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The story
In a thread titled “Are there any Tohoku people in Wolf?” (a nickname for the board) posted on 5ch’s “Morning Coffee” board, users claiming to be from Tohoku took turns swapping stories about their hometown food culture. It kicked off with talk of rice being so plentiful that “you can buy 30kg for just ¥10,000,” then rolled on through local topics like the discount set-meal chain Handaya (known for its half-price deals), beef tongue bento boxes, Aomori’s morning-ramen culture, and the seasonal arrival of root-attached seri (Japanese parsley). At the same time, some pushed back on lumping the whole region together, pointing out that “Tohoku brings apples and rice to mind, but really Nagano and Niigata cover that just fine.”
What people said
They're selling it for ¥10,000 for 30kg — though that's unmilled, mind you.
Yeah, I went.
The half-price system is great.
I'd rather see Handaya go national than any of those generic '___ Shokudo' chains.
Sendai this, Sendai that…
Green onions suit ramen better than chives anyway.
Is root-attached seri (Japanese parsley) in stores yet?
I really want to eat it already.
Background and Talking Points
One intriguing wrinkle in this thread is how the claim that “rice is so plentiful you can get 30kg for ¥10,000” sits against the nationwide rice-price spike seen since 2024 — often dubbed the “Reiwa Rice Crisis.” Worth noting, though: that price refers to unmilled brown rice, not the polished rice sold on store shelves, so it’s not a direct comparison. Also worth flagging is that Handaya, the discount set-meal chain mentioned in the thread, is centered mainly around Sendai and Miyagi Prefecture and known for its discount system, but isn’t a nationally recognized name. Some posters also pushed back on treating Tohoku as one uniform region, noting that “Tohoku brings apples and rice to mind, but really Nagano and Niigata cover that just fine” — a remark that hinted at discomfort with painting the whole region with one brush.
*This article was compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Are there any Tohoku people in Wolf?.”
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