Buy Laws(on)

Finally, Lawson is getting into the onigiri game!

Tried it and must say, their onigiri is pretty good.

Right amount of rice, generous amount of filling, the nori is crunchy and doesn't break apart when you pull the plastic wrapper.

Hope they make this a regular product in all their stores.

Foods for thought

For the Nth thousandth time, people. Adding "s" doesn't make "food" plural.

Proofreader, please.

Oh, Deng!

This is my current cheap thrill.

This Odeng set plus iced tea art Lawson is just P135! It's filling enough to be a meal, but light on the flavour and tummy.

Oh, Lawson. You never fail me.

Korea in Japan

Lawson is a Japanese convenience store. But it seems like they're riding the Korean wave.

Observe:

They're now selling Odeng at the Lawson store near our office! It looks like they're trying to get the lucrative market of K-food fans from Korean stores to their convenience store.

Will try these one of these days to see if they're legit.

Belgian Bliss

Lawson has always been consistent in coming up with yummy new offerings. Presenting my newest discovery.

Belgian Chocolate Milk! As a chocolate milk fan, this checks all the boxes. Creamy. Check! Full chocolate flavor. Check. Not too sweet. Check. Looks like I have a new milk drink on rotation.

Traveling Taste buds

One of the things that Mark and I often ask each other is: "When are we going back to Japan."

Since the country has a lot of significance to us and is part of many of our happy memories, we always want to go back and visit again.

Hopefully, that'll happen soon. But while waiting for those travel plans to happen, let me take my taste buds on a trip to Japan first.

Onigiri and Marugotto in the house!

Sugoi ne!

Scramble!

Strange but true: I haven't tasted Ice Scramble (or Iskrambol) in my life.

That said, this wafer from Lawson is going to be the closest I'll get to this iconic Pinoy street concoction:

I'm not sure how Ice Scramble really tastes like, so I'll just just believe this wafer when they say it tastes like this.

Maru-gotto the Philippines

to was one of the snacks that I'd often buy during our trips and stays in Japan. 

Being a fan of Tokyo Banana Cake, this is a natural progression. Marugotto is a whole banana, enveloped in cream, and wrapped in a soft, sponge cake. It's a snack that's very light yet super flavourful. And since it's made in Japan, it's not too sweet.

Today, it was with great excitement that this discovery was made.

They have Marugotto in the Philippnies!

They've made it available in Lawson, and it's as good as the ones we buy in Japan.

This will be my new go-to snack. 

Charcoal me maybe

While walking in Cubao, I spotted the neighborhood Lawson and decided to go inside. Just for kicks. Even if I know it's not like the Lawson in Japan. Even if they don't have onigiri.

Okay, that's enough lamenting.

When I got inside, I found this instead!

Yes, the bamboo charcoal soft serve ice cream is old news, but the fresh caramel one is pretty new!

I tried it, and it's SO GOOD!

Will definitely come back for this.

An important Lawson

The Japanese brand invasion continues in the Philippines as Lawson lands on our shores!

Lawson is one of our go-to convenience stores whenever we're in Japan. I remember ducking into one of their Ginza branches whenever I'm having a craving for onigiri.

What's nice is that one of their first branches is actually quite near our house. It's near Anonas, almost across St. Joseph's Church. So now, I can actually buy onigiri after hearing mass!

Looking forward to more Japanese goodness in the country soon!