By Rachel on February 17, 2006
Just wanted to say that J International Food has increased their variety and supply of Japanese sweets if not Japanese crackers and snacks. The Pocky selection has gotten better and they have a few more varieties of Kasugai and Lotte candies. You still have to search the store, though, to find all the different types of candies, as it’s still a disorganized store.
The same above goes for Global Foods, sans disorganization. The sweets have increased, but not the mochi cakes and crackers, just the Pocky and a few candies.
Posted in Japanese Snack Reviews
I was exposed to anime as a child while living in Germany after watching the Japanese version of Hans Christian Anderson’s the Little Mermaid. In high school, a classmate in art brought in Akira as an example of Japanese art. I wasn’t very impressed with anime at the time, but my re-exposure to it in 2000 thanks to Escaflowne had me hooked for life.After sorting out what I liked about anime (great stories, beautiful animation and epic battles) and disliked about anime (big boobs, angst-y 15 year-old kids, most mecha, sports stories and style-over-substance), I got into it with a vengeance.I do love almost all aspects of Japanese culture and try to be involved with it as much as possible. I have no problem admitting that I incorporate a lot of Japanese trends and traditions into my life as I modify them and make them my own. Anime is a big part of that, along with all the sub-cultures, past and present.
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