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[J Alynn]

konbini eggs are the boiled eggs you can buy at the 7-11 (konbini = convenience store). They have jammy yolks and are salted in the shell. You boil the eggs for ~7 minutes and then put them straight into a super saturated saline solution for up to 12 hours. You don't peel them until you're ready to eat them. I usually only soak mine for 7 hours.
Your thoughts completely echo my daughters so glad to hear the same ideas. Glasses were on the list ironically. That particular egg is totally new to me-will need to try for sure
I was in Shinjuku and walked around most of the time. Went shopping in lots of different stores, tried different restaurants, and just wandered through the neighborhoods and parks. I stayed at the Godzilla hotel and that was great. There's a boba place in the bottom floor that I went to every day and I haven't found one nearly as good here yet. Go to a Family Mart and get the fami-chiki for sure. The konbini have so much great food - I ate at the 7-11 every day for breakfast and snacks since it was also in the bottom floor of the hotel.

Definitely be prepared for lots of walking! Don't take a lot of clothes but take an empty suitcase and buy stuff there. The yen is weak and you can get a lot of stuff very cheaply. I found pants at Uniqlo that I loved and they were $15 there but $40 on the US website. If you try on clothes, you leave your shoes outside the fitting room. Go to Tokyu Hands to get all kinds of things but especially fountain pens and inks. I also love the nail clippers - I don't know why they are so much better but they are super sharp. I also got new glasses while I was there - a souvenir I would use every day. If you have iPhones, you can get a virtual Suica card to pay for a lot of things with but a lot of places only take cash so have a change wallet.

My daughter was there for a year of study abroad and my son also went to visit her for a couple of weeks and he went to Osaka and some of the theme parks so I can ask them questions too if you want!

 

[Scoutsie]

Jealous of you for going to the nerd homeland, nolen. Good jealousy, though. I kind of feel like I’ve been because so many friends have been and have been generous about sharing what they did. I will get there someday damnit!

Re: LA food ermagerd!!! I haven’t been to LA in a minute but yeah you folks on the west coast have it so good if only for the proximity to the Pacific. Also In N Out burger.

 

[cyure]

Jealous of you for going to the nerd homeland, nolen. Good jealousy, though. I kind of feel like I’ve been because so many friends have been and have been generous about sharing what they did. I will get there someday damnit!

Re: LA food ermagerd!!! I haven’t been to LA in a minute but yeah you folks on the west coast have it so good if only for the proximity to the Pacific. Also In N Out burger.

And you know In N Out has a secret menu right? I can’t wait for my SoCal trip in June!

 

[Indy]

And you know In N Out has a secret menu right? I can’t wait for my SoCal trip in June!

If you are in the area and have the time, you can visit the original In-N-Out location in Baldwin Park. It's so tiny. They even occasionally open it up for a couple hours to the public. I was there a couple moths ago. They tell you the history and show you hiw the kitchen worked. Super cool. On the opposite side of the freeway is a new one where you can order food. Next to that is a store where you can buy merchandise.

And you know In N Out has a secret menu right? I can’t wait for my SoCal trip in June!

 

[J Alynn]

If you are in the area and have the time, you can visit the original In-N-Out location in Baldwin Park. It's so tiny. They even occasionally open it up for a couple hours to the public. I was there a couple moths ago. They tell you the history and show you hiw the kitchen worked. Super cool. On the opposite side of the freeway is a new one where you can order food. Next to that is a store where you can buy merchandise.

Glad to see they kept the original

 

[Indy]

Oil to see they kept the original

Maybe after I get my Scout I can revisit and get some fun photos of it next to the old school building 🕶

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

DW asked me to make nachos tonight. If you’ve never made your own nacho sauce, you need to do it. It’s easy. A simple rue, some good seasonings, some milk and some cheese. I used soy milk, but real cheddar. It was fantastic.