Summer snack & drinks to stay cool in Japan

August is peak hot season all over Japan, even in Hokkaido now, so no better time to enjoy light seafood dishes with cold beer, cocktails, and sake! On Enoshima Island, in Kanagawa Prefecture there are several places to enjoy great seafood and cocktails. I wrote up a review here.

…In Japan, we also enjoy American favorites like Tennessee Honey whiskey over ice by the beach. Japan is an island nation, and there are many beautiful beaches here where you can cool off with a nice drink during summer.

Octopus and ice cold beer is another combination that is unbeatable.

…You can enjoy this combination almost anywhere in Japan, but a place where I often frequent is here.

If you love cold fruit as a snack, try Japan’s juicy ice cold plums! They are the sweetest and juiciest I have ever hard, and you can enjoy them here

Or, you can order them and have them delivered to your door where you can put them on ice for hours then enjoy them with warm smiles.

If you want to relax at home with family you can enjoy salty watermelon cocktails you can buy at any convenience store in Japan. My favorite is the watermelon chuhai 6% alc.

This is a really tasty snack best enjoyed with champagne.

So, what is your favorite summer snack or drink in summer?

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@Ivi_Ge All of these photos belong to me, and I can send proof in a PM if you would like. Can you please recheck again. They were all taken from my camera. Please confirm.

@Ivi_Ge And after confirming can you please delete your post, so that there is no misunderstanding from other readers.

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@Ivi_Ge grape10 is my profile on reddit. You can confirm it with the photo in my local connect. It’s the same guy. These are my photos.

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@user_not_found , I am sorry but there is no option to delete posts from Connect, so I cannot delete my comments from your post as you cannot delete yours.

Enjoyed your post and photos @user_not_found I love seafood and a cold drink.

@AdamGT Thank you Adam for stopping by and your nice comment. What sort of seafood do you eat where you are at?

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Oh @user_not_found I like many different seafoods including Salmon, Tuna, Octopus/Calamari, Mackerel, Sardines, Anchovies, Cod, Snapper, Trout, Whiting, Shark, Baramundi, Prawns, Lobster, Herring, Scallops just to mention a few lol.

@user_not_found

good evening.
Thank you for a nice topic.
It is a squid that looks very delicious.
Right now, my squid and your squid were lined up.
It is a great lineup for squid lovers.

Regard

Hi @user_not_found

I need to appreciate that your Japanese life is already equal to or better than Japanese😆!! Who can deny the combination of Takoyaki and Beer? Japanese people often say that delicious food is a combination of Gods🧙‍♂️

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@AdamGT Yeah. Miss those salty anchovies on California pizza. Good…good…

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@955HIRO Thank you for your comment. Yea. I am a big fan of squid, especially grilled with cold beer. Did you cook the squid in your last post?

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@YasumiKikuchi Food combinations are almost religious, and I totally agree with you. Pizza & coke. Peanut butter & jelly. Your country perfectly blends the concept of balance in its culinary dishes. What are you favorite combinations??

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Hi @user_not_found

The combination created by god would be Raw Egg on Rice and Natto​:rice::egg::yum:!!

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@YasumiKikuchi Well…that is a wonderful combination by god, but I love Yonezawa beef over hot koshihikari rice!

:slight_smile:

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