{"id":7147,"date":"2016-05-23T07:35:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T11:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/?p=7147"},"modified":"2016-05-23T07:35:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T11:35:49","slug":"japanese-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2016\/05\/23\/japanese-treats\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese treats"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every year when it gets colder (you know, so perishables don’t melt\/ooze while sitting in the Florida sun waiting for us to get home) I am tempted into ordering a box of Japanese treats.\u00a0 Part of my compulsion is the knowledge that there are seasonal – never to be repeated – flavors and if I don’t try them now, I’ll never know the joy.\u00a0 I have very fond memories of the tuna and mayonnaise Doritos chips from years ago.\u00a0 This may sound a little strange coming from someone who doesn’t snack much and whose kitchen doesn’t usually contain junk food.\u00a0 But there it is.\u00a0 This is a snap shot of our lovely haul from this year.\u00a0 It is almost gone now… we have been enjoying it very much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every year when it gets colder (you know, so perishables don’t melt\/ooze while sitting in the Florida sun waiting for us to get home) I am tempted into ordering a box of Japanese treats.\u00a0 Part of my compulsion is the knowledge that there are seasonal – never to be repeated – flavors and if I… Continue reading Japanese treats<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[172],"class_list":["post-7147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-consumption"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10923,"url":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2024\/10\/04\/cat-profiles\/","url_meta":{"origin":7147,"position":0},"title":"Cat profiles","author":"leems","date":"October 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This is just some gratuitous cat love. 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