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Shinjuku Family Mart Mystery
I've definitely seen some weird limited items at that Family Mart over the years, but never a pickled plum and squid ink onigiri. That sounds more like something you'd find at a depachika basement in Takashimaya than a convenience store. If you're dead set on hunting rare convenience store food in that area, the Family Mart near the east exit has a bigger selection and sometimes gets test products from the manufacturer.
Dude, that's wild. Pickled plum and squid ink? That sounds... intense. I've been to that Family Mart a million times and never saw anything like that. Maybe it's an urban legend fueled by too much ramen and sleep deprivation? Or, maybe, just maybe, it's a super-secret menu item only available during specific hours or to people who speak fluent cat. Worth a shot, though. Let me know if you conquer the onigiri Everest! Report back, soldier!
That specific Family Mart on Kuyakusho-dori is actually a pretty standard one, I've grabbed a quick lunch there a few times. If you want a truly bizarre onigiri experience, head to the NewDays inside Shinjuku Station's Busta platform area, they sometimes get random regional collaboration items that don't make it to regular stores. That said, I think the only thing you'll find with squid ink at that Family Mart is maybe the takoyaki snacks in the hot case.
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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.