Part 1

Flea Market

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Toya

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They have more food trucks lined up over here.
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Akito

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Oh? Hey, they've got a big selection.
Birria, lobster rolls and... How do you read this? Souvlaki?
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Kohane

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I've never heard of a lot of these foods before...
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I can imagine what lobster rolls involve, but I honestly have no idea what birria and souvlaki are.
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Toya

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They're not things you see very often in Japan.
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Slade

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Souvlaki's a type of meat that's grilled on a skewer. They serve it with this yogurt sauce called tzatziki.
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Wait, yogurt sauce?
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Akito

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We grill all sorts of meat on skewers in Japan, but we usually use soy marinade and stuff...
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Kohane

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I'm curious as to what it tastes like.
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Then, what about birria?
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Cedric

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It's a type of stew that's made using chilis and herbs. People get hooked on the spiciness and flavor of the meat.
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Slade

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You eat it by dipping tortillas in it, and it's amazing! I bet you guys would love it!
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Toya

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I see. That does sound good.
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Toya

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Since we're here, why don't we give it a try?
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Yeah. A few other things caught my eye, but...
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Huh...?
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Toya

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Is something wrong?
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No, I just noticed that they're selling American dogs over there...
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But they're calling them something else.
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Kohane

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You're right.
Let's see... It says “corn dogs”.
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Toya

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Yes, that's what they're called over here.
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Toya

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It seems it's because they use cornmeal...
A flour made using crushed corn.
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Slade

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Hey, you know your stuff, Toya!
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Toya

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I learned about it during one of my previous visits overseas.
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Kohane

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Corn flour...
Aren't they made using wheat flour in Japan?
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Akito

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So, these ones taste a bit different?
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Toya

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That's certainly a possibility.
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Toya

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Still, it's interesting how the same food can be prepared differently depending on the country you're in.
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We've been hit by surprises left and right since coming here! For example, the size of the hamburgers!
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Toya

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Yes, and that also applies to music.
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Oh, are you talking about the alleyway behind the academy?
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Toya

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It was very similar to Vivid Street, but different types of music were being played there.
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Akito

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Yeah, everything from classical to pop.
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Kohane

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People were even playing traditional folk music. I'd never heard anyone put on that kind of street performance before.
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Toya

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Me neither. It's nice that we're getting to experience these differences in culture firsthand.
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Toya

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Even small discoveries, like the names of food, help us better ourselves and enrich our perspectives.
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Cedric

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Wow...
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Cedric

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That's an interesting way to approach visiting another country. It's actually kind of cool.
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Slade

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Didn't expect we'd hit on something so profound when this all started with corn dogs, though!
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Slade

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Or wait, is this one of those cultural differences too?
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Akito

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No, this is more Toya culture than Japanese culture...
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Kohane

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Hehe. He's just like that.
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Toya

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Anyway, I digress...
Since we're here, why don't we have ourselves some corn dogs?
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Toya

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I believe tasting the difference for ourselves is the best solution.
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Oh, I'm in!
I really wanna have one now!
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Kohane

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Me too. I can't wait to see what they taste like.
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Toya

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Then, let's go buy some.