Thread: Semi OT: Foodie erasers :)

Arri London wrote:
> Talking about those Japanese/Chinese erasers that look like miniature
> sushi portions and other culinary delights.
>
> Being a fan of both miniatures and erasers, of course have been buying a
> few Got a tonkato portion in a bento box, bowl of prepackaged instant
> noodles that looks remarkably like the brand I buy, steamer full of
> dumplings and a dora yaki (pair of sweet pancakes with red bean paste
> between them). Need one more for a project in mind
>
> Do a search on Japanese erasers for images. This site has nice pics:
> http://www.hapaculture.com/erasers/

ooh oooh oooh! Bento Box meals for kids. Incredibly creative stuff.
Apparently Japanese mommies get a tad competitive with their kids
lunches. Think food that looks like erasers! LOL

On 2010-04-13 16:37:18 -0700, Arri London said:

> Talking about those Japanese/Chinese erasers that look like miniature
> sushi portions and other culinary delights.
>
> Being a fan of both miniatures and erasers, of course have been buying a
> few Got a tonkato portion in a bento box, bowl of prepackaged instant
> noodles that looks remarkably like the brand I buy, steamer full of
> dumplings and a dora yaki (pair of sweet pancakes with red bean paste
> between them). Need one more for a project in mind
>
> Do a search on Japanese erasers for images. This site has nice pics:
> http://www.hapaculture.com/erasers/

I've visited Japan many times in the past few years and can make no
sense of these things. I even bought some kind of food-related set so I
could dismantle it. Solve the mystery. But couldn't figure out what
it was for.

What is up with these things? Do people have minature displays of this
stuff or... what?!?
--
Thank you and have a nice day.

Arri London wrote:
> Talking about those Japanese/Chinese erasers that look like miniature
> sushi portions and other culinary delights.
>
> Being a fan of both miniatures and erasers, of course have been buying a
> few Got a tonkato portion in a bento box, bowl of prepackaged instant
> noodles that looks remarkably like the brand I buy, steamer full of
> dumplings and a dora yaki (pair of sweet pancakes with red bean paste
> between them). Need one more for a project in mind
>
> Do a search on Japanese erasers for images. This site has nice pics:
> http://www.hapaculture.com/erasers/

heh! Then, of course, there are the magnets....

--
Jean B.

Goomba wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> > Talking about those Japanese/Chinese erasers that look like miniature
> > sushi portions and other culinary delights.
> >
> > Being a fan of both miniatures and erasers, of course have been buying a
> > few Got a tonkato portion in a bento box, bowl of prepackaged instant
> > noodles that looks remarkably like the brand I buy, steamer full of
> > dumplings and a dora yaki (pair of sweet pancakes with red bean paste
> > between them). Need one more for a project in mind
> >
> > Do a search on Japanese erasers for images. This site has nice pics:
> > http://www.hapaculture.com/erasers/
>
> ooh oooh oooh! Bento Box meals for kids. Incredibly creative stuff.
> Apparently Japanese mommies get a tad competitive with their kids
> lunches. Think food that looks like erasers! LOL

Yes indeed! Would love to get some of the plastic models Japanese
restaurants use for their window displays. But those things are pricey!

See that I made a mistake above...that should be tonkatsu. Howver,
looking at that eraser again, it's more likely to be tempura
prawns/shrimp.

gtr wrote:
>
> On 2010-04-13 16:37:18 -0700, Arri London said:
>
> > Talking about those Japanese/Chinese erasers that look like miniature
> > sushi portions and other culinary delights.
> >
> > Being a fan of both miniatures and erasers, of course have been buying a
> > few Got a tonkato portion in a bento box, bowl of prepackaged instant
> > noodles that looks remarkably like the brand I buy, steamer full of
> > dumplings and a dora yaki (pair of sweet pancakes with red bean paste
> > between them). Need one more for a project in mind
> >
> > Do a search on Japanese erasers for images. This site has nice pics:
> > http://www.hapaculture.com/erasers/
>
> I've visited Japan many times in the past few years and can make no
> sense of these things. I even bought some kind of food-related set so I
> could dismantle it. Solve the mystery. But couldn't figure out what
> it was for.
>
> What is up with these things? Do people have minature displays of this
> stuff or... what?!?
> --
>

When I were a youngun , having the 'right' pens, pencils and erasers
each school year was of the ultimate importance! That's nevr left me.

Why shouldn't the Japanese take that notion a few orders of magnitude
further? Didn't buy any of the ones that are 'puzzles' and are meant to
be taken apart and reassembled.

"Jean B." wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> > Talking about those Japanese/Chinese erasers that look like miniature
> > sushi portions and other culinary delights.
> >
> > Being a fan of both miniatures and erasers, of course have been buying a
> > few Got a tonkato portion in a bento box, bowl of prepackaged instant
> > noodles that looks remarkably like the brand I buy, steamer full of
> > dumplings and a dora yaki (pair of sweet pancakes with red bean paste
> > between them). Need one more for a project in mind
> >
> > Do a search on Japanese erasers for images. This site has nice pics:
> > http://www.hapaculture.com/erasers/
>
> heh! Then, of course, there are the magnets....
>
> --
> Jean B.

Not as many of those being sold around here. At least not where the
erasers are being sold. Must keep the eyes out for one though

Arri London wrote:
>
> "Jean B." wrote:
>> Arri London wrote:
>>> Talking about those Japanese/Chinese erasers that look like miniature
>>> sushi portions and other culinary delights.
>>>
>>> Being a fan of both miniatures and erasers, of course have been buying a
>>> few Got a tonkato portion in a bento box, bowl of prepackaged instant
>>> noodles that looks remarkably like the brand I buy, steamer full of
>>> dumplings and a dora yaki (pair of sweet pancakes with red bean paste
>>> between them). Need one more for a project in mind
>>>
>>> Do a search on Japanese erasers for images. This site has nice pics:
>>> http://www.hapaculture.com/erasers/
>> heh! Then, of course, there are the magnets....
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> Not as many of those being sold around here. At least not where the
> erasers are being sold. Must keep the eyes out for one though

Hmmm. Don't start me on another area of collecting. I have a few
shops where I can look. I know they have both erasers and
magnets, but I haven't absorbed how many different foods are
available, and whether the magnets and the erasers tend to portray
the same foods.

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> >
> > "Jean B." wrote:
> >> Arri London wrote:
> >>> Talking about those Japanese/Chinese erasers that look like miniature
> >>> sushi portions and other culinary delights.
> >>>
> >>> Being a fan of both miniatures and erasers, of course have been buying a
> >>> few Got a tonkato portion in a bento box, bowl of prepackaged instant
> >>> noodles that looks remarkably like the brand I buy, steamer full of
> >>> dumplings and a dora yaki (pair of sweet pancakes with red bean paste
> >>> between them). Need one more for a project in mind
> >>>
> >>> Do a search on Japanese erasers for images. This site has nice pics:
> >>> http://www.hapaculture.com/erasers/
> >> heh! Then, of course, there are the magnets....
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jean B.
> >
> > Not as many of those being sold around here. At least not where the
> > erasers are being sold. Must keep the eyes out for one though
>
> Hmmm. Don't start me on another area of collecting.

I'm not a facilitator

>I have a few
> shops where I can look. I know they have both erasers and
> magnets, but I haven't absorbed how many different foods are
> available, and whether the magnets and the erasers tend to portray
> the same foods.

My first guess is yes they would be the same. They tend to be made by
the same companies.

Arri London wrote:
>
> "Jean B." wrote:
>> Arri London wrote:
>>> "Jean B." wrote:
>>>> Arri London wrote:
>>>>> Talking about those Japanese/Chinese erasers that look like miniature
>>>>> sushi portions and other culinary delights.
>>>>>
>>>>> Being a fan of both miniatures and erasers, of course have been buying a
>>>>> few Got a tonkato portion in a bento box, bowl of prepackaged instant
>>>>> noodles that looks remarkably like the brand I buy, steamer full of
>>>>> dumplings and a dora yaki (pair of sweet pancakes with red bean paste
>>>>> between them). Need one more for a project in mind
>>>>>
>>>>> Do a search on Japanese erasers for images. This site has nice pics:
>>>>> http://www.hapaculture.com/erasers/
>>>> heh! Then, of course, there are the magnets....
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jean B.
>>> Not as many of those being sold around here. At least not where the
>>> erasers are being sold. Must keep the eyes out for one though
>> Hmmm. Don't start me on another area of collecting.
>
> I'm not a facilitator
>
>> I have a few
>> shops where I can look. I know they have both erasers and
>> magnets, but I haven't absorbed how many different foods are
>> available, and whether the magnets and the erasers tend to portray
>> the same foods.
>
> My first guess is yes they would be the same. They tend to be made by
> the same companies.

I am having the same thought. I just told my daughter to remind
me to look at these things the next time we are in the Japanese
mall, you facilitator, you! :-) (At least these things are tiny!)

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> >
> > "Jean B." wrote:
> >> Arri London wrote:
> >>> "Jean B." wrote:
> >>>> Arri London wrote:
> >>>>> Talking about those Japanese/Chinese erasers that look like miniature
> >>>>> sushi portions and other culinary delights.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Being a fan of both miniatures and erasers, of course have been buying a
> >>>>> few Got a tonkato portion in a bento box, bowl of prepackaged instant
> >>>>> noodles that looks remarkably like the brand I buy, steamer full of
> >>>>> dumplings and a dora yaki (pair of sweet pancakes with red bean paste
> >>>>> between them). Need one more for a project in mind
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Do a search on Japanese erasers for images. This site has nice pics:
> >>>>> http://www.hapaculture.com/erasers/
> >>>> heh! Then, of course, there are the magnets....
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Jean B.
> >>> Not as many of those being sold around here. At least not where the
> >>> erasers are being sold. Must keep the eyes out for one though
> >> Hmmm. Don't start me on another area of collecting.
> >
> > I'm not a facilitator
> >
> >> I have a few
> >> shops where I can look. I know they have both erasers and
> >> magnets, but I haven't absorbed how many different foods are
> >> available, and whether the magnets and the erasers tend to portray
> >> the same foods.
> >
> > My first guess is yes they would be the same. They tend to be made by
> > the same companies.
>
> I am having the same thought. I just told my daughter to remind
> me to look at these things the next time we are in the Japanese
> mall, you facilitator, you! :-) (At least these things are tiny!)
>
> --
> Jean B.

LOL! At least they are inexpensive. You could be a collector of antique
netsuke instead, you know ;p

Arri London wrote:
>
> "Jean B." wrote:
>> Arri London wrote:
>>> "Jean B." wrote:
>>>> Arri London wrote:
>>>>> "Jean B." wrote:
>>>>>> Arri London wrote:
>>>>>>> Talking about those Japanese/Chinese erasers that look like miniature
>>>>>>> sushi portions and other culinary delights.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Being a fan of both miniatures and erasers, of course have been buying a
>>>>>>> few Got a tonkato portion in a bento box, bowl of prepackaged instant
>>>>>>> noodles that looks remarkably like the brand I buy, steamer full of
>>>>>>> dumplings and a dora yaki (pair of sweet pancakes with red bean paste
>>>>>>> between them). Need one more for a project in mind
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do a search on Japanese erasers for images. This site has nice pics:
>>>>>>> http://www.hapaculture.com/erasers/
>>>>>> heh! Then, of course, there are the magnets....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Jean B.
>>>>> Not as many of those being sold around here. At least not where the
>>>>> erasers are being sold. Must keep the eyes out for one though
>>>> Hmmm. Don't start me on another area of collecting.
>>> I'm not a facilitator
>>>
>>>> I have a few
>>>> shops where I can look. I know they have both erasers and
>>>> magnets, but I haven't absorbed how many different foods are
>>>> available, and whether the magnets and the erasers tend to portray
>>>> the same foods.
>>> My first guess is yes they would be the same. They tend to be made by
>>> the same companies.
>> I am having the same thought. I just told my daughter to remind
>> me to look at these things the next time we are in the Japanese
>> mall, you facilitator, you! :-) (At least these things are tiny!)
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> LOL! At least they are inexpensive. You could be a collector of antique
> netsuke instead, you know ;p

My father collected netsuke, and I occasionally find myself eying
them. But what with my books and third-world art and various
other things, I had better not get into that! They, too, are
small though.

--
Jean B.

self-evident. --Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)