Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

Craig1981 · 26 Oct 2020 at 23:24

Raymond Lin said:
Multipacks are tiny, they are about £1.50 to £2 in Don Quijote.

Can I post this image I never posted from last trip?

Looks good. But since I'm not in Japan, I guess I'll have to settle for ebay.

Raymond Lin · 26 Oct 2020 at 23:26

Craig1981 said:
Looks good. But since I'm not in Japan, I guess I'll have to settle for ebay.

FYI, the ones they do in boxes are often higher quality but more expensive, like 3x as much. Usually reserved for the alcohol editions.

Kanpai · 27 Oct 2020 at 10:47

Raymond Lin said:
FYI, the ones they do in boxes are often higher quality but more expensive, like 3x as much. Usually reserved for the alcohol editions.

On my final batch but the alcohol ones have been really nice, this being my favourite:

Time to plan another trip to Japan for next year...

Mucky_Pup · 27 Oct 2020 at 10:53

Have already booked up for three weeks in Japan in 2022, never been before, looking forward to it.

Kanpai · 27 Oct 2020 at 10:55

Mucky_Pup said:
Have already booked up for three weeks in Japan in 2022, never been before, looking forward to it.

You're going to have the time of your life, enjoy!

Guest2 · 27 Oct 2020 at 14:54

More stuff arrived in preperation for the new build

Free (inc free delivery) AM4 mounting kit from Noctua

khemist · 27 Oct 2020 at 15:05

Semple · 27 Oct 2020 at 15:22

Those look like some tiny keys!

{SAS}TB · 27 Oct 2020 at 16:09

Boot / shoe scrapy cleany takey offy thing

cu3ed · 27 Oct 2020 at 16:21

Semple said:
Those look like some tiny keys!

You can pick those locks in about 20 secs.

MrRockliffe · 27 Oct 2020 at 16:42

New work phone :-)

khemist · 27 Oct 2020 at 18:22

cu3ed said:
You can pick those locks in about 20 secs.

Lockpicking Lawyer much?, i'm not too worried about it.

cu3ed · 27 Oct 2020 at 18:51

khemist said:
Lockpicking Lawyer much?, i'm not too worried about it.

Ha..no my Bro used to work in lock opening cars old doors etc.

V F · 27 Oct 2020 at 19:03

A lot of KitKats in here.

southernorth · 27 Oct 2020 at 20:16

V F said:
A lot of KitKats in here.

I've seen too many, I need to take a break...

Deleted member 77746 · 27 Oct 2020 at 20:41

V F said:
A lot of KitKats in here.

How many fingers?

Minusorange · 27 Oct 2020 at 20:48

Is mochi not supposed to be very sweet ? I bought some Strawberry ones at the Chinese supermarket a while back and was disappointed because it was like all the sugar had been removed, the BBQ fish snacks I bought were sweeter - https://www.orientalmart.co.uk/ladybird-bbq-flavoured-fish-fillet-sticks

Raymond Lin · 27 Oct 2020 at 21:03

Minusorange said:
Is mochi not supposed to be very sweet ? I bought some Strawberry ones at the Chinese supermarket a while back and was disappointed because it was like all the sugar had been removed, the BBQ fish snacks I bought were sweeter - https://www.orientalmart.co.uk/ladybird-bbq-flavoured-fish-fillet-sticks

mochi is made from rice and water beating until it gets to that texture. Itself is seldom if ever sweetened, its only sugar would be any fillings or sugar powder coating or glaze.

To understand it in history...Japan didn’t get sugar until the Europeans brought it to them and they were closed for 200 years so only sweet things were things like Anko (red bean paste) which is only mildly sweet. And that is typically the level of sweetness of their dessert. So by western standard, it’s barely sweet, just a hint. The sweetness comes from the filling, so a Daifuku (mochi with strawberry), the sweetness comes mainly from the strawberry itself.

that fish snack had both sugar and sweetness added so not surprised it’s sweet.

Minusorange · 27 Oct 2020 at 21:10

Raymond Lin said:
mochi is made from rice and water beating until it gets to that texture. Itself is seldom if ever sweetened, its only sugar would be any fillings or sugar powder coating or glaze.

To understand it in history...Japan didn’t get sugar until the Europeans brought it to them and they were closed for 200 years so only sweet things were things like Anko (red bean paste) which is only mildly sweet. And that is typically the level of sweetness of their dessert. So by western standard, it’s barely sweet, just a hint. The sweetness comes from the filling, so a Daifuku (mochi with strawberry), the sweetness comes mainly from the strawberry itself.

Thanks, I guess natural sweetness isn't enough for my sweet tooth

Raymond Lin · 27 Oct 2020 at 21:14

Minusorange said:
Thanks, I guess natural sweetness isn't enough for my sweet tooth

A lot of Asian cuisine is about texture, not just the flavour, mochi is a prime example of that. People love the chewiness of it, the way your teeth cuts into it and then they would flavour it many ways from a salty soy glaze to matcha to teriyaki to fruits.