Baskin Robbins: December Flavors

Dec 31 2008 • Snacks • 2 Comments

As much as I love Japan’s Baskin Robbins, I’m a little happy I’m missing out on this month’s flavors. Japanese ice cream flavors are wonderful but I’m enjoying the Edy’s holiday special, Peppermint, at the moment. Peppermint, or any mint flavor for that matter, is one thing I haven’t been able to find [...]

100 Things About Me

Dec 17 2008 • Life • 18 Comments

I was going to archive another Japanese school lunch (kyuushoku) post but when I opened up Wordpress, I realized it was going to be my 100th post. This being one of those Important Numbers, I thought I should do something different from my usual. I know I’ve written a lot about various things [...]

Japanese School Lunch: Week 25

Dec 15 2008 • Japanese School Lunch • 4 Comments

Please note that the American menu provided is from my middle school in the US. It is meant to serve as a comparison.
We had a pretty standard set of lunches this week so I can’t say much about them. I will note that I don’t like their version of pork and beans. [...]

Japanese School Lunch: Week 24

Dec 13 2008 • Japanese School Lunch • 3 Comments

Please note that the American menu provided is from my middle school in the US. It is meant to serve as a comparison.
November 13th was an interesting lunch. I love how the minestrone soup has alphabet noodles, the mushy kind that come in canned alphabet soup back home. The coleslaw is not [...]

Japanese School Lunch: Week 23

Dec 12 2008 • Japanese School Lunch • 0 Comments

Please note that the American menu provided is from my middle school in the US. It is meant to serve as a comparison.
At this point, it’s rare that I run into a translation problem with the menus but I couldn’t find anything for “kakitama” soup. It’s basically like egg drop soup with green [...]