2012-09-27

Photo - Odawara Scallions

These scallion or green onions are from Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture. 葱、ネギ、小田原、神奈川県産

MOS Burger Japanese Meat Specials

Starting Oct. 2nd MOS Burger will begin selling "top quality" burgers featuring Japanese meat. There is a regular burger and cheeseburger, but the thick slice bacon burger is the main burger being advertised. From the patty photo, you can see both a cow's and a pig's head, meaning both pork and beef. You can also see in the other photograph how thick that bacon slice is. The thick bacon slide burger will sell for 420 yen. One more thing, the way it is written in Japanese makes it sound more like a chopped beef sandwich than a hamburger. とびきりハンバーグサンド、厚切りベーコン

http://www.mos.co.jp/cp/tobikiri/121002/

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

Pronto Rock and Soda

Pronto is offering chances for small goods such as golf balls, cufflinks or leather business card holders to anyone who orders whiskey on the rocks or a highball.

http://www.pronto.co.jp/menu/

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

Photo - Eggs from Shizuoka Prefecture

These eggs are from Shizuoka and are labeled as mixed size and were bought at Itoyokado. 静岡県産、イトーヨーカ堂、卵

Photo - Eggs from Itoyokado - Close up

These eggs are from Itoyokado (same company as 7-Eleven). イトーヨーカ堂、卵

Kamakura Beer Locosuka Beer

Kamakura Beer, a local craft brewery, makes variety called "Locosuka Beer" with an interesting label. First, as explanation, despite the translation on the bottle, the Japanese is clearly Yokosuka, the same as the city that hosts one of the largest US Navel bases in Japan. Not sure where the L in the name comes from. The monkey on the label is an image of a mythical white monkey that was said to live on the nearby Sarushima Island (Monkey Island 猿島). Sarushima Island was a Japanese navel installation until the end of WWII, but is now a nature preserve. 鎌倉ビール、横須賀ビール

http://www.kamakura-beer.co.jp/SHOP/YB101.html

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

Photo - Eggs from Itoyokado

These eggs are from Itoyokado (same company as 7-Eleven). イトーヨーカ堂、卵

Photo - Nestea Earl Grey Tea Liquid Packets

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Photo - Takizawa Ham Schafer's Vienna Sausage

The package says that this is an Itoyokado (same group as 7-Eleven) original product, meaning only they sell it. 滝沢ハム、イトーヨーカ堂

http://www.takizawaham.co.jp/details/products/Preacher.html

Photo - Amazake from Gifu

This amazake (or sweet sake) claims to be a famous product from Hida (an old name for part of what is now Gifu Prefecture. The label also notes that there is no alcohol contained in the product. 岐阜県、飛騨名物、甘酒

Kirin Kilkenny

The Irish beer Kilkenny goes through Kirin in Japan.  キルケニー 、キリン

http://www.kirin.co.jp/brands/shousai/kilkennytaru.html

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.