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• ガセネタ太郎
• 2023/10/24 (Tue) 21:07
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I haven't been to the three Japanese supermarkets for a long time
Mexican supermarket has the freshest vegetables, garlic, cabbage, onions are so fresh, they must come straight from Baja
Marukai has the worst vegetables, they are almost always rotten
Ralphs has meat, eggs and frozen foods
Natto and tofu I used to go to Japanese for tofu, but I make my own natto and tofu is from a Korean supermarket
Sashimi and fish used to be from Nijya, but the prices went up and the turnover got worse, so I buy fresh fish from Chinese supermarkets and fish markets and sell them
Japanese only buy Japanese beer
I rarely go to Japanese. I heard they are lamenting that they lost a lot of customers.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 07:42
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Why buy Japanese beer in the US ？

Read differently, it looks like buying Budweiser Cerveza to be cool in Japan.

• さくら
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 09:09
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I don't go to all the supermarkets
Tokyo Central is the closest one, so I can get what I can only buy at Japanese supermarkets there

Cosco (paper goods) and Trejo are closer, so I often go there.

• ガサ
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 09:26
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I agree with you ！

• ピンフ
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 09:42
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I go to all three stores for their specials, and all three sell items that are close to their expiration date at a discount. I don't touch the expensive ones.

• 借金まみれの米国
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 10:09
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Americans who can't lower their standard of living
You have a lot of balls
Thank God!

• ガセネタ太郎
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 11:28
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Do you think it tastes good to drink American beer that tastes like water and doesn't intoxicate you ？ Speaking of which, there are some people who go to eateries and drink cheap Buds

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That's why I say it's not worth going ～ Hmm

• おしえて
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 11:37
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Why aren't Japanese goods cheaper despite the weak yen?

• 借金まみれの米国
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 12:11
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Let's go back to Japan
It is very cheap for those who have income in dollars
Japan is going to be a poor country because of such poor thinking

Shipping, taxes, rent, electricity, labor and maintenance costs
everything is going up, especially rent

• パクる野郎
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 13:27
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I'm naive, including myself, but the fares are high and they come by air instead of shipbuilding containers, so
they won't be cheap. You will not die without Japanese food.

• ですね
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 18:59
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Tokyo Central's vegetables are definitely not good. I wonder if they are just getting discarded Chinese cabbage from other supermarkets and putting it on the shelves.

• ガセネタ太郎
• 2023/10/26 (Thu) 00:57
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I know.

• ガセネタ次郎
• 2023/10/26 (Thu) 08:00
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Three Japanese companies, you haven't been there for a long time,
how do you know what's going on now when it says in the present tense?

• ドンちゃん
• 2023/10/26 (Thu) 19:04
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No vegetables at Tokyo Central next to Bookoff ～ 👎 Mold spores are fluffy, you have to look closely, it's not at the level of no good. The sign says fresh, but …
Also, this store, I'm worried about the meat processor, he's talking without a mask, give me a break.

The sushi roller at the big Tokyo Central, talking without a mask, spitting all over the place - I won't buy ！
Anyway, he likes to talk

The guy at the fish counter cuts silently and wears a mask, and there are new small packs of sashimi, too. I'm glad to be able to buy a variety of sashimi in new small packs. The squid processed for sashimi is delicious.

• マルカイ
• 2023/10/26 (Thu) 19:13
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＞ No vegetables at Tokyo Central next to Book-Off ～

I don't understand the raison d'etre of that place, even though there is a main store nearby.
It will close when the lease is up.

Sashimi is raw, so a mask is a must. Meat is cooked, so no mask is acceptable.

• マルピー
• 2023/10/27 (Fri) 00:59
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What differentiates the Pacific Square store from the others
？
They are all the same,
they have even less variety
that's why the vegetables are rotten ！.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/27 (Fri) 08:30
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Originally, the Pacific Square store was not intended to operate as a supermarket.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/27 (Fri) 09:28
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The Pacific Square store
seems to have wanted to create an atmosphere similar to that of a Japanese department store.

• マルカイ
• 2023/10/27 (Fri) 09:43
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＞ Originally, the Pacific Square store was not aiming to operate as a supermarket.

Then what were you aiming for ？
Please tell me, TOTOKU.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/27 (Fri) 12:46
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They wanted the store to have the atmosphere of a Japanese department store.
I think it was unexpected that they had to make it look like a
supermarket if they didn't fill the tenants they were looking for.

• ガセネタ太郎
• 2023/10/27 (Fri) 21:59
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There was a lot of excitement around the time the newly elected were in.

• 意外と便利
• 2023/10/28 (Sat) 06:44
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There used to be many Japanese-affiliated hotels there where Japanese buyers from Japan stayed, but with the current low yen, they cannot make much profit, or there are fewer buyers.
There used to be many students around there.

• マルピー
• 2023/10/28 (Sat) 07:01
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Oh yes, there was also a bento shop called Bentos ？.
I remember my auntie working very hard to prepare my lunch, and it reminded me of my off-crops...

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/28 (Sat) 09:53
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Even when the new selection was in there, the tenants were not all in place. There is a main store nearby, so opening a similar store would only disperse the customers. When it opened, it did not have fresh food.

• そういえば
• 2023/10/28 (Sat) 11:20
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The meat bun shop is still there ？ ？ It was good though.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/28 (Sat) 12:23
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When did you come to Los Angeles?
When did Marukai Pacific open?

They hired a Pacific branch manager at the main store and took him with them, but
they downgraded him after about 2 months and he quit.

They chartered a bus and had customers visiting from out of town, but
didn't they avoid the gerrymandered main store and go to Pacific?

• うちの場合
• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 00:14
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I am personally interested in Gase Taro's information. Beer is delicious in Japan, isn't it? I don't have to drink it, but if there was a Japanese beer, I would like to drink it. I used to hate bitter beer, but when I drank Super Dry, I thought beer tasted good for the first time, so I think there is something to it. I don't know much about alcohol, but it's a memory.

Which supermarket do you go to if it is Chinese or Mexican ？ My relative keeps going to El Super, but he says there is no particular reason because it is close to his house. I am just surprised at how cheap it is.

What kind of fish do you buy at Chinese supermarkets ？ I want to put fish on the table 3-4 times a week, but I am not a very good cook, so I buy ara at a Japanese supermarket. I am a little embarrassed to say that I buy only ara, but I never make mistakes with ara. I don't know why, but I am excited to buy fish. I don't know why, but if I buy fish with a lot of money, I usually end up with shredded fish, so I settle for ara. Also, I don't know much about fish, so there is the problem of not being able to choose.

For meat, I have settled on Costco. I can see the workings, but it was clean and neat, and I had the impression that there were no old things in the store. As for vegetables, I was shocked to find that the Japanese-affiliated ones were indeed often rotten. I often had to go out of my way to get a refund for them and ended up wasting my money. I haven't bought cucumbers for about 5 years. Unfortunately, three times in a row, I had to stop because the bottom one, the part you can't see from the outside, was rotten. I only buy rice from Japanese-affiliated companies. It doesn't matter if it is from California as long as it tastes good. In that case, it is not Japanese rice. I have yet to see Japanese rice cheaper at non-Japanese-affiliated stores. If there is good non-Japanese rice, I would rather have you tell me about it.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 07:54
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99 ¢ Only store sold Japanese beer.

• ですね
• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 08:10
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The situation is the same at the Costa Mesa store.　The other thing to watch out for is the mixing of old and new items. For example, some items have an expiration date of this month and others have an expiration date of three months from now. This is probably due to poor management. But most of the customers still buy the products without complaining, so I think the situation will never be improved.

• あら
• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 09:46
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I often buy tilapia at Chinese places. It is steamed Chinese style and eaten with sweet soy sauce sauce. This is delicious.
However, tilapia can be criticized, and if you don't like it, I recommend you to get a little excited and get fillets of Thai or halibut. Tilapia is cheap and tasty, though it doesn't have a good reputation. I like it better than snapper.

• ガセネタ太郎
• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 09:59
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I've bought rice at a Korean supermarket at a discount price, but it tasted so good that I couldn't tell the difference from California Nishiki level rice
Tofu is not bad either, big and reasonably priced

Chinese supermarkets for fish, you can buy live ones in a tank, clean （ and gut them. ） You can see the live fish when you buy it, but it's hard to get your hands on it because you don't know the price
I often buy mackerel and squid, and they are fresh because of the fast turnover
Cheap tilapia is good fried and served with a Thai style sauce made of pak choi and fish sauce. The sauce is easy to make, just fish sauce, lemon, chili, and sugar.
Squid is machine dried for half a day, then grilled and served with mayo and shichimi (seven spice flavors). <1065>
I wanted to make a curry, so I had it delivered with rice, curry powder, vegetables, 2lb of suji meat and all the ingredients from Wee ！ The meat was vacuum packed and the vegetables were fine
There is a delivery charge （ and a tip for the driver ） but it was surprisingly cheap.
Frozen food is also cheaper than Japanese

Japanese toothpaste, raw instant miso soup, and other local delicacies that are not sold here are shipped overseas via Rakuten Ichiba in Japan The local fairs at Japanese supermarkets are too expensive
I ordered some green pepper yuzu miso the other day, it was a hit with my rice!

• 東京
• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 16:07
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Tokyo Central's local fair flyer, no prices listed.
Surprising prices when you go there ！ Too expensive ！
Never go back ！

Using Rakuten in Japan is also a good idea ！

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 16:56
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Korean-affiliated churches are giving away near expiration date, damaged goods for free every Sunday at the park to anyone who wants to receive goods from TRADER JOE'S store
church members.

• うちの場合
• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 21:57
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Thank you very much, Ara-san. Why is tilapia criticized ？ I'm sorry, but could you please tell me how you steam tilapia ！ Chinese steamed fish with lots of green onions and a sauce like soy sauce ？ I love that so much. I've never tried it because I can't do so many things myself, but I'd like to try it. Thank you for the detail, Gaseeta Taro. Fried is good. I have fried fish, but for some reason I had never thought of giving fish. Sweet&Sour sauce sounds good too. I think buying swimming fish is pretty advanced, but if you can clean it, it's more reliable than I can do. I'm not very good at telling Asian people what I want, even for meat, and they keep asking me back.
I see you have a Dehydrator. When my children were younger, I wanted to make snacks with vegetables and fruits and wondered if I should buy one, but in the end I didn't. I imagine I would be satisfied with it after using it once. I could imagine myself being satisfied with it after one use. It's fun to be able to make my own slushies.

I didn't know about Weee ！ so I looked at it now and it looks like an online supermarket ？ What is suji meat in English ？ I just found a website called Heel Muscle ？ I thought it might be this. But when I enlarge the image, the kanji seems to be different.

I haven't shopped from Japan yet, and I have to wait until I get back home each time. I have yet to shop from Japan and have to wait until I get back home every time. I have never used Rakuten in Japan, so I don't really understand how it works.

You all are still amazing. You all know so much. Thank you for all the information.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/30 (Mon) 07:58
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Look up "sinewy meat" in your translation software.

• 70代前半
• 2023/10/30 (Mon) 11:57
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＞ Why is tilapia criticized? ？

It was once sold as "Izumi-tai" in Japan because of its piranha-like name, but it has recently disappeared from stores. ？
The reason why it is not popular is that it is a freshwater fish, and also because it is farm-raised Farm-raised fish are drugged with antibiotics and other drugs.
In Japan, there are plenty of good fish that you don't need to buy.

• ガセネタ太郎
• 2023/10/30 (Mon) 12:11
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If you buy it with Tendon, it will be the white and tough part of the meat
Heel Muscle Shank is a lean meat that is delicious in stews or stewed dishes
There is a service called Rakuten Global. Rakuten Rakuten Global is a service that stores your purchases in Japan and delivers them to your doorstep
Whether you buy from Amazon, a private store or anywhere else, you can have them shipped to your global address
Amazon Prime in Japan is 500 yen per month and if you are a member you can get free shipping between Japan and the rest of the world.
Every few months they have a 15% discount on shipping, so I shop around for that

Anyone who recommends translation software ＞ I have no use for it

• 昭和27
• 2023/10/30 (Mon) 16:12
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＞ There is a Rakuten Global Choo, which is a website where you can buy products bought in Japan at 、、、、

See, here's an expert.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/30 (Mon) 16:37
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You all work very hard to spend money.

I don't buy things I can't do without.
Don't buy things on impulse.
If necessary, substitute with what you have.

• ガセネタ太郎
• 2023/10/30 (Mon) 20:43
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No one buys anything they don't need
Toothbrush toothpaste runs out, bamboo and salt （ LOL ）

• マルピー
• 2023/10/30 (Mon) 20:55
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Everyone wants different things and spends money differently.
People may say it is a waste of money, but some things are not a waste of money to me. Thanks to Gase Taro for giving me the information to get it as cheap as possible. I'll become a member of Amazon Japan and have it sent to the US by Rakuten Global, I see - that's good for me. I am glad to exchange this kind of information.
Thank you, Gase Netaro ！.

• うちの場合
• 2023/10/31 (Tue) 06:56
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Thank you, early 70s, about tilapia. I also thought for a moment that piranhas were edible at first. I was mistaken only by the letter.

Thanks for the shopping deals. I have been repeating that I don't do it after all because I can't understand and use the system very well, but I really had a problem when I couldn't return home in Corona, so I still need to be strong in online shopping.

I'll check out Rakuten Global.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/31 (Tue) 07:52
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I am glad to see this kind of information exchange. I'm sure you can find your own way to do more research on your own.

• こめお
• 2023/10/31 (Tue) 08:16
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Maybe they haven't been taken seriously lately.

• 他州
• 2023/10/31 (Tue) 13:18
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Weee ！ I had never bought fresh or frozen food before, but I bought some udon noodles and natto (fermented soybeans) just to see if they would thaw a bit.
It took about 6 hours from shipping to arrival, so I thought they would definitely be melted, but I was surprised to find that they were still perfectly crispy. I was very satisfied with the price and it was cheaper than what I could buy at an Asian supermarket.