Open up!
This is the fast convini version
Is it good? Does it come close to the original.
Those two girls...
But unfortunately.............
Have you started the camera?
Have we started filming?
I'll start now ok?
Hi guys it's me Cathy Cat the reporter of Ask Japanese!
Today I am gonna bring this to you totally relaxed in German.
If you didn't get that then that means you don't speak German...
which is totally ok!
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On that note we are gonna switch back to German for a relaxed lunch time with me.
LUNCHTIME
So... this time...
I brought some products that everyone is talking about these days.
Everyone is talking about them
This Calpis drink has some sort of secret.
I am not sure what it is.
There must be something to it, because it was sold out in many stores when we looked for it.
And we bought Ippudou ramen is one of the most popular ramen chains in Japan.
And they released some Ramen only for convenience stores.
this is the first time ever that I have seen something like that
I think there is a reason for its popularity. One of the no1 stores and tourists like up for it.
Well they would if they could right now.
I will talk about this more later.
Right now I am totally starving...
So let's warm it up and start with the ramen noodles first.
Can you come closer to the camera?
Different to those ramen noodles you might know, where you just add hot water....
These types of instant ramen get reheated in a different way.
We gotta open it up and take it out first.
This is about 460 Yen which is cheaper than going into the store....
I assume ramen restaurants have less customers right now too...
And therefore I assume Ippudo has less customers too.
Here is some... spice?
Some special spice.
You can tell that the ingredients here are fresh, so the food won't last as long as regular instant.
It only lasts until tomorrow around noon it says.
It only lasts until tomorrow at 4pm after that you should have eaten it.
The convenience store clerks will take these ones out of the display if the time stamp is too close.
It also says the calories on it. Oh no I wish I hadn't seen that yet.
It also says how to reheat it with the microwave and it really is cheaper than having it in store.
Well you miss out on the experience thougth.
Open sesame!
Open up!
This looks like ramen, but the funny thing is this sits on a little tray here.
Nobody likes it if their ramen noodles get TOO soft and watery.
So how to keep the noodles and other ingredients fresh?
The actual ramen soup stock is hidden underneath the ingredients. Look
It is hiding in a little secret ninja compartment.
So the ingredients don't get too watery.
And that is how you gotta place it in the microwave.
We gotta walk to our microwave first. Let's go.
Our office is currently in the process of moving, but our microwave is doing alright.
It's small and cute. The whole ramen package get put in like this. It has air holes on the top too.
Here, so you can place it directly into a microwave.
Let's see what it says about heating it up...
500 watts....
500 watts and 5 minutes? Wooops that is quite long....
1...2...3...4...5...
5 minutes has got to be enough.
Wait a second... I just saw the automatic fast-dial settings....
They are coffe, milk and SAKE!?
It doesn't get more Japanese.
Then we have hambagu, popcorn and frozen pilav?
That is an interesting combination.
Why are those on speed dial???
Good.
There is the start button, let's go.
3...2...1....
Wow that took a lot of time...
But it smells good
Oh that's hot, I gotta put my mic away for this....
After our adventurous journey to the microwave we continue... finally....
Finally I can eat it.
Put the whole thing in...
That looks much more promising now
The portion is smaller than you would have it in the restaurant but you also pay less.
Question is, does it taste like in the store? The director and I went there a lot.
Time to find out
Let's try to do this like in Japanese food TV.
"Please have a look audience! The color of the noodles is shiny, glossy and very tasty looking."
HOPELESS
Spring onions, bamboo sprouts, asian mushrooms and a piece of meat.
You get it like this in store. Now is the question, is the fast convini version any good?
Does it get close to the original? Let's go and find out!
Generally you can ask staff to change some toppings.
The soup is definitely the same taste!
That surprised me. Didn't expect that.
Some ramen stores sell take away versions of their food. They must have collaborated with the convenience stores
and given them their original receipe.
The noodles feel similar, but maybe I left them in the microwave for too long...
the consistency feels different.
The soup is pretty close to the original. Didn't expect that. Tastes good!
Definitely edible.
Hah... that was just right when you did a.... ok let's do this again sorry.
There are anime characters on all those 3 drinks. Two are playing music are on here...
Those two are on the beach.
And then at a train ...
There is a boy with it...
Huh?
"When you drink it up, you will see a new illustration...."
I like the ocean one. I want to go to the sea... Maybe we should drink this one first.
Director: *unhappy sounds*
I should not start with this one?
Not this one first?
Director: Don't start with that one...
Shall I go for that one first? - Not that one either!!!
Oh this one then???
That one is good
Ok gotcha.
Here are two girls and it says "You after school life will change"
The Calpis water drinks have some lacto stuff in it, they are famous for that.
It has no sparkles in it as beverage.
I used to love this, but it is really sweet. If you don't like it that sweet, you can dilute it a little.
I sometimes do that.
Normally you don't have anime character on the drink. This is seasonal.
There is a girl on the rooftop playing horn and...
And there is one girl who has a saxophone, trying to reach somewhere.
It's like she is reaching in one direction.
I finished it!
What should I do now???
Shall I just look at it again?
Nothing changed on this side, but on the translucent side I think.......
You can now layer both pictures on top of each other.
And then It looks as if it's almost 3D with the other person being further away.
Cute! How cute is that?!
Who comes up with cute ideas like that?
This is adora-ble! Check it out guys.
Those two are meeting on the school roof, they are part of the same music club at school....
Often Japanese students stay after school to learn something or do group activities.
They must be in the brass band club and both of them are
practicing together on the rooftop of the school... normally you don't practice music on the rooftop...
There is a real story happening here.
That is number 1 and the story continues in the next bottle right?
Looks like the two will go to the beach together!
Apparently the story continues now...
So our story continues...
Our two protagonists ... who I will name Yumiko and Mariko....
Both are meeting secretly on the school roof to practice for their brass music group....
Maybe one of them is the senpai here...
And then one day.... Yumiko says to Mariko
"Let's spend some time with each other outside of school too!"
"Of course!"
And then one day after school, both girls took the train together and...
instead of going home, they went together to the beach!
They had lots of fun there.
You can see they let their hair and their school uniform ribbons loose....
They splashed around and had a wonderful time at the beach....
But unfortunately...........
On the next day... just the next day.....
Even though Mariko had so much fun that day....
On the next day.../
Mariko won't go home with Yumiko... but instead....
Who is that? WHO IS HE!??!
It's Tomo-kun!!!
WHO Is HEEEE. NOOOOOOO
You can tell that he got the hots for Mariko, he is kind of flustered here.
You can tell.
Is that the end of the storyline???
Isn't there a continuation???
Isn't there a love triangle battle between Tomo and Yumiko for Mariko's heart?
That's all!!?
WHAT WHYYYY... but wait how about we change it...
That would be a happy end right?
But then Tomo kun looses out.
Well Tomo-kun....
Looses out.
So then...
Japan is loving the Yuri aspect of this package.
I LOVE the yuri on this package! Nice one.
How shall this story end? How would you allign the story??
Let me know in the comments what kind of order you would put this story in!!!
How would your story end or continue??
Looking forward to reading your comments. Hah.
That was the extended lunch break with Cathy Cat.
That was a nice change. What's great about Japanese convenience store is that they weekly change what items you can get there.
Sometimes I just go to look what they have and buy some simple foods.
And then I check if there is something now or interesting in store.
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Wow I don't generally use German in Japan.
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Please stay safe, stay healthy, and I hope to see you soon on Ask Japanese.
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