Madness sneaks up, strikes (Or: )

[thistlechaser]

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Madness sneaks up, strikes (Or: )

I was watching Japanese TV last night. Nope, I don't speak a word of it, but I was watching it anyway. Advertisements came on. Some grocery store had an ad, and during the whole thing they showed their URL. Bored and curious, I went to the site.

http://www.maruwa.com/ (English: http://www.maruwa.com/index_e.html )

So, for some reason, I just started shopping. Now people who know me will be shocked and amazed; I don't eat odd American food (like lettuce, tomatoes, lobster, things like that), let alone foreign food if I have any choice in it, so what the heck was I buying Japanese food for?

Just curious, I guess...

I bought some things to send home to my mother (Gummy Kiwi, Tomato Pritz (pretzels?), Snow Pea Crisp). She'll be tickled, she loves foreign foods.

I bought one thing for a friend, and the rest I got for me. $40 of Japanese food, due to arrive tomorrow. I wonder if I'll be brave enough to try it, or if it'll just sit around staring at me till it rots?

I'll take pictures of the odder things and post them here. I'd also like to take weekly photos of the orange tree, now that it's actually making oranges... need to get off my butt and do that.

Comments

[gconnor.livejournal.com]

If you like those things, you will enjoy Mitsuwa Market, near 280 at Saratoga and Moorpark. It's all that and more :) Stop in at Kinokuniya Books as well.

I like to go there for
* weird candies
* mochi ice cream
* excellent instant udon and ramen for lunch

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think I know the place you're talking about. I went there for the bookstore once, and wandered into the other shopping part to see what it was about.

It was rather strange, standing out so much...

Thanks for reminding me! If I do want more Japanese stuff, I'll make the trip instead of buying online.

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Lettuce and tomatoes are "odd American food?"

What, exactly, do you eat?

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

What, exactly, do you eat?

Heehee. Not much, actually! Peanut butter, popcorn, white bread (only white), pizza... I never even tried whipped cream until I was in my late teens! I dislike ice cream. I really have odd eating habits, and I'm totally terrible about trying new things.

I get mocked soundly for it by my friends.