Sunday 14 July 2013

Interesting Things From Japan

The kids came back from Japan a few days ago and they brought home with them many, many things.  Here are some of the more interesting stuff.

From my 8-year old daughter, a Doraemon curry set...
...that's actually miniature!
It came with a piece of gum in this box.  You don't know what's in it until you open it.  There are 8 food sets to collect!

From my 12-year old son, Ultramen.  It's instant noodle "endorsed" by Ultraman.  In Japanese, "noodle" is called "men"...so the name of this cup noodle is a pun-ny play between the "Ultraman" character and "men" noodles!

One of Ultraman's powers is the "specium kosen"...a super deadly light ray that could melt its target.  The silhouette is the specium kosen pose.
The toy didn't come with the noodle.  We put it together just so you know what the "real" Ultraman looked like. :-)

So was the Ultramen noodle any better than regular Cup Noodle?  The answer was a resounding "Yes!" from our 12-year old Ultraman fan.

Last but not least, I got this packet of instant tea.  It's no ordinary tea.  It says "Shiitake Mushroom Tea...with black pepper...and mixed with collagen."  
I tried it...a little spicy.  Enjoying it was a matter of managing expectations.  If you drink it expecting "tea", it tastes weird...but if you think of it as "soup", it tastes really good!