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Walking the lanes of a grocery store can be its own form of travel, especially when you’re in a grocery store with foods from outside your culture. But there is always the looming question of what to buy. I reached out to my friend Remi, who was born in Japan, to share with us her top picks of items to buy and, most importantly, how to use them.

All the items from the episode can also be seen on my website here: https://www.beryl.nyc/index.php/2023/...

Items seen in this episode that can be found on Bokksu’s Market
Kewpie mayo: https://www.bokksumarket.com/collecti...
Soy Sauce: https://www.bokksumarket.com/products...
Mirin: https://www.bokksumarket.com/products...
Hondashi: https://www.bokksumarket.com/products...
Corn Soup flavor snacks: https://www.bokksumarket.com/collecti...
Umeboshi flavor chips: https://www.bokksumarket.com/products...
Pizza flavor chips: https://www.bokksumarket.com/products...
Wasabi flavor shrimp chips: https://www.bokksumarket.com/products...
Hokkaido Butter snacks: https://www.bokksumarket.com/products...
White Truffle flavor chips: https://www.bokksumarket.com/products...
Oden Set: https://www.bokksumarket.com/products...

Remi’s Shopping List
Asazuke (Japanese mixed light pickles)
Renkon slices (lotus root slices)
Maruchan Fish Cake Sausage
Gohan Desuyo
Ochazuke (umeboshi, salmon, or nori flavors)
Salmon Flakes
Soy sauce (different types and their uses - stewed veggies: Usukuchi Shoyu, sushi/sashimi: Tamari Shoyu, eggs/rice: Shiro Shoyu, stir fry: Saishikomi)
Mirin
Hondashi
Canned mackerel (marinated in either miso or soy sauce)
Oden set
Cheesecake caramel
Bikkle
Umeboshi (made with honey)
Sakiika
Kabocha Squash
Riska Mentai Umai Snack (also cheese and nori flavors)

My Picks:
Inari (Fried Tofu Skin)
Nishiki Brand Rice
Kewpie Mayo

My Sick-Day Foods episode I mentioned where I made Ochazuke:    • What the World Eats When They're Sick...  

The story I did with Great Big Story on how most of the world’s wasabi is actually fake:    • The Wasabi You Eat Probably Isn’t Wasabi  

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