Several lists – an accidental advertisement of sorts, created for my comfort during an idle shift at work: WESTERN FOODS I MISS AND CAN’T GET HERE Gray’s Papaya Hot Dogs Claussen Dill Pickles Yonah Shimmel’s Knishes Gabila Knishes Dojo’s carrot and tahini salad dressing Canada Dry Mandarin-flavored seltzer Oreo cookie milkshakes Chef Boyardee Beefaroni Stove […]
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Osaka Oysters
You know you’ve lost your “New in Japan” smell when participating in the following conversation has no effect: Liv: So what is something you can do in Sakiio? Student: You can … go Kanikamayama Temple. Liv: Cool! What else can you do? Student: You can eat … octopus balls. Liv [without missing a beat, ladies […]
too hot to handle
takoyaki for lunch today, bought from the stand outside Daimaru department store. 6 of them, on a flimsy styrofoam tray, the first skewered by two wooden toothpicks in case one hoped to share. in theory, they combine the best of two worlds – bits of octopus and warm, comforting fried batter – but fresh from […]
“inside”
With the other English teachers at school, there are dinners out. With my downstairs neighbors (also fellow English teachers), there are many walks. There are SO MANY BICYCLES in Sakiio that my heart stops every few seconds – they are a menace as they constantly zip through the sidewalk they for some moronic reason share […]