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Board game groups/opportunities for practicing Japanese in a casual setting in Tokyo?
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check out board game cafe jellly in shinjuku, they do english-friendly nights sometimes and the staff speak both languages. there's also a meetup group called "tabletop gamers tokyo" that meets at various places and attracts a mix of japanese and expats. for non-drinking stuff, try the tokyo hobby salon in akihabara - it's a big space for model building and craft stuff where people chat casually while working on their projects. i've found people there are pretty open to helping with japanese if they see you struggling with instructions or something. another option is the tokyo language exchange at the tokyo american club in roppongi, it's free and more structured than the ward office classes but still pretty relaxed
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.
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