I’ve recently discovered a wonderful little chain of stores that go by the name of “Shop 99″, which in Japanese is pronounced “shoppu ku-ku”, hence their logo “QQ” =P
Anyways…
The store’s wares are mostly Japanese, so certain specialty items such as coffee and peanut butter I still have to purchase from Daiei (the big-name grocery store where apples cost more than ¥100 each *lé groan*), but since quite nearly everything in Shop 99 only costs ¥99, I’ve suddenly realized that I can make eating at home economically feasible again =D
So, thanks to this little store I’ve now been able to really start exploring some genuine Japanese cuisine… if you can apply the word “cuisine” to meals that are prepared for less than ¥100 =)
Above: My typical breakfast consists of a bowl of miso soup and rice. To the miso soup I’ve added chopped green onions, negi, and some diakon raddish. On top of the rice I eat nattou (fermented beans) and have added sesame seeds, flaked nori, and diced green onions for flavour.
But inspite of, or perhaps in addition to, it’s awesomitudinality I guess QQ wouldn’t truely be the Japanese wonder it is unless it doled out healthy bits of Engrish on all of it’s packaging, such as this little gem I found on a package of bread I bought the other day:
“Shop 99 original bread is soft dough and the skill of pan-original which has admiration gently can be tasted. If it toasts, you can enjoy fragrance further.“
Bread that tastes like admiration?
Only in Japan.
Alexander
You are quite the chef extrodinaire. Despite the simplicity of ingredients, your breakfast sounds (and looks) very nutritious and deeeelicious! You were certainly blessed with the family cooking genes :o)
rats. i can only find bread that tastes like desire.
i’m sure you’re aware of http://www.engrish.com. you should always be on the lookout for new fodder for their cultural-annomoly canons!
onions for breafast… yummy.
Alex, you should fry a big ole egg and slap it on top of that “breakfast”. Nice job with the blog…..