Ron Hitler Barrassi <greg-the-stop-sign@tism.com.au> wrote:

> Louise Bremner wrote:
> > Ron Hitler Barrassi <greg-the-stop-sign@tism.com.au> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Louise Bremner wrote:
> >>
> >>>Ron Hitler Barrassi <greg-the-stop-sign@tism.com.au> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>My last care package, and I do mean *last* included flavoured 
> >>>>dehydrated rice meals. Yes, rice. 
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Um.... I ask visitors to bring rice if they really want to give me
> >>>something I can't buy in Japan. But I make it clear I mean Basmatti
> >>>rice....
> >>>
> >>
> >>Seijou near Shinjuku Minamiguchi. Or a stroll through Okubo.
> > 
> > 
> > Real Basmati? Or just the cheapest stuff they can fob off as "ethnic"
> > (bearing in mind the 1000% import duties)?
> > 
> 
> Seijo has Thai Jasmine which I love. In Okubo there are lots of 
> ethnic shops run by real ethnics. The Indian stores are heaven on 
> earth and have several types of rice.

Specific directions? Shinjuku Minamiguchi is a large area, especially
when you add "near" to it, and it's a long time since I knew my way
around Okubo.

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