Posted on 02/06/2022 5:48:35 AM PST by mylife
For those times when you’ve got someplace to be, and you’ve also got a craving for kimchi.
Just about every train station platform in Japan has a vending machine or two on it, stocked with all sorts of tempting options. Some of the most common are canned coffees and teas, often in both hot and cold varieties, but today we’re visiting a vending machine that’s a little different.
OK, so the machine itself is the standard type. The inventory, though, is anything but, because this vending machine is stocked with kimchi!
You can find this unique machine at Keikyu Kawasaki Station, about a 10-minute ride south from Tokyo’s Shinagawa Station. The Kawasaki connection is because this kimchi is made by Otsukemono no Kei, a local company that specializes in the spicy pickled dish.
The writing at the top of the machine promises “Jaw-droppingly delicious kimchi,” which, as linguists, had us kind of concerned. If our jaw drops while we’re eating it, won’t we spill it all over ourselves?
The kimchi comes in a plastic bottle, decorated with a wrapper that looks like the Keikyu line trains. The conductor appears to be a squid (Otsukemono no Kei also sells kimchi-seasoned squid) giving us a jaunty salute, and above him, the train’s destination is displayed as “kimchi” (キムチ).
If you’re looking for the kimchi vending machine, it’s on the platform for lines 4 and 5 at Keikyu Kawasaki Station, and we think we’ll be picking up some from now on whenever we’re passing through that part of town.
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Yummmers!!
The kimchi comes in a plastic bottle, decorated with a wrapper that looks like the Keikyu line trains. The conductor appears to be a squid (Otsukemono no Kei also sells kimchi-seasoned squid) giving us a jaunty salute, and above him, the train’s destination is displayed as “kimchi” (キムチ).
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Packaging on Japanese products is always the best.
Japanese? I always thought Kimchi was a Korean dish.
Wash that down with a can of Calpis or Pocari Sweat water!
Made me laff!!
I hope there’s a beer machine close by.
Ahh.. you enjoy Calpis...
No thanks on the kimchi-to-go. I’ve also seen “Curry Sauce In A Can” as a vending machine drink the last few months. I’ll pass on that too. Black coffee is all I want most of the time.
Indeed :)
I hope there’s a beer machine close by.
There always is.
Koreans are dying by the millions from it!
Strawberry Calpis is the best. Never developed a taste for original., peach, etc.
I tried Calpis recently. Not for me, thanks.
Never tried Pocari Sweat or horse flavored ice cream
Look for Dancing Bacons on Youtube. Based in Singapore but he tries vending machine food, snack foods, and restaurants all over Singapore and Japan. Street food too.
There used to be a beer machine at NAS Key West, back in the 60’s.
Twenty-five cents a can, no deposit.
Actually, it wasn’t beer. All it sold was Budweiser.
I like gas station sushi
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