A stroll through a supermarket in downtown Tokyo was a fascinating experience! The quality and variety of the fresh produce was top notch and I was surpised to find that they weren’t too ridiculously expensive. Here are some photos I took of a few items at the supermarket:
A medley of seafood canapes, all packed and ready to eat! Supermarkets like this one have a large selection of fresh seafood, ready made sushi and lunch packs for sale.
A fresh seafood sushi pack - the most interesting sushi I ate in Japan was the Sea-Urchin roe sushi which are the yellow-looking ones in the middle. Very sweet and buttery!
Fresh Salmon roe - The Japanese are really spoilt for choice! Imagine ducking into the supermarket to pick up some fresh roe for lunch?
Packs of fresh Sea Urchin roe are also available!
Whole Cooked Octopus - Does anyone have Wasabe and soy sauce handy?
At the meat section - Many different cuts of beef are available.
The Japanese love marbled beef - check out the beautiful layers of fat on this chunk of beef!
I'm not too sure what this is. It could be pork or some form of bacon. Heck, it could even be beef!
A meat platter with a selection of different cuts and marble. This would be great for a BBQ!
These look like they could be beef rib. If only I could read Japanese!
Even their steaks are marbled! I wonder what the rate of heart disease in Japan is? Or does the Omega 3 oils from all the fish counteract that problem? Having said that, I love marbled beef! Bring on the clogged arteries!
These sweet treats look too good to eat! Japan is riddled with fancy sweets and confectionery.