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| KTallguy 1285th Post
  
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|  "Re(4):A GIANT ENEMY TURKEY IS APPROACHING FAS" , posted Fri 26 Nov 12:31  
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The hardest thing yet was to find American Cheese.
Personally, I like turkey over chicken but it's pretty hard to find the bird unless it's purchased by the whole.
I enjoy turkey (the bird!) a lot but really it's the whole thing, the family and all the different ingredients.
Going off your cheese comment, one thing I can't seem to get is a really good sandwich in Japan. I can find good hamburgers, but a high quality NY Deli style sandwich is pretty impossible. I used to work at a NY/Jewish deli as a teen, tasked with remembering the names of every exotic meat and cheese variety stored in the refrigerated counter windows. Sandwich culture has made a few inroads with some places like Subway, but harder breads are not popular here.
But I find that when I cook in Japan, I am pretty much forced to do "Japanese versions" of everything because the ingredients are hard to find, not fresh enough, or too expensive. And I still don't really know how to properly make Dashi. Oh well :P
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| Professor 2870th Post
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| "Re(5):A GIANT ENEMY TURKEY IS APPROACHING FAS" , posted Fri 26 Nov 18:02:
Happy Thanksgiving! Cramberries yummy.
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Going off your cheese comment, one thing I can't seem to get is a really good sandwich in Japan. I can find good hamburgers, but a high quality NY Deli style sandwich is pretty impossible. I used to work at a NY/Jewish deli as a teen, tasked with remembering the names of every exotic meat and cheese variety stored in the refrigerated counter windows. Sandwich culture has made a few inroads with some places like Subway, but harder breads are not popular here.
But I find that when I cook in Japan, I am pretty much forced to do "Japanese versions" of everything because the ingredients are hard to find, not fresh enough, or too expensive. And I still don't really know how to properly make Dashi. Oh well :P
It depends on where you live but IMO the best solution for sandwiches is to make your own. Fine bread is hard to come by but not impossible. Good French bakeries offer a variety, and up to a point, some Italian bakeries as well. From what I've heard , Osaka has a good store named Boulangerie Takeuchi, and Peck. For bagels, hit an importer, or go to a Costco for a fresh baked. Cold cuts may be harder to find but I think they can still be picked up for a price. Cheeses are easy.
Dashi... fish broth stock. Without going the easy way and using sachets?
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| Iggy 9199th Post
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| "Re(6):A GIANT ENEMY TURKEY IS APPROACHING FAS" , posted Fri 26 Nov 20:42:
There should be a Pain Quotidien there at some point:
芝公園店
東京都港区芝公園3-3-1
東京プリンスホテル ヴィラ
I don't know how expensive or fresh their products would be, but if it ends up on par with the level we have in Europe (and it should be, I mean, it's the whole point of franchised restaurants, right?), you'll get some of the best breads, jams, juices, and chocolated stuff you'll ever find.
And obviously, quality bread is priceless, and moreover in Japan.
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