mitsuwa grocery store, san jose
should you find yourself in the south bay foraging for san jose tofu and want to do a little japanese grocery shopping, i recommend skipping the little store in san jose's japantown and trekking over to the other side of the city (about 10 minutes away by car) for a trip to mitsuwa (formerly yaohan). mitsuwa is much larger, a bit cheaper, and with a really good pottery section where you can get some excellent deals when they have a sale (which usually happens between late october and mid november). in the store there is a little food court where you can buy bento boxes to go or order fresh made items for eating in, plus there is a kinokuniya bookstore next door. did i mention that they sell the much fabled japanese toilet ?
as usual, there are some products and product packaging that only the japanese could invent. during my last trip down those sparkling clean aisles i surreptitiously wielded my oh-so-sly gigantic camera, snapping photos of the multitude of products i am too afraid to purchase. store detective closely in tow.
"DW stands for DIET WEIDER. DIET WEIDER COLLAGEN IN is a LOW CALORIE jelly drink that enables you to fill up anytime you want, without worrying about calories. it also supplies you with 3000 mg. of COLLAGEN".
collagen in a bag with a handy spigot, anyone? and if you're not in the market for collagen, then perhaps some bagged, liquid protein or fiber might interest you...
and i always wondered where bread came from. apparently it comes from the white farm.
hmm, i do wonder what that white substance he seems to putting up to his nose could be? is it legal to purchase at a grocery store?
and what about these oh-so-tasty looking little brown dog turd shaped nuggets? aptly named puke-a sticks.
and speaking of dog turds, apparently snoopy's are good enough to spread on white farm bread and eat as a sandwich!
finally, what could go better with a little couque d'ASSES than some cigarette tongue? sounds like a very bad evening with some filthy skater picked up at your corner dive bar. after last call.
mitsuwa marketplace
675 saratoga avenue
san jose, ca
408 255 6699
as usual, there are some products and product packaging that only the japanese could invent. during my last trip down those sparkling clean aisles i surreptitiously wielded my oh-so-sly gigantic camera, snapping photos of the multitude of products i am too afraid to purchase. store detective closely in tow.
"DW stands for DIET WEIDER. DIET WEIDER COLLAGEN IN is a LOW CALORIE jelly drink that enables you to fill up anytime you want, without worrying about calories. it also supplies you with 3000 mg. of COLLAGEN".
collagen in a bag with a handy spigot, anyone? and if you're not in the market for collagen, then perhaps some bagged, liquid protein or fiber might interest you...
and i always wondered where bread came from. apparently it comes from the white farm.
hmm, i do wonder what that white substance he seems to putting up to his nose could be? is it legal to purchase at a grocery store?
and what about these oh-so-tasty looking little brown dog turd shaped nuggets? aptly named puke-a sticks.
and speaking of dog turds, apparently snoopy's are good enough to spread on white farm bread and eat as a sandwich!
finally, what could go better with a little couque d'ASSES than some cigarette tongue? sounds like a very bad evening with some filthy skater picked up at your corner dive bar. after last call.
mitsuwa marketplace
675 saratoga avenue
san jose, ca
408 255 6699
posted by rae at 8:10 AM
2 Comments:
Well, we certainly don't have anything like that out here in the middle of nowhere! What a fun store--and a great post. Thanks for the smiles. (Love the comment about your gigantic camera and store security guy.)
hey farmgirl, i suspect you have your own variety of crazy local stuff that we can't find around here...i'll bet the animal husbandry aisle of your local supply store is loaded with head scratching, picture worthy items...
by the way, the coque d'ASSES is delicious.
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