are some that are immediate hits and sell well. You start getting hooked on the product only to see it disappear from the shelves. It can cause a sense of panic for any snack addict.
My new addiction is to jelly-in-a-can (pictured above) in both grape and mango that used to be found in Pokka vending machines everywhere. These machines are already hard to find, but now that the product is dwindling with the summer weather, it will make it even harder.
But there is an answer. Buy it in bulk! There are tons of websites for this very purpose. It's cheaper and handy, especially if you have an empty storage cupboard you are just dying to fill. Unfortunately, you will need a Japanese-able buddy to put in the order for you if you are not Japanese capable. The good thing is that you can often just pay at the door. The site I use most is Yahoo! Shopping. But there are several that may be more area specific or have delicacies from a certain area of Japan
Do you know a good site? Please feel free to post it!
posted by Fudocom - Rei @ 10:35 PM
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