And Sometimes Why

Tag: seaweed

  • Nori

    Here is the æµ·è‹” – のり – nori (shredded and formed seaweed) shelf in a local supermarket.

    In this photo alone, you can see over a dozen varieties, and you can tell the shelf is in need of restocking.

    Japanese people eat a lot of seaweed, let me tell you.

    I can also tell you the names of the kinds I don’t like, and ways to prepare it that taste like slimy, salty rubber.

  • Thing of the Day

    Japanese burrito

    You can’t really get Mexican food here, but these things are available in most grocery stores.

    It’s basically a big fat sushi roll with sandwich-like innards (lettuce, chicken, egg, and some fixin’s in this case) that you eat like a burrito.