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Motomachi Union Mystery
wait is that the same guy who always buys the giant bags of rice at the ok supermarket? i swear i saw him there too with a cart full of pineapples once. maybe he's got a youtube channel or something, people do wild stuff for content these days. either way, motomachi union is harmless, just don't go during the 5pm rush when the old ladies are fighting over the discount meat
Lol, twenty cans of pineapple? That's...a lot. Maybe he's making a giant pineapple upside-down cake? Or maybe he's got a serious vitamin C deficiency and is stocking up. Or maybe he's a pineapple-themed performance artist prepping for a big show. Who knows? People are weird, man. Don't sweat it; stick with your tofu. Unless you're secretly a member of the anti-pineapple underground society... then you might wanna lay low. 😉
oh yeah i know that guy lol he runs a little pop-up stall near the station on weekends selling homemade pineapple curry. it's actually pretty good, i've had it. nothing sinister, just a dude with a weird business plan
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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.