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During our grocery shopping today, something caught my eye in the meat section: neatly packaged white cubes placed alongside the meat products. I turned to my wife, intrigued, and asked if my assumption was correct – were these cubes indeed fat?

To my surprise, she explained that they were complimentary fat provided when purchasing meat. While this might be the norm here in Japan, it’s a concept entirely foreign to me, having never encountered such a practice back in Europe.

As we continued our exploration of the store, another peculiar sight awaited us in the vegetable section – bins strategically placed for discarded vegetable peels. My wife casually grabbed a cabbage, deftly peeled off its outer layers, and deposited the peels into that bin you see in the second picture. It seemed second nature to her, but for me, it was a novel experience. In all my years of grocery shopping in the Netherlands, I had never come across such a setup.

These small differences in grocery store setups offer fascinating insights into cultural nuances. Japan never ceases to surprise with its unique traditions and practices.

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