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    Does anybody speak Japanese around here? Some very friendly 74 year old Japanese tourist just gave this to me and I'm afraid those are drugs... Hehe
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      Editing … what building is that?
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      Editing … Castle Nymphenburg in Munich, about 1 km away from where I live
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      Editing … the top bit seems to say hitokuchi, which means mouthful, not sure about the other bit since it has kanji. Yep...I'm still not sure what it is, but I guess its edible.
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      Editing … He only spoke Japanese and a lil bit English, but I did grasp that there is some connection to... tea. I just don't know if you put it IN your tea, or eat it directly or make tea out of it or...
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      Editing … The top is mouthful, 茶の庵 means something like "Cabin tea". (Or like 'Retreat tea' with retreat being used in the sense of something like a mountain retreat.)
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      Editing … So it's tea? Should I simply put it in a cup and pour water over it, or filter it first with the help of a colander and then drink it?
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      Editing … He used a gesture that implied that you put it directly into your mouth and chew it. That's why I'm still a bit confused, though ;-P
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      Editing … A lot of japanese food is made of green tea. I suppose he gave you tea candies or something like that.
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      Editing … FYI, it doesn't feel like candy at all, more like a powder...or the stuff you make tea out fof, as I mentioned above.
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      Editing … This is the website. http://www.bundai.co.jp/contents/products/30.html There are too many Kanji I don't know for me to translate that block of text but it looks like sweet bean jelly. You just eat it.
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      Editing … The kind of food I'd love to taste. :3 You're lucky Gries.
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      Editing … That tourist (can't remember his name, since it sounded veery Japanese) was so charming. It was really fun meeting him. Initially he just wanted me to take a picture of him, but then he asked me where I'm from, what I do for a living, my name, how old I am, etc. He even took a picture of me in front of the castle, that he's going to show his relatives and friends when he's back in Japan ^^ TIL: cultural differences are negligible, we're all humans.
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      Editing … Except for you. You're a Gries. :P
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      Editing … Could it be bean paste? I've been enjoying this japanese bean paste that's nicknamed "Japanese chocolate," some is available in green tea flavor (edit: Oh, guess Louis got it! :p)
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      Editing … Mochi is made of bean paste and I love that. :)
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      Editing … Eat it, what could go wrong?
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      Editing … It has "Poison, do not eat!" written on it. Eat it. :P
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      Editing … I've eaten this before, it's delicious!
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    • WoodrowShigeru
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      Editing … 茶の庵 means something like "Cabin tea" » Get your noun compositions straight, Doubleagent ;^) It's actually the other way around. "Cabin" is the head noun and "tea" is the modifier: "tea cabin" or "tea retreat". To me, this looks like the product name – also because they're numbered on the site you provided (cha no iori 1, cha no iori 2, etc.)
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      Editing … Haha, to be honest, on that product page it looks like chocolate (and others) flavored lipstick (›‹ )
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      Editing … I was at work and in a rush! :P
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