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Where can I buy organic real pure honey easily without killing my wallet ?
Looking to find places in Tokyo where they sell honey that comes directly from hives.
I think 1500yen for 500g would be fair price.
edit : - seems like the "Organic Pure honey by Nature's Nectar" sold at gyomu super for 600 yen seems legit, I checked the brand's background, they are one of the few Indian honey brands that passed nucleic tests. I wouldn't say that it is the best honey I've had tho, it definitely has a strong taste that stays on your pallet for a long time, but that is determined by the location of hives and the type of flowers. - Bio c bon is overpriced so I'll skip on that
try the honey at seikatsu club coop if you know someone with membership, they stock from small japanese apiaries and it's around 1100-1300 for 400g. no cut, just raw honey from saitama and tochigi mostly. also the farmers at the satoyama market in shinagawa on saturdays have a guy from chiba who sells 500g for 1000 yen and he'll tell you exactly what flowers his bees hit that season. his acacia honey is super light and clear, not that thick syrupy stuff. for a shop you can walk into any day, natural house in omotesando has a few japanese ones around 1500 but their staff actually knows the producers by name
check out the honey section at tokyu hands in shibuya, they have a decent selection from actual japanese beekeepers. the yamada bee farm ones are usually around 1200-1500 for 400-500g and you can taste the difference from the supermarket stuff. also the national azabu supermarket in hiroo sometimes carries local honey from nagano prefecture that's legit and not cut with syrup, maybe 1800 for 500g which is a bit over your budget but the quality is there
the farmer's market at unu in harajuku on sundays sometimes has a guy from ibaraki selling raw honey, around 1200 for 500g and he brings like 3 different flower types depending on season. also not sure if you know about it but the honey from nihonbashi's mitsukoshi basement food hall is actually legit, they have a corner for small japanese producers and the staff can tell you exactly which farm it came from, usually 1500-2000 but you're paying for the sourcing transparency
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Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.