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not the weirdest but my favorite is seeing the old drunk dudes buy the cheapest shochu bottle & then just stand outside the store mixing it with hot water from the vending machine like it's a ritual. also had a guy once try to trade a full pack of eggs for a lighter, cashier just stared at him until he left lmao
oh man, i once saw a guy try to pay for a beer with a handful of gacha capsule toys, the cashier just shrugged and took them, no joke
i saw a fully suited guy passed out at the counter with a half-eaten family mart chicken stick still in his hand around 4am, the staff just let him sleep for like 20 minutes before gently waking him up. also had a group of college kids once start a full-on debate about which brand of chu-hi was the best value, got pretty heated for 3am convenience store standards
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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