What I Got at a Supermarket in Japan - Haul

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

What I Got at a Supermarket in Japan - Haul

When I was in Japan, I bought a lot of Japanese condiments at a supermarket. Although these are slightly expensive in the U.S., most of them are available for purchase at a Japanese supermarket here. Because I had a lot of free space in my suitcases then, I bought whatever I want. :) I'm going to share with you what I got there.

My husband and I often eat miso soup, I bought six packages of instant miso soup. These are very easy to make miso soup. All I need to do is to just add hot water, but I usually add extra seaweeds and sliced green onion to make more nutritious.

I bought some curry stuff. Bon Curry, famous Japanese instant curry, is ready to eat by just heating it up. :) Torokeru Curry is curry roux, which is used to make Japanese curry. I bought cans of curry for my first time. These are Thai curry made by Japanese food company. Before purchasing them, I watched this curry's review video on Youtube.

I bought some dried seaweed. I will use them for miso soup mostly.

Instant dashi is very useful when you make Japanese foods.

I bought potato starch, flour for tempura, and flour for okonomiyaki.

My husband and I sometimes eat steak, so I bought grilled meat sauce. When I was little, I love yakiniku, Japanese style grilled meat. These reminds me my childhood.

I bought some dried bonito. I will use them for hiyayakko, cold tofu.

I bought Japanese instant tonkotsu ramen. When I visit to Japan, I eat tonkotsu ramen because the hardness of noodles in Japan is very different from ones in the U.S. Japanese ramen restaurants serve noodles but they are too soft for me. I might be picky when it comes to ramen.

I bought some furikake, a dry Japanese condiment for rice. When I am hungry, I will make rice ball with furikake.

I bought miso, sauce for okonomiyaki, and ground-up sesame seeds.

I bought barley tea bags. Japanese people usually drink barley tea at home everyday instead of water. It is caffeine free, so I can drink it anytime. :)

I bought some Japanese bread. I think Japanese bread is very different from the ones in the U.S. It is softer and little bit sweeter. As soon as I arrived at home from Japan, I put them in my refrigerator.