Louise Bremner wrote:
> Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
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>>Ron Hitler Barrassi wrote:
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>>>Louise Bremner wrote:
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>>>>Ron Hitler Barrassi <greg-the-stop-sign@tism.com.au> wrote:
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>>>>>Louise Bremner wrote:
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>>>>>>Ron Hitler Barrassi <greg-the-stop-sign@tism.com.au> wrote:
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>>>>>>>My last care package, and I do mean *last* included flavoured 
>>>>>>>dehydrated rice meals. Yes, rice. 
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>>>>>>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....
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>>>>>Seijou near Shinjuku Minamiguchi. Or a stroll through Okubo.
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>>>>Real Basmati? Or just the cheapest stuff they can fob off as "ethnic"
>>>>(bearing in mind the 1000% import duties)?
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>>>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.
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>>What is an ethnic?
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> 
> In this context, I think it means any cuisine that involves chili
> peppers.... I use quotes, though, because it doesn't match my own
> definition.
> 

Yes as Louise said. It's a Japanese term, I am sure a google in 
Japanese would find many examples.