$10 Japanese Supermarket Meal Challenge!

In this video, we challenge ourselves to a $10 Japanese Supermarket Meal Challenge. The goal? To show you guys just how much pre-made food you can get at a Japanese grocery store for just $10 (or the equivalent of ¥1100) and to also show you all the variety of food available. When it comes to buying a supermarket lunch in Japan, there is no shortage of options! There s usually an entire section dedicated to ready-to-go meals that are both delicious and affordable. These types of meals are very popular in Japan because people can just pop out during their lunch hour and not have to worry about meal prep at home. It also helps that these meals are very budget-friendly so people don t have to feel guilty about eating out or not cooking. Along with our friend Rob, the three of us went to our local Japanese supermarket, Olympus, and walked the aisles in search of food. We wanted to show you a variety of appetizers, mains, desserts and beverages, so we tried to choose different things to show you guys. There was a section with hot meals featuring things like fried rice, noodles, grilled fish, tempura and yakitori, plus there was also a section with cold meals like sushi trays and salads. For this video, we managed to grab a little bit of everything. Two of us came under budget and one of us came in over budget by just a few yen. At the end of the day, we realized that you don t even need $10 to have a good meal in Japan - you could easily do so for $5 and still feel satisfied! We hope this Japanese supermarket meal challenge gives you a few ideas of how you can eat on a budget in Japan as well as what you can eat. Bon appetit! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GEAR WE USE Panasonic GH5: http://amzn.to/2yqTUyi Canon G7X ii: http://amzn.to/2yqtM6B Rode Video Micro: http://amzn.to/2wTguTM Joby Gorilla Pod: http://amzn.to/1PgoY5F SanDisk 16GB Extreme Pro: http://amzn.to/25KEErs * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SOCIAL MEDIA & TRAVEL BLOGS AUDREY: blog: http://thatbackpacker.com/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatbackpacker/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatbackpacker twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatBackpacker SAMUEL: blog: http://nomadicsamuel.com/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomadicsamuel twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadicSamuel instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadicsamuel/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * $10 Japanese Supermarket Meal Challenge! 💰 Transcript: It is lunchtime here in Tokyo and today we re going to do something a little bit different. We ve been eating at a lot of restaurants but we want to show you guys just how affordable Japan can be. So we are doing a $10 dollar food challenge. We re going to be going to this supermarket. Ten dollars is the equivalent of 1,100 Japanese Yen and we re going to show you how much food we can get for that much money. We have our money. Any particular cravings for lunch today? I think sushi. I might get sushi too. I was thinking sushi too. We ve got to mix it up a bit. The supermarket is literally across the street. It is called Olympic. I don t know how many other brands there are but this chain here in particular is quite nice. And you re about to see what I m talking about. The selection is unreal. So many options for side dishes. There is another section here with ready to go meals both hot and cold. I m looking for some type of little dessert and I am close to 1100 Yen but I do have a lot of food already. I am now outside the supermarket waiting for the boys to come out with their groceries. I did pretty good with the 10 dollar challenge. I only spent 933 Yen so I still had quite a bit left over but honestly I already have enough food. Well we finished the $10 dollar Japanese food challenge and that was a lot of food. I mean I think we re all full. What do you think Rob? I m full. I didn t know if I was going to eat it all because you don t really need to spend $10 dollars to have a nice lunch and at the supermarket but I did eat it all and I m full. You certainly don t. I think anywhere between the 4 to 7 dollar range you can be picking up a lot of nice food there. And there was just options galore in that supermarket. Like we just scratched the surface of what you can get. I hope it gives you guys a really good idea of what you can get in a Japanese supermarket. And just how inexpensive it is. Ciao for now. This is part of our Travel in Japan video series showcasing Japanese food, Japanese culture and Japanese cuisine. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Music by Artlist: https://artlist.io/Audrey-184699