Japan's Grocery Stores | Life in Japan Episode 83

[@くりん-b7n]

魚、もう踊れないね!ってパパのジョーク面白すぎる!!😆

[@sskbkbys]

日本人です。100円ショップの動画も大好きだったけど、この動画も私のお気に入りになりました。Reasonable PriceなStoreに行った時のママはとっても面白い！I LOVE to see her get so excited, and become unstoppable in the stores。まるで、私の母親を見ているみたい！

[@SMYZK]

日本語字幕が本当に助かります。

[@user-ur4xm1fj5q]

子供達がかわいいですね。

[@kgavan3214]

ママをかっぱ橋に連れていってあげたいね。 子供たちも喜ぶところあるし、 浅草も近いから楽しめると思うなあ

[@user-xs2mz3pk5p]

浅草橋の「シモジマ」もお気に入りになると思います。

[@user-yq6un5mv8p]

業務スーパーでこんなかっこいいネイティブの英語はなかなか聞けない😂

[@karenvincent5202]

When I travel, exploring grocery stores is my favorite thing to do! We have fabulous food in New Orleans so with the exception of local favorites, I tend to eat out of grocery stores in other countries. My all time favorite is Waitrose in the UK. Awesome sandwiches on artisan breads, amazing array of cookies and chips, unusual candy and soft drinks - it's all there. After a long day of sightseeing I much prefer to sit in my pajamas in the hotel with a great grocery store meal. It's a lot cheaper, too!

[@LIJ]

That sounds delicious!

[@Hephzibah624]

I love this family! I am so thankful for you guys!! I am so thankful that we viewers get to be a part of your adventures and Life in Japan!! Happy Thanksgiving!! 🙏

[@user-hq6tc8et9d]

素敵な家族ですね。優しいママ、パパ、そして、可愛い子供達。すっかり、日本に馴染んだ様ですね。

[@nao0624y]

女性はお買い物する時ってすごい楽しそうですね 違う国のものでもすごく嬉しそうでよかったです しかもすごくお勉強なさっているとこがすばらしい いろいろあるのでお買い物楽しんでくださいね

[@HiroyukiK]

1:48 チーズかまぼこ "cheese fish cake" this is fish cake with cheddar cheese chunk inside. I like it : ) 5:08 こんにゃく "yam cake" it does not taste. used for stewed dishes like "おでん".

[@ruthreutter8355]

Oh thanks for the information!!!

[@jeffstumpf9129]

I Love your Christian family videos, and I love Japanese culture. You’re a hit in my household! May God continue to bless your beautiful family. We need more examples such as you.

[@ここ-f7f9n]

really appreciate your efforts on English subtitles. perfect for improving my English.

[@LIJ]

Glad to hear that

[@user-wl1tc9jd6p]

I am Japanese. That sugar is special. There should be common sugar that many people buy.😊

[@ミーちゃん-d9g]

Konjac is a food made from specific potatoes. As a low-calorie health food, 4:52 shirataki noodles have become popular as a substitute for pasta. Have a good day！🍰

[@ミーちゃん-d9g]

Note. Please be sure to heat and eat！ Only sashimi konjac can be eaten raw. (*･ω･)

[@nikkibun89]

Hello fam! :) I saw that Ruth was saying that powdered sugar is really expensive. If you guys have a food processor/blender you can make it yourself with regular sugar :) It's one cup of Granular sugar with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.

[@LIJ]

Thanks for the tip!

[@user-wu5li9ty8z]

こんにゃくは煮物に良く使いますね 今からの季節はおでんに入れても美味しいと思いますよ ただ食べるのに弾力があるので、小さく切ったほうがいいかもしれません

[@真依-k7o]

いつも、楽しい動画ありがとうございます😊💝✨

[@yukomori2650]

いつも楽しく見てます！とても面白いです。四人のお子さんを持ってて、大変だけど、頑張ってくださいね！

[@syasu2725]

幸せな動画。

[@こうじ-m1v]

大家族なので、ママさんの食事の準備が大変なのが分かります‼️これだけ購入するとゴミもたくさん出ますよね⁉️値段をみて選ぶのは,さすが家庭の主婦と思いました。子供たちがどんどん成長して,ほほえましいです😄

[@madqoop4927]

水飴 Mizuame (water candy) is very similar to corn syrup and should be easy to find

[@TheKisaragiaki]

業務スーパーの「天然酵母パン」を厚切りトーストして、バターをのせて食べるのにはまってます。大きいのに美味しすぎて、すぐになくなっちゃう😋

[@kc1472]

I love your shopping videos, I Ifeel like I'm shopping .

[@esternegron3303]

I see the notification of a new video and I am already excited ! You guys rock !

[@camille-ru2sn]

I often go to Maruetsu and Life. From now on, ”Nabe" is delicious. Just cut vegetables, meat, and fish so moms can enjoy it lol Depending on the soup, any ingredients will go well, so children will enjoy it too.

[@moneypwer]

こうやって海外に発信してくれるの嬉しいです！

[@nobu4525]

The best season for strawberries is from January to March！

[@incognito_tk2424]

The food items what Mom selected are saving money. She's a clever!!👍💖

[@Nullpo08]

Nori is vitamin A. Immunity increases. 海苔のビタミンAは免疫力を高める。 5:25 yam cake/こんにゃく（kon nyaku) I made potatoes into jelly.

[@user-vx9uk5rj6z]

日本ではこれからの季節おでんが大人気です✨その具材にこんにゃくは良く入っています！！冬になるとコンビニでも売ってあるので是非、トライしてみて下さい😁

[@natsuyagi9956]

いつも楽しく拝見してます！ ウチのメインスーパーも業務スーパーです！ここは神戸ですが同じ物が売ってるので嬉しくなりました！ママさんが手にしてたこんにゃく、生芋こんにゃくをいつも買います。生姜と醤油をしっかり炒め絡めて「一口こんにゃくステーキ」美味しいですよ！次の動画も楽しみにしてます！

[@4-Avenue]

i heard the reason why the melon is so expensive there is cause the japanese melon are really really good to the point business people give it as presents

[@ka7378]

大家族には業務スーパーは助かりますね。この動画の業務スーパーは品揃えが良い方だと思います、生鮮食品や日配のものは置いてないとこも多いですよ。 お菓子、インスタントラーメン、シリアル、清涼飲料水などはドラッグストアの方が安いことが多いです。

[@lizcort5047]

I am enjoying your videos, and your beautiful family. It’s nice to learn of a different culture. After watching a recent I was wondering about medical care , how you found a pediatrician, how are the hospitals for care ? Loved the grocery store tours and the school sports day. Thanks for letting us into your life in Japan. God bless 🙏🏼

[@LIJ]

It's challenging, that's for sure. But there's a national health plan that you pay for in Japan that covers a lot of stuff. Just the way you use it is very different than in Western countries.

[@lizcort5047]

Thank you for the reply. I just watched your two videos of Joshua’s burn accident. Very informative. Once of our sons sustained a similar burn, he is 30 now and no scars ! He’s also a firefighter ! Hope Joshua healed well 🙏🏼. I’ll try to look forward to see what you’ve already covered before I ask questions 🙂

[@マヤ平]

ジョシュアくんは、チョコパンが好きなのですね。自分は，クリームパンが好きです。

[@wjoti]

It's very nice you have many options. My routine is to go to Aeon Zama at first, and then go to Costco Zama.

[@LIJ]

We could do a whole episode on Costco I think, but we usually go to the Machida one.

[@wjoti]

@@LIJ Costco episode! Please!!

[@琵琶鯉]

これからの季節は、こたつにミカン。昔、食べ過ぎて手が黄色くなりました。冬場のビタミン不足にはお手頃です。産地で箱買いをすればいいんですよ。

[@kimiyochan1208]

ダディーとマミーは素敵な　LOVE＆星＾＾！

[@1qazxcvbnmlp09oknxsw2]

コンニャクはおでんや煮物で使います。低カロリーなのでダイエットに良いです。業務スーパーの加工食品は要注意、品質が良くない商品も紛れています

[@toshikawa3515]

My opinion for prices of goods in Japanese super market: Gyoumu-yo , Costco < Big A , Don Quijote < Aeon, subsidiaries of railways ( "A"

[@sorcha8817]

I love your channel❤️It is so interesting to see what life is like in another country especially now when travel is heavily restricted. It’s like having a holiday online watching your channel. Love from the UK 🇬🇧

[@LIJ]

Thanks so much! I'd love to visit the UK once we can!

[@sorcha8817]

Thank you for liking my comment😁You definitely should the bigs city’s are great however I prefer the countryside here it is just beautiful. Would you ever consider doing a meet and greet x

[@michaelporter1578]

Stay away from Japan. Radioactive contamination problem is still ongoing problem in Japan. Almost 18,000 Japanese people died with cancer or leukemia caused by radioactive contamination from Fukushima. Stop eating radioactive contaminated food and water. Otherwise, you're going to get cancer, leukemia or infertility. Japan WAS good country but it's severely contaminated by radiation since Fukushima earthquake happened in 2011. Additionally Japanese government is trying to hide the truth about radioactive contamination. However, People have the right to know the truth and what's going on really in Japan.

[@saraj4009]

If someone from The US wants to get a little taste of Japan they can go to Hawaii. Southwest Airlines has some super affordable flights to Hawaii now too. I took advantage of that in late 2021.

[@hannahmcburney4496]

Ok??????????

[@user-pw1ed7qr9u]

Nice stores. Lovely kids. Stay safe and keep up the great contents!😷😘👍

[@elisabethreiter2707]

Oh my god those sushi bentos looked so incredibly delicious!

[@LIJ]

They are!

[@michaelporter1578]

Stay away from Japan. Radioactive contamination problem is still ongoing problem in Japan. Almost 18,000 Japanese people died with cancer or leukemia caused by radioactive contamination from Fukushima. Stop eating radioactive contaminated food and water. Otherwise, you're going to get cancer, leukemia or infertility. Japan WAS good country but it's severely contaminated by radiation since Fukushima earthquake happened in 2011. Additionally Japanese government is trying to hide the truth about radioactive contamination. However, People have the right to know the truth and what's going on really in Japan.

[@見てるよー-c4e]

@@michaelporter1578 さんへ あなたのその嘘の間違った情報は、どこにあったのですか？ 教えてください。 ちょっと調べれば真実は分かるはずです。

[@michaelporter1578]

@Miss Asian Peach I have some Japanese friends who lost their loved ones to cancer caused by radioactive contamination. They ran away from Japan and moved to the United states.

[@michaelporter1578]

@Miss Asian Peach Why do I have to answer your question ? Do I know you ? Do you know me ?

[@Neo-zu7er]

「こんにゃく」や「しらたき」は冬の定番の「おでん」の材料ですね！ 最後の「マルエツ」はうちの近所にもありますがパンやお弁当、お惣菜は時間帯によって割引(discount)されるのでお得ですよ！

[@lisakeppel57]

Amazing!! Thank you for bringing the gospel to Japan!

[@texasbilly]

分からなかった食品は ” こんにゃく ” です。いつも楽しい動画をありがとう。（╹◡╹）♡

[@まさこi]

しらたきはおでんや肉じゃがに使うと美味しいよね！低カロリーだし私は好きですね！

[@user-di7eh1oe1h]

今の時期のイチゴはクリスマスケーキ用のハウス栽培ですよ〜

[@janejones5362]

I loooooove rice crackers SO much!! Hard to find in my area (rural).

[@jeremygrove6778]

Gyomu Super is the best! That's our number 1 supermarket for sure!

[@jeremygrove6778]

Also, my wife just got molasses at gyomu. Look for 黒みつ!

[@niko6996]

食文化の違う国で 家族のためにできるだけ安く 美味しい物を作るために 試行錯誤でお買い物は 楽しい反面大変なことですよね。 商品は日本語ばかりですし。 それでも家族でのお買い物なら 楽しいが勝ってるようで良かった です(^^)

[@gesoir91]

外国の方は日本人と違ってマスクをするのに物凄く抵抗がある人も多くいると聞いています そんな中こうしてどの場面でもしっかりマスクをつけていらっしゃるのを見ると、ライター家の意識と教育レベルの高さが窺えますね 国籍にとらわれず、こうして他者を思いやれる人達と共にコロナと戦っていきたいですね

[@jmomlive3566]

The youngest ones aren't always wearing them, which is proving pointless because they will bring it into the house and expose the entire family.

[@catharine3667]

Another lovely video, makes me miss shopping in Japan! And hopeful I can try baking this time :) Ruth is inspiring :D thank you so much for taking your time to make these :)

[@koun4984]

業務スーパー 場所によっては 新鮮な野菜売ってるんやな～‼️ こっちは、ほぼ冷凍食品だけど

[@comarites]

長い間、東京に住んでいますが、行ったことのないスーパーもありますね。 それぞれ特徴があるので、よく観察して、お店の得意な商品を見つけると楽しいですね♪ 北海道や沖縄の限定商品があったりすると、普段手に入らないので、買ってしまいます。

[@matzmatz]

週一回業務スーパーで大量買いしている相撲部屋の様子をTV番組で以前放送していました。 近所の業務スーパーは生鮮食品を扱っていないので羨ましいですね。 今はクレジットカードが使えるようになったのでここで購入する機会も増えました。

[@MIZZKIE]

I always go grocery shopping at OK, Gyomu Super, Mega Don Quixote (the one you went to in another video), and Aeon. Naka-ku Yokohama has lots of cheap grocery stores! Soooo gonna miss Mega Donki when I move to Enoshima... We don't have Inageya in Yokohama. It looks like a nice store! I also personally love Shokuhinkan Aoba （食品館あおば）because they sell animal organs (kidney, spleen, uterus, etc), which is VERY difficult to find in Japan. I need them because I feed my pets raw. (And it's funny because I'm gonna name my second ferret Aoba)

[@eigokid8786]

I love bentos at Japanese supermarket too:)!

[@ごめん寝コ]

スーパーは奥様の主戦場！

[@SlvrBckTCG]

I feel like a peasant eatin my plain rice with no flavor, long story short found furikake on Amazon ordered an assortment can’t wait🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@user-mt7ef7hl5r]

Konjac is a very healthy food made from taro. It is included in oden.

[@japanesesmiles8515]

Nice video！Great!😊🇯🇵🌸

[@kuma8642]

Do you make the kids lunch for school? If so I’d love to watch a video of mommy making them/decorating them.

[@LIJ]

Ruth makes lunch for Joshua's school lunches - that's a good idea for a video.

[@katsumimaruyama2002]

Today's video is a super feature. "Business supermarket" is cheap, but I think the product lineup is small. As high-end supermarkets, Odakyu OX and Seijo Ishii sell good products with a focus on quality, but they are expensive. Major supermarkets balance quality and cost, but I think they are a little expensive. When I lived in Sagamihara, I went to the "OK Super" in my neighborhood. I thought the price was cheaper. REUTTER-family Mommy knows the price well and is a shopping professional.

[@ジェシカジェシカ-x1g]

家族が多いと業務スーパーは助かりますよね！ 日本は近くに何らかのスーパーがあり新鮮な物を食べるのが一般的 奥様がミミズみたい!とか色んな形があると言ってたのは『こんにゃく』です。この時期だと おでん!や鍋で活躍しますが料理方は無限です

[@HelioRevista]

Gosto muito dos vídeos, eu sempre acompanho, acho muito divertido!

[@lcgrant2639]

Awesome so kool can't wait for this to start N happy thanksgiving 🦃😎👊

[@LIJ]

Thank you for watching!

[@金子清-w3u]

日本の食材にも馴れてお気に入りの食材 も増えて日本食の挑戦姿が頭に浮かんできます。 私も近くに業務スーパーが無いが探して一度出掛けてみます

[@井上修-h8w]

ママさん。主婦は強い‼️

[@karochinkarokaro1048]

I always watch youtube. Thank you for the fun video. But you should distinguish between'shake'and'salomo'. 'shake' is overwhelmingly tastier than'salomo'. It depends on how you cook.

[@TheKerokitty]

I am not sure if you ever found a source for molasses, but when we lived there the Motomachi Union もとまちユニオン 元町店 store had the Brer Rabbit brand I believe.

[@princeglobaljapan]

Y r always happy 😀💗❗🌈🍀👍🙋 Me too. I haven't seen a molasses and a corn syrup at the store. It's very rare items.

[@チョコレートお菓子]

メロン美味しいですよね。安いメロンの食べごろを見極められるよになれば、７００円から１０００円のメロンでも十分美味しいですよ。

[@chiwacom]

僕は朝食はパンとコーヒー、目玉焼きとベーコンorソーセージです♪ 冬は鍋料理オススメです‼ 具材も好きな野菜とキノコと鶏肉ベースかシーフードベースか決めてコタツで皆で食べると体の芯まで暖まりますよ！ あまったスープでリゾットとかラーメン、うどんも最高です☆

[@ケロポンけろりん]

かわいい子供👧👦何でも買ってあげちゃう。

[@jasonzao6134]

We the Chinese use this small tarts to egg custard tarts called Dan-tat.

[@user-ry8ql9ls7e]

糸こんにゃくとかは禅パスタとか言われてますよ☺ダイエット食とかに蒟蒻はいいですねぇ👍まぁ、バランスが大事なんですけどね❗糸こんにゃく大好きです❤

[@melzer1377]

While we're on the topic of shopping and since it is almost the end of the year, I'd love to see you guys do a video on fukubukuro or lucky bags for new years. It would be fun to see everyone do a surprise unboxing and see just how lucky (or unlucky) u are with those random lucky bags.

[@LIJ]

Great suggestion!

[@smile-xu4mp]

業務スーパーにあったママさんが分からなかった食べ物は…「蒟蒻」です。 「yam cake」って言ったら分かりますかね？( ´з`; ) 蒟蒻はヘルシーで、わたしも良く食べます~♩

[@猫耳っきゅ]

福岡に、ルミエールというスーパーがあるのですが、野菜とお肉が凄く安いですよ🙆✨ 品揃えもいい方ですが、海外食品はあるかどうかわかりません😃💦 ルミエールの中でも春日店が特に良いので行ってみてほしいけど、遠すぎて無理だし、きっと人が多過ぎて子供連れではキツいでしょうね😂💦 家族仲良く一緒に買い物に行くのは微笑ましいです🙆♥️ 見せてくれてありがとう🙇💗 見るだけで幸せ😍💗 皆さんの笑顔が本当に大好き💗💗💗

[@LIJ]

コメントありがとうございます。

[@yukiakko6386]

ママ　楽しそうー！

[@lobster2972]

首都圏はいろんなスーパーがありますね。日本の文化に興味がある外国の人にはいい参考になるでしょう(^^)。今度是非こんにゃくにチャレンジしてみてください！次の動画も楽しみにしています！

[@dedepopo2]

5：20あたりの謎の食べ物は「こんにゃく」「しらたき」ですね。煮物、炒め物にバッチリですよ！

[@hirodayo1360]

日本が良いところに感じる。

[@tamakiatsushi8698]

"Natto" and "Umeboshi" may be delicious.😄

[@東勝司-k9d]

あんなに早いタイミングで、アイスクリーム買ったら、家に帰った頃には溶けているんじゃない？岡山おっちゃんより。

[@harukikurogane9539]

丸コンニャクですと、 材料（３人分） まるいこんにゃく200ｇ醤油30ｍｌ酒30ｍｌ砂糖小さじ1豆板醤小さじ1 作り方 1こんにゃくは、ざるで洗っておく。 2鍋に材料全てを入れて、中火で10分煮る。 火を消して、20分くらい冷蔵庫へ入れる。 （ここで味が染みる） 3食べるときに、再度温めて完成。 （再度温めるときは、食べる分だけレンジで温めるのが良いと思います） おいしくなるコツ 冷蔵庫で寝かせれば寝かせるほど、味はしみこみますので、作り置きして2,3日は食べられますよ。 With round konjac, Ingredients (for 3 people) Round konjac 200g Soy sauce 30ml Sake 30ml 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon doubanjiang How to make 1 Wash the konjac with a colander. 2 Put all the ingredients in a pan and simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and put it in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes. (The taste stains here) 3 When you eat, warm it up again to complete. (When you warm it up again, I think it's better to heat it in the microwave as much as you eat.) Tips to make it delicious The more you put it in the fridge, the more it will soak in the taste, so you can make it and eat it for a few days.

[@LIJ]

Thank you for the recipe!

[@user-vx1xp6cq6t]

業務スーパーか店舗移転したから遠くなったけど自分らが引っ越し、したからさらに遠くなったな😂😂😂

[@myoujinnfuru5649]

「蒟蒻（こんにゃく）」の麺状のものが、「しらたき」というもので、イタリアでは人気のダイエットフード、「シラターキ」として知られます。「蒟蒻（こんにゃく）」自体が超低カロリー。

[@julianoenomoto329]

Eu adorava experimentar as comidas e tinha uma maionese que era uma delícia e realmente alguma frutas eram muito caro e podia comprar inúmeros produtos só davam 3 sacolas plásticas rsrsrs.

[@GOMBE3]

Those shops prefer cash payment to credit card or so, because by doing so, they do not have to pay around 3% of charges to credit card companeis. Amex is known for charging extraordinary higher charge on those shops. The 3% is quite critical for those discount shop for the sake of price competition that they rely on. I, however, personally don't like cash payment. BTW don't you American people miss the check payment, which is rarely accepted in Japan.

[@LIJ]

I'm a big fan of credit card, because it's very convenient and we always pay our bills on time. :)

[@GOMBE3]

@@LIJ I fully agree with you, Nate. In terms of amount I pay at least 2/3 probably 4/5 with credit cards for monthly normal living costs. I keep house accounts book for more than 3 decades and payment with credit cards sometimes helps. ^^

[@ivanbudianto1962]

Now many shops have started using credit cards, because the government wants digital reform

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

Corn syrup can be found in Korean food stores more commonly than Japanese.

[@Mikaela_Westmt]

Those shrimps are not tempura. They are called ebi-furai 🍤. You don't use bread crumbs to make tempura. 😊

[@kuma8642]

In most English speaking countries we call a large majority of fried shrimp “Tempura” instead of fried shrimp (even in Japanese restaurants in America all the fried shrimp has Tempura in the title) especially if they’re longer shrimp in size compared to our normal. I think she was just translating for the English speaking viewers like the slang of what we’d call it.

[@ladas1106]

Do you find that $8 strawberries and $20 cantaloupes are better in quality, or are the high prices just a reflection of Japan's limited agricultural resource where they have to import many things?

[@LIJ]

It's a bit of both, honestly. It's usually so expensive that we don't buy them - we just wait to have them when we're traveling abroad.

[@user-jq9vh2ig5u]

業務スーパー、いいですよね！

[@user-kg9iu3sk3f]

お母さん、ちょっと痩せられましたか？😲クリスマス動画、今から楽しみにしてます！😍

[@中山光浩-m9e]

お好み焼きする時ブルドッグのソースが美味しいよ

[@user-yb6rr4mr2w]

優しいパパ！！！！！

[@masseur0001]

子供が多いと「質」より「量」ですよね。

[@dominodog6285]

それは、蒟蒻だね。 意味が合ってるかは分からないけどネットで英語で説明してくれてる人が居たから貼り付けてみた。 Konnyaku A gelatinous paste is made from the root of devil's tongue and either formed into bricks or strings. Konnyaku is eaten for its chewy texture rather than its flavor.