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lack of bread options is one of my big negatives about japan. that said i'm not satisfied with socal's bread either. how hard is it to make good sourdough? apparently very because nowhere down here can manage it.
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Well obviously it boils down to two opinions. Those who can’t get enough sweet bread, and those who are  It’s fine. To each their own.
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Nov 6, 2019 00:14
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listen i like sweet bread. i just want more than the one kind of bread. i haven't had good sourdough in so long.
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Nov 6, 2019 00:19
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Hey, New Days usually sells one or two sandwiches with crust-on not-quite-white sandwich bread!
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Nov 6, 2019 00:21
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i'm gonna open a bakery that makes wheat bread
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Nov 6, 2019 00:21
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I guess it makes a difference if you live here versus being a tourist. I finally just learned to make sourdough myself.
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Nov 6, 2019 00:22
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that's an option too. what's the availability of sourdough culture starter like in japan i have no idea but i can't imagine it's great e: and i guess i haven't been to an Actual Bakery instead of like one at a mall or w/e so maybe they have different breads idk mikeycp fucked around with this message at 00:30 on Nov 6, 2019 |
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Nov 6, 2019 00:27
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Martytoof posted:Put kare-pan in my dumb mouth for every goddamn meal thats not sweet tho its about 3000mg of sodium I've also never understood the appeal of the
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Nov 6, 2019 00:43
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Magna Kaser posted:thats not sweet tho they're really decent sandwiches for the basically nothing they cost
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Nov 6, 2019 00:44
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mikeycp posted:that's an option too. what's the availability of sourdough culture starter like in japan i have no idea but i can't imagine it's great I just made my own starter. You can get pain du campaign and such from the French bakeries like Maison Kaiser or whatever, but yeah it isn't in convenience or grocery stores.
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Nov 6, 2019 00:51
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Magna Kaser posted:I've also never understood the appeal of the Yeah, I’m a fan of the occasional dessert bread but the sandwiches? I’ve had them once and won’t ever do it again. That much mayo should be a war crime. Even the big grocery stores have a piss-poor variety of bread and non-white breads. But if you want the same white half-loaf cut into 3, 6, 8, or 10 slices though you’re more than covered 
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Nov 6, 2019 00:58
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You goons are talking past each other. One party is talking about combini sandwiches, the other is talking about bread. Obviously bread is one component of a sandwich, but not the only one. In fact both are true. The level of combini sandwiches is quite high, but it's not because of the bread. It's the variety, freshness, and cost performance. At the same time, Tokyo and Japan in general hasn't been a bread or sandwich culture so basically anything besides white bread must either be imported or made using imported raw materials. Besides Subway there is no nationwide sandwich chain. Turkey is hard to find, there are no gyros, reubens, patty melts, PB&J, roast beef, BLTs, club sandwiches, bagels, sloppy joe's, baloney, philly cheese, pulled pork, cubans. A couple restaurants do offer these yes but it's absolutely not common or even a highlight. Hell in Tokyo kebabs places are much more common than any kind of decent UK/US sandwich. There's the katsu sando at many hotels but it's usually $$$$.
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Nov 6, 2019 01:23
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Stringent posted:I just made my own starter. but like, wild yeast? or did you have a culture you seeded your colony with?
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mikeycp posted:but like, wild yeast? or did you have a culture you seeded your colony with? Yeah, just leave flour and water out on a counter for a week and you end up with sourdough starter.
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Nov 6, 2019 01:47
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ah. i guess tokyo has stronger yeast than sacramento since when i tried that it was the flattest sourdough ever made
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Nov 6, 2019 02:13
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Guys, any large city in Japan will have good European style bread. You just have to look for it. Of course you're not going to find it in convenience stores and supermarkets. I mean if you walk in to a walmart in America you're not going to find the best bread there either and American white bread is sweet as gently caress too.
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Nov 6, 2019 03:12
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Zettace posted:I mean if you walk in to a walmart in America you're not going to find the best bread there either and American white bread is sweet as gently caress too. No but you’re at least going to have more options than in Japan. I know it differs on the region but even a Kroger/Fred Meyers/Safeway in the US is going to have some choices, and don’t pretend like those are some artisanal chain or anything. Passionate bread takes ITT
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Nov 6, 2019 04:42
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What passes for bacon here deserves a lot more hate than the bread imo.
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Nov 6, 2019 04:48
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Did anyone check out the Monster Hunter event going on in Akiba? I kinda want to go, but not sure how accessable it is to somebody daily conversation level Japanese.
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Nov 6, 2019 06:32
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Zettace posted:Guys, any large city in Japan will have good European style bread. You just have to look for it. Of course you're not going to find it in convenience stores and supermarkets. I mean if you walk in to a walmart in America you're not going to find the best bread there either and American white bread is sweet as gently caress too. There's a bakery chain called Donq that I always used to go to which makes great baguettes and stuff, but that's still white bread in the end. They have this tiny loaf of doitsupan but it's really expensive and only a single kind, there's a lot of variety in other kinds of white bread but brown bread is still this exotic product when it needn't be. I hate shokupan.
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Nov 6, 2019 07:39
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Sorry it's Kayser not Kaiser, but just hit these guys up if you're really jonesing for it, they make dank poo poo. http://maisonkayser.co.jp/product/
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Stringent posted:What passes for bacon here deserves a lot more hate than the bread imo.
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Nov 6, 2019 09:38
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Stringent posted:What passes for bacon here deserves a lot more hate than the bread imo. bacon in all of east asia blows. china even makes actual bacon they just call it a different thing and sell the lovely stuff as "bacon".
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Nov 6, 2019 09:53
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Slow Graffiti posted:Is there a good ticket reseller (a la StubHub) for concerts in Tokyo that has a website in English? We just realised Superchunk are playing at Fever on the 18th, but it is sold out. According to this flyer I just got they're also playing at Tsutaya O-West in Tokyo on the 19th too. And if that's also sold out and you can deal with it, they're doing an acoustic gig at Fever on the 17th. Maybe you knew all this already though. Good luck!
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Nov 6, 2019 15:12
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I recall that there was a famous gold mine in izu
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free Trapt CD posted:According to this flyer I just got they're also playing at Tsutaya O-West in Tokyo on the 19th too. And if that's also sold out and you can deal with it, they're doing an acoustic gig at Fever on the 17th. Maybe you knew all this already though. Good luck! Thanks. We’re heading down to Kyoto on the 19th unfortunately. Debating now whether to try and see them at their Osaka show. I’m not a huge fan so it’s certainly not the end of the world. I’m much more focussed on eating everything in sight and drinking beer for fifteen days. Only five more days until our flight. Getting excited! Plus, my Dad gifted us some of his vast number of miles so we get to fly ANA in style which is a nice benefit.
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I had a breakfast set twice at...Precious Memories? Cafe. It was white bread, but with melted (salted) butter, and it wasn't really sweet at all. Also came with the most delicious hard boiled egg this American has ever had, and a pretty good drip coffee. I then also bought the pre-packaged pancakes with the maple syrup between them. Those things are so loving good. Nanigans fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Nov 6, 2019 |
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Nov 6, 2019 19:50
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So I'm a huge dork amd really want to do conveyor belt sushi shaped like Shinkansen. Everywhere that pops up on Google will have photos of trains but when you go there or see videos from the place it's just the saucer shaped delivery "trains". I want an actual train shaped train. Anyone know which places actually have them? I went to one last time I was there in Shibuya and same thing: said they had trains, it was saucers. I just want my stupid dorky Shinkansen sushi.
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Nov 6, 2019 20:50
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Went to Ginza Steak last night. Ate probably 30oz of Wagyu in one sitting. Holy poo poo that was so great.
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arisu posted:Went to Ginza Steak last night. Ate probably 30oz of Wagyu in one sitting. Holy poo poo that was so great. How much was it all?
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Picnic Princess posted:So I'm a huge dork amd really want to do conveyor belt sushi shaped like Shinkansen. Everywhere that pops up on Google will have photos of trains but when you go there or see videos from the place it's just the saucer shaped delivery "trains". I want an actual train shaped train. Anyone know which places actually have them? I went to one last time I was there in Shibuya and same thing: said they had trains, it was saucers. I just want my stupid dorky Shinkansen sushi. If I am understanding this post correctly. Misakikou's delivery trains are shaped like actual shinkansen. Or is this no go since the shinkansen still has plates on it. https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/anmako1976/15068247.html
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Trip report for JAL flight 001 from SFO to HND: no anime choices on the 777. Just Doraemon and Anpanman. Real disappointment. They did have two hours of Golgo 13 giving advice to Japanese SMEs doing business overseas though.
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Nov 6, 2019 22:39
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get a better flight imo that's what you get for buying cheap tickets
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AOCs Pink Pearl posted:How much was it all? 9800 yen, plus 10% service charge and 300 yen seating charge. Maybe around $110 all said and done. Definitely worth it, I highly recommend. It ain't gonna be the best wagyu but gently caress man I ate so much lol
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Nov 6, 2019 23:50
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LOL @ America attempting nomihodai. https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stl...owFullText=true
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arisu posted:9800 yen, plus 10% service charge and 300 yen seating charge. Maybe around $110 all said and done. Definitely worth it, I highly recommend. It ain't gonna be the best wagyu but gently caress man I ate so much lol Heck yeah man I’d definitely be down to spend that
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Bloodnose posted:Trip report for JAL flight 001 from SFO to HND: no anime choices on the 777. Just Doraemon and Anpanman. Real disappointment. drat, even I was watching the Dragonball Super: Broly movie on flight from Doha to HK
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zmcnulty posted:LOL @ America attempting nomihodai. 10 bucks an hour is "tuesday night special" prices. Way too low.
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Picnic Princess posted:So I'm a huge dork amd really want to do conveyor belt sushi shaped like Shinkansen. Everywhere that pops up on Google will have photos of trains but when you go there or see videos from the place it's just the saucer shaped delivery "trains". I want an actual train shaped train. Anyone know which places actually have them? I went to one last time I was there in Shibuya and same thing: said they had trains, it was saucers. I just want my stupid dorky Shinkansen sushi. Find a location of the Kappa Sushi chain. The one I went to in Nagoya definitely had trains.
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