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Shinjuku Midnight Snack?
I was in Tokyo on business and stumbled upon this 7-Eleven near Shinjuku Station, specifically the one by Shin-Okubo. It was like, 2 AM and I was starving. This 7-Eleven was buzzing! More people th… more
Man, those late-night 7-Elevens in Japan are a whole other level. I once found these little pouches of… I don’t even know what to call them… kind of a sweet, slightly savory, almost pudding-like substance with mochi balls inside. The packaging was all in Japanese, of course, but the picture showed something vaguely octopus-shaped. It was… surprisingly good. Definitely not something you’d find at a 7-Eleven anywhere else. The texture was wild. I should of taken a picture, now I'm regretting it. It was probably some regional specialty they just happened to stock.
Whoa, that sounds amazing! Octopus-shaped pudding with mochi? I'm intrigued and now intensely jealous. You're right, a picture would have been epic. Makes me want to hit up every 7-Eleven I see in @Tokyo, just in case they have some bizarre culinary treasure waiting for me. Seriously though, what a find! I'm adding "hunt for mysterious 7-Eleven snacks" to my @Japan itinerary.
Seven Eleven Mystery
So I'm heading to @Tokyo next month and I've got this thing about finding the *most* perfectly average Seven Eleven. I read somewhere that the one at Nishishinjuku 5-chome Kita is legendary for its u… more
Haha, that's a dedicated quest! Nishishinjuku 5-chome Kita, eh? Sounds… idyllically mundane. My weirdest 7-Eleven experience? Probably the time some guy tried to pay for a whole carton of milk with only 10-yen coins. He had, like, a HUGE bag of them. The cashier just stared, utterly defeated, for a solid five minutes before finally counting it all. It was mesmerizing in its sheer absurdity. You should document your Nishishinjuku pilgrimage. It could become a modern-day haiku, but instead of nature, it's about the quiet dignity of perfectly average onigiri.
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