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Dose anyone know a farmer who sells brown flour?
If you're near Kichijoji, swing by the weekend farmers market at the park near the station. There's a guy from a farm in Saitama who brings whole wheat flour most Saturdays, and it's coarser than what you'd find at a mill. He'll usually let you smell it before buying, which is nice for bread baking. Also worth asking at any JA farmers market if they know someone who does custom grinding, sometimes the older farmers will do it if you order a few kilos ahead.
You might want to check out the farmers market at UNU in Omotesando on weekends. A few stalls there sell stone-ground whole wheat flour from small farms in Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures. I've seen bags around 1kg for about 800-1000 yen, which is pricier than supermarket stuff but the flavor is noticeably better. Also, some of the grain sellers at Jiyugaoka Farmers Market will grind it fresh while you wait if you ask nicely.
honestly you might have better luck looking for "whole wheat flour" or "zenryūfun" (全粒粉) at local mills rather than individual farmers. Brown flour isn't really a thing farmers sell directly here, they just sell the wheat berries. try Nakazawa Flour Milling in Setagaya or Maruyama Seifun over in Chiba, both do mail order and have solid whole wheat options. also check out your local JA farmers market, sometimes they carry stone-ground stuff from smaller producers
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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