Originally Posted by
weegiewife
LapLap, I am sure you may know this but Japan Centre in London does delivery by post and, while they are expensive, they also have a reasonable selection of essentials.
I am on lockdown right now in coastal Scotland so am relying on what things I have managed to bring home from my last trip to Japan in February. Trying to eek them out as long as I can...but I am loving looking at everyone's photos.
Our usual go to point is the wonderful Rice Wine Shop in Brewer Street, but we have a fantastic Korean store just a 10 minute walk away, so if this lock down does continue we can still get most of our staples.
I had this Guardian recipe pointed out to me recently. It’s hilarious. I happen to be the kind of person who does have all the ingredients needed in their store cupboard - but I have them there for a reason! * No way would I waste them on whatever it is this recipe is for.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/202...kake-fried-egg
I figure that if there was a Venn diagram of people who’d have these ingredients in stock and people who’d like to follow this recipe it would consist of two separate, non-overlapping circles.
*I buy Mirin/Mirim regularly, a bottle never lasts longer than 6 months.