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snowman5678on Japan's Tabi Shoes

I wonder why no one runs in tabi anymore. Or is running in a vibram the same experience as running in a tabi? Does anyone know?

snowman5678on 19 years to succeed: Cultivating Japan's famous black pearls

It’s great they were able to finally unlock the secret to reliably producing black pearls but how the hell did they have 19 _years_ of runway. How did they even keep the operation running that long?

snowman5678on The roots of Japan's Indian curry

Interesting! I wonder how much of the indistinguishabilty is just them catering to their audience looking for North Indian recipes. There are definitely a lot of Nepali recipes that are very far from Indian cuisine.

snowman5678on “Takumi No Waza” – Japan's famous Green Bell Nail Clippers

Another great post! I’m already subscribed to the newsletter and getting to know these relatively unknown Japanese products is super interesting.

snowman5678on A peek into the world of Japan's electric rice cookers

What an interesting read! Subscribed to the newsletter.

Btw, does anyone have recommendations for a good rice cooker that doesn't break the bank?