Tag: Food For Sale

CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON I was referred to these stores by two different people for two different things but it turns out they...

CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE I'm back on caffeine. Well, I've been back on caffeine, but now I am actively searching it out and dragging along my...

CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON   Thanks to my good friend Julie for showing me this great market. When you get a chance, stop by this...

CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON A reader requested that I bring up the wonderfulness of Coco. What makes Coco so wonderful you might ask? Well, as...

CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday Dear Okinawa Hai Reader ... Happy Birthday to You! Yippee, let's...

CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO An Okinawa Hai reader is looking to buy cake decorating supplies: Hello - I'm hoping you can help me.  I'm trying to find...

CONTRIBUTED BY AVIVA This is a fresh produce market. It's like a farmer's market with a roof over it. In addition to lots of fruits,...

CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO Onigiri means a triangular shaped "rice ball" in Japanese and it is a typical lunch food that Japanese people take in their...

CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO I had been away from Japan for so long until I came back two years ago that I didn't know about this...

CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO This is my almost empty jar of yuzu cha. Yuzu as in THIS fruit. And cha as in tea. Not sure...

CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO My American friend asked me about "Kurozato (Okianawan black sugar)" and Okinawan salt that her family in the States would like to...

CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO Behold Day 1. And Day 2. And also Day 3. Yoshikei delivered a meal for the first time this evening. Clockwise starting at twelve...

CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER This is for all the folks up by Camp Courtney and McT.  I'm not sure what the official Japanese name of this...

CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO Today I am writing about an organic store in town called "anew".  I know two in Okinawa City.  One is located very...

CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO I wrote about Co-op a couple of weeks ago and said that the Co-op stores carry organic vegetables.  For those of you...

CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO I am a bread lover.  I can live on bread.  I don't know many good bakeries on the island.  There is a...

CONTRIBUTED BY JULIA My friend Angela pointed me towards this mom and pop shop that uses Kanji characters in its name. How Tsu or rather Hao...

CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO When I go grocery shopping, I always go to two places:  Commissary on base and Co-op.  Sometimes I go to a third...

CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA Staci tagged this onto another post this week, but I thought it deserved a post of its own.  So here's her...

CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA If you're looking for somewhere to go with "the girls," I have just the place.  About a month ago while I...

dango, originally uploaded by tokyogoat. CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO Meet DANGO. You've totally seen these, haven't you? In exchange for a few yen you can indulge in...

Kokusai Street 001, originally uploaded by ginman. CONTRIBUTED BY Kelly Garcia Today I dropped off Joe for yet another exciting work expedition in a foreign land. It's...

Quickly, originally uploaded by juliamagnolia. CONTRIBUTED BY JULIA It can be hard on the wallet but on a typical day I have to get my caffeine...

CONTRIBUTED BY KEELYERACE What is it about scarcity that makes you want something all the more? I don’t know, but that’s the feeling that comes...

Okashigoden 1, originally uploaded by kahoristori. CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO Looking for souvenirs from Okinawa to take home? Okinawan snacks might be an idea and there is...

CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO I went to pay a bill at Lawson's last night and treated myself to a Kit Kat. A PEACH Kit Kat....

CONTRIBUTED BY JULIE A little while ago I ordered the apple sauce from Burger King in an effort to get my son to eat healthier...

this is neri goma which is also tahini, originally uploaded by okimamas&papas. CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO Victory at 298 yen! Tahini lives under a different name in...

vending machine, originally uploaded by okimamas&papas. CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO I'm knee deep in convincing my son, Eli, that his milk can come in a variety...