Recently, traditional Japanese food was added
to the World Heritage list. Many international students at Tohoku University
eventually come to enjoy various Japanese dishes, and try to cook them later.
However, it is natural that they miss special foods from their hometowns once
in a while. Since there are more than 10,000 foreigners in Sendai (according to
the statistics published by the City of Sendai), there are multiple places
where you can buy imported items here. You can even buy vegetarian food in
Sendai too!
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| Jupiter |
The
first shop we'll introduce is Jupiter,
on the first floor of Sendai Station. This is basically a coffee specialty
store, but it goes beyond that. The cheese section and sweets area are
especially well-stocked, and there are many products imported from Europe. You
can also find various dried goods, some of which are originally made by the
shop. You can find not just dried fruits such as mango, raisins and tomatoes,
but also dried ginger and sour plums.
The
second shop is Satoh Shoukai (Satoh & Co., Ltd. in English, サトー商会 in Japanese).
This
shop is suitable for halal food eaters, and Muslim students often purchase
halal chicken at this shop. It specializes in goods for use by professionals,
so all goods come in large portions at low prices. You can find lots of frozen food
with a long shelf life there.
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| Satoh Shokai |
The
last shop is KALDI which you can find
at two places in Sendai. This is also a coffee specialty shop, but it also has
interesting spices, condiments and seasonings necessary for Asian dishes.
Indian curry and Chinese dishes can be perfectly cooked if you buy a full set
of ingredients there.
There is a shop with imported items close to
University House Sanjo (where 1st and 2nd-year students
reside), but why don’t you occasionally go out and shop downtown to enjoy a
change of pace?
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| KALDI |
