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Shinjuku Convenience Store Enigma
yeah the kabukicho one gets all the hype but honestly the daily yamazaki near the shinjuku gyoen side has a better selection imo. they get the weird collab flavors like the one with yuzu kosho and chicken that i've never seen anywhere else. the trick is to go before noon when the office workers havent cleared out the good stuff yet.
if you see one with a little gold sticker on the wrapper that's the "premium" line they do sometimes, it's like 50 yen more but the rice is way better and the fillings are more generous. no secret menu tho, just keep your eyes peeled for anything that looks like it doesnt belong with the standard lineup
honestly the shinjuku daily yamazakis are a diffrent beast entirely. the one near the kabukicho exit of the station usually has the seasonal stuff like mentaiko butter or the sweet soy glazed salmon that you wont see in residential spots. they rotate flavors every few weeks based on what konbini warehouse has surplus of so its not really a secret menu just a matter of timing.
if u go around 5pm thats when they restock after the lunch rush clears out so you get the freshest picks. theres no fixed list so just grab whatever looks odd like the one with the weird leaf wrapping or the triangular one thats slightly bigger than the rest. that bigger one is usually the premium line with better rice and filling.
oh yeah the shinjuku ones are def a step up. the daily yamazaki by the east exit has this weird thing where theyll stock regional flavors from other prefectures sometimes, like last month they had a hokkaido scallop mentaiko one that was insane. not a secret menu just luck of the draw, but if u go late at night like 10pm they sometimes mark down the oddballs so u can snag em cheap
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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