Tiny Food in Japan
Posted in Culture on 04/27/2009 05:53 pm by jord
Food portions of some foods in supermarkets are seriously small. This was the biggest block of cheese I could find. The price? $5, the same price as a half kilo block in Australia. Most of the cheese available is the ultra processed cheese:
At least I found my favourite french jam.
Imported from France, yet half the size of the jars in Australia, same price.
Bread is crazy. This is the largest sliced loaf you’ll ever see. You can buy either 8 slices of normally sliced bread, or 6 slices of thick slice. Its also so heavily processed – I’ve had a loaf sit for 2 weeks without even turning the least bit stale.
Yet, I can buy 2 litres of Sake, or 1 litre of Kahlua for $20?? Or a bottle of 40% vodka for $4??
I’ve heard about a magical place somewhere along the train line called Costco which sells normal sized blocks of cheese… Maybe one day I will find this place.