I have to admit. I love vintage tins. And Japanese tins though not vintage the artwork is absolutely beautiful. If I was shopping for souvenirs. Most of the gifts I brought home would be in those gorgeous tins.
For the “pote long” you only described the flavor as tasting like black pepper, then said other off the shelf “powders”could work. I was thinking, what if you tried fresh black pepper! lol
@@DigDigJAPAN no we have boring boxes with the advertising on for the product,not cute really it's a shame Japanese culture is wonderful the way they care about the wrapping and the food
Please correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t a lot of ‘souvenir’ foods designed so you can give them out when you get home? Sadly, it seems many are just repackaged in pretty packaging and overpriced to take advantage of tourists. Carefully choosing ones that give you bang for the buck (like Pota Long or Doraemon) or neat lasting items (like the Kirby tin) seem to be the best bet. You seemed to have a decent selection here compared to what I’ve seen others get.
they’re all more expensive because they are special souvenir foods. souvenirs are already more expensive, and since tourists usually have EURO or USD, they raise the price of souvenirs to make more money, it won’t affect the Japanese citizens because the people living in Japan don’t buy souvenirs.. since they aren’t tourists
過去に私は、容器に惹かれて普通なら買わないようなものを買ったことがある。 そうやって嬉々として首を切るのは、むしろ気になるところだ。 そのガソリンスタンドでは、ロール状のシュガークッキーにフロスティングをつけ、ドーナツのように砂糖をかけて売っていた。 そして何年も前、私はいくつかのお茶を圧縮されたレンガで買っていた。 レンガ1個で20ガロン（75リットル）のお茶が作れたと思う。 しかし、私がテキサスに引っ越してきたとき、アジアン・マーケットでさえも、地元のどの店にもレンガ入りの茶葉は置いてありませんでした。 ネットで注文することはできるが、セントルイスのアジアン・マーケットで買っていた値段の3倍近くする。 In the past I have purchased stuff that I wouldn't normally simply because of the container. I doubt I'm the only person who has done that. The fact you so gleefully decapitated is rather concerning. 🤣 I remember a gas station my family used to stop at all the time when we went to visit my grandmother, They sold rolled sugar cookies dipped in frosting and then glazed with sugar like a donut. My mother loved but hated stopping there because she always said after stopping there she would gain 10 pounds (4.5 kg). And many years ago, I would buy some of my teas in compressed bricks. 1 brick of tea leaves would be enough to make I think 20 gallons (75 liters) of tea. However when I moved to Texas, none of my local stores, not even the Asian Markets stocked the tea in bricks. I can order it online, but it's almost 3 times what I used to pay for it in St. Louis at the various Asian Markets there.
