Found: local produce market

It is shockingly expensive here to buy fruits and veggies at supermarkets that cater to expats. As in, $8 for a small bunch of grapes or $1.50 for an ear of (admittedly delicious) corn.

So my big discovery this week, thanks to a friend in the neighborhood, was a produce market for locals.



All the signs are in Japanese, and the prices are incredibly cheap - easily half of what I'd spend elsewhere. Now I need to figure out how to cook all of the curious Japanese veggies, like that bumpy looking cucumber or that green, spiky thing (fruit? veggie?).

Fortunately, Blaine's WashPost colleague and translator, Ako, is taking me at a grocery store near her house for a full supermarket briefing. Photos and details to come...