Sometimes I get the giggles walking through the stores, looking at the Japanese version of American junk food. This is a blue soda Kit Kat bar. Kit
Kats are really popular here and there are all kinds of varieties. I've tried green tea,
tiramisu, and the blue soda.
Tiramisu was good, soda was so-so, green tea not so much. The flavors seem to be seasonal. In June I saw a strawberry flavored one and now there are some very confusing apple- and lemon vinegar flavors. I don't get these. Are they actually vinegar or more like apple/lemon juice? I'm too scared to find out.
A Japanese-American soda
smorgasbord, courtesy of our downstairs 7-11. The green tea Coke tastes like regular Coke Zero. There might have been some hint of green tea bitterness at the end. The
shiso Pepsi is, um, interesting.
Shiso is sometimes called Japanese mint. It's kind of like a cross between basil, mint, and maybe some licorice. It's good. When you get sushi and they put that little plastic green leaf, that's supposed to be
shiso. It's often served with sushi and
sashimi because it helps digestion of raw fish, especially freshwater fish like salmon.
Shiso Pepsi tastes like carbonated
shiso sugar water. Okay for a sip or two, but there's still a half bottle left in our fridge.
So we finally broke down and went to McDonald's. But it took 6 months to succumb to the siren call, so no judgment! This is Shaka-Shaka Chicken. I love it, mostly for the name. It's just a chicken patty, and you get a choice of spicy garlic, black pepper, or cheese flavoring.
Then you add the seasoning and shake it up!
Delicious! The menu is mostly standard, but the workers are a whole lot friendlier and they make everything to order, so that's kind of cool. Hot fries are the best. They have a few different things, like Shaka-Shaka. Also,
McPork and something called a bacon potato pie. I don't know, maybe they have that at home now too. It's basically the apple pie crust filled with bacon mashed potatoes. It looks intriguing, but also possibly disgusting. I'll let you know if I ever try it!
Sometimes I get the giggles walking through the stores, looking at the Japanese version of American junk food. This is a blue soda Kit Kat bar. Kit Kats are really popular here and there are all kinds of varieties. I've tried green tea, tiramisu, and the blue soda. Tiramisu was good, soda was so-so, green tea not so much. The flavors seem to be seasonal. In June I saw a strawberry flavored one and now there are some very confusing apple- and lemon vinegar flavors. I don't get these. Are they actually vinegar or more like apple/lemon juice? I'm too scared to find out.
A Japanese-American soda smorgasbord, courtesy of our downstairs 7-11. The green tea Coke tastes like regular Coke Zero. There might have been some hint of green tea bitterness at the end. The shiso Pepsi is, um, interesting. Shiso is sometimes called Japanese mint. It's kind of like a cross between basil, mint, and maybe some licorice. It's good. When you get sushi and they put that little plastic green leaf, that's supposed to be shiso. It's often served with sushi and sashimi because it helps digestion of raw fish, especially freshwater fish like salmon. Shiso Pepsi tastes like carbonated shiso sugar water. Okay for a sip or two, but there's still a half bottle left in our fridge.
So we finally broke down and went to McDonald's. But it took 6 months to succumb to the siren call, so no judgment! This is Shaka-Shaka Chicken. I love it, mostly for the name. It's just a chicken patty, and you get a choice of spicy garlic, black pepper, or cheese flavoring.
Then you add the seasoning and shake it up!
Delicious! The menu is mostly standard, but the workers are a whole lot friendlier and they make everything to order, so that's kind of cool. Hot fries are the best. They have a few different things, like Shaka-Shaka. Also, McPork and something called a bacon potato pie. I don't know, maybe they have that at home now too. It's basically the apple pie crust filled with bacon mashed potatoes. It looks intriguing, but also possibly disgusting. I'll let you know if I ever try it!
mmmmmm....McPork.
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