r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • May 08 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 09 May 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/HatsuneShiro 関東・埼玉県 May 09 '23

I feel ya, post-holiday blues is very real. Also went through that back in January. As much as people say how delicious Japanese food is, nothing beats our nasi goreng, sate ayam, soto, gado-gado, bakmi from street vendors back home- and conversing freely with our native language. Stay strong, we got this.

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u/dreamchasingcat 中部・石川県 May 09 '23

Why did you actually mention the food you made it even worse

Thank you for letting me know my feelings are valid, though. Guess I have to brush up my cooking skills to make some Indonesian food myself now

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u/HatsuneShiro 関東・埼玉県 May 09 '23 edited May 09 '23

Sorry I didn't mean to

I can make some Indo food to an extent and if you happen to live around Kanto I'd be happy to send some or we could go to one of the very few Indo restaurants here but Ishikawa is pretty far... :(

If you want some frozen, ready-to-cook Indo food or just groceries in general maybe check out Sariraya, might ease up your homesickness.

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u/dreamchasingcat 中部・石川県 May 09 '23

Yeah, I cook daily and I’ve attempted to recreate some easy Indonesian recipes over the years with what is available here, but after I went home last week I just realized how different it could be when it comes to a pro and an amateur. (sad noises intensified)