For my Steakheads back home. Steak counter in a random supermarket adjacent to hotel (Shizuoka, Japan).
For the Google challenged: 
100 gr = 3.53 oz
100 „ = $0.90 usd
Meat Porn!! Napkins Ready!!! (Tuck under chin, please)
After you blow your budget on steak, indulge in a Cantaloupe at a mere „9720. Conversion rate above.
That gorgeous BEEF may well be worth it. Melon? Not so much.
I donât even know what the heck those first 6 pics are of? The bottom two look beefy/steak but the top ones I canât make out what they are.
I think the thin cuts are for shabu shabu and sukiyaki.
So I will be the first to admit I had no idea what the hell shabu-shabu is but you raised my curiosity so I googled it.
Interestingly I found this: " For the drug with the same street name, see methamphetamine."
So be careful what circles you are in when you ask for some shabu shabu!!!
Methinks thatâs the street name for meth in the Philippines. No worries here in Japan.
Only speed here is rushing through Tokyo Station.
Had Hot Pot las week, the Taiwanese version of shabu shabu. Btw, shabu shabu describes the motion as you wave your thin cut meat back and forth through the boiling broth.
Hot Pot restaurants are hot (no pun) these days in Asian communities all over.
The Hot Pot.
The Fixinâs:
Always accompanied by copious amounts of whiskey.
Or Chinese white liquor. Like white lightning. Will peel the paint off a China made Hummer.
Wow very impressive, I hope you enjoyed!! Especially a few shots from the last pic, Iâve got a feeling after a few of those you wonât be feeling any pain! AnywayâŠshabu shabu to you!
Thanks!!
That white stuff is nasty going down. Even WORSE tasting it on the rebound the next morning. I think you know what I mean.
Ha! That last picture! My SIL spent a couple years in China and a good friend came to the US to visit and brought EVERYONE presents! We got a bottle of this:
WHOA. Talk about unpleasant!!! We now bring it out for parties!
Next HODown at your house??
Come one, come all if you donât value your esophagus! 
Canât be any worse than potcheenâŠcan it?
I had to google this. Iâve never heard of it and came across this gem of a review:
http://thewhiskeyjug.com/irish-whiskey/bunratty-potcheen-review/
Overall Comments:
Bunratty Potcheen is some of the most foul stuff Iâve ever had, itâs just plain awful. It smells like sugared diaper rash cream and basically tastes like sugared Neosporin and even though it doesnât have a long finish the fact that it hangs around at all is a tragedy. It canât actually be called Irish Whiskey, which needs to spend at least 3 years in a barrel, and I feel like itâs a disservice to call this Irish Moonshine either. Calling it a disaster in a bottle would be far more appropriate.
SCORE : 30/100
LOL! I was just going to share that exact review. Bunratty was the brand that I tried. A friend brought it from Ireland. That review is spot on. I couldnât say it any better myself.
Unpleasant is a kind description.
The Kweichow Moutai is the most desired brand in China. Google the name and bottle size for the current retail $. You may be surprised how expensive it is.
I know! I couldnât believe it. She never even met us before and brought everyone expensive gifts!
She is Chinese? 
Yes, yes. I should have realized it is cultural. She actually just sent us a gorgeous little outfit for our toddler.
To go along with the steaks in a Japanese supermarket, I also happened to be in a Japanese supermarket last night in Tokyo, and took this one to add to your collection.
1280Y per 100gram, ($11.50). The attached steak is 459g (just over a pound), and prices out at 5875Y, or $53
Well since we are on the Kobe/Wagyu topic I just left my local Shop Rite and noticed they are now selling Japanese Kobe steaks. (Or so they claim)
I was also assaulted by a woman with a discounted corned beef, but thatâs another story.
My Kingdom for a portable Hibachi!!!
