{"id":1293,"date":"2015-08-15T10:44:41","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T10:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2015-10-31T06:56:41","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T06:56:41","slug":"japan-food-journal-day-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/japan-food-journal-day-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Food Journal, Day 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again we failed at eating normal meals. I think almost everything we consumed came from a convenience store today. Thankfully concenience store food in Japan is really good, and fresh.<\/p>\n<p>Breakfast on the train consisted of things purchased from a convenience store the day before.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0003.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0003.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEgg and ham sandwichs (4.5\/5), and a creamy fruit beverage (3.5\/5). They have our name and room number on them because we had a communal fridge at Ricksaw Inn.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0011.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0011.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Taste like bread dough with chocolate. Karl thinks it should be baked in the oven for five minutes. 3\/5<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9991.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9991.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTorokeru choco cookie lemon yogurt. It has a slight medicine twang but I like it. 3\/5<\/p>\n<p>Train Snacks<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0027.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0027.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water and Silky Boss Coffee &#8211; the coffee was a bit strong.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0029.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0029.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomato flavored pretzel sticks. Savory and yummy. 5\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1685px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0107-0.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0107-0.jpg?resize=640%2C676\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"676\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not sure if this is green tea flavored or seaweed, but it seems to be a seasoned rice cracker. 3\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0111.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0111.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sort of like puffy rice crackers with chocolate. 3.5\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0158.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0158.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muscadine juice? My new favorite beverage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_01952.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_01952.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshly made hot pocket things from 711.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0196-01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0196-01.jpg?resize=640%2C712\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"712\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A thick spongy bun with a fragrant beef filling. Very tasty! 5\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0198.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0198.jpg?resize=640%2C707\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"707\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&#8217;re guessing this one is either pirk or chicken but we&#8217;re not sure. 4\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;re feeling a bit wore out today so more convenience store food for us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0202.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0202.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some sort of cheesy pasta with shrimp and seasonings I can&#8217;t identify. 3.5\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 3000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0206.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0206.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">pan seared gyozao 3.5\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_02111.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_02111.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">sweeted mochi? (sort of a fine, sticky rice ball.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0212.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0212.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">subtle peach flavor. Teminds us of Clearly Canadian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_02151.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-custom\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_02151.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very tart. 2\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_02191.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_02191.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0222.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0222.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again we failed at eating normal meals. I think almost everything we consumed came from a convenience store today. Thankfully concenience store food in Japan is really good, and fresh. Breakfast on the train consisted of things purchased from a convenience store the day before. Egg and ham sandwichs (4.5\/5), and a creamy fruit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[39,32],"tags":[26,40],"class_list":["post-1293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-japan","tag-japan","tag-japanese-food"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0195-0.jpg?fit=2412%2C2452&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4XnUB-kR","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1293"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2888,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293\/revisions\/2888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}