Hey guys, i'm just wondering about this. I always eat cereal and all the japanese people i talk to in the web never eat cereal as breakfast. Is eating cereal as an adult in japan not common? , Cereals such as Fruit Loops, Coco puffs, Captain crunch ( but in their japanese version or if cereals from america are imported )
Cereal, not a common breakfast in Japan?
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I personally only know of two people who eat cereal for breakfast. One is a very good friend of mine who currently lives in Sendai. The only other one is me. I only eat cereal in the morning because I'm a little lazy in the morning and I don't feel like cooking a proper meal or cleaning up afterwards.
But if given a choice, I will usually opt for something esle!
But if given a choice, I will usually opt for something esle!
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It's very common, I had it everyday. 
Now seriously, in Tokyo at least it is very easy to find cereals in any supermarket and even in Yakkyoku (Chemist's) and 100-yen shops. Kellog's are found everywhere. There are even products made specially for Japan (e.g. Genmai flakes). I haven't seen any Nestlé cereals though. Muesli is also a bit harder to find. You will need to go to supermarket specialising in imported products like Seijoishii or Meiji-ya.
Now seriously, in Tokyo at least it is very easy to find cereals in any supermarket and even in Yakkyoku (Chemist's) and 100-yen shops. Kellog's are found everywhere. There are even products made specially for Japan (e.g. Genmai flakes). I haven't seen any Nestlé cereals though. Muesli is also a bit harder to find. You will need to go to supermarket specialising in imported products like Seijoishii or Meiji-ya.
MajideSaiaku
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- 19 Jan 2005
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My girlfriends family didnt eat cereal, though they almost always had toast.
Bread seemed a breakfast food in that household.
I dont eat breakfast anyway, its a waste of time as far as I'm concerned, a habit i developed in highschool when there wasnt enough time in the morning to prepare and get to school.
I dont like being rushed when I'm eating at all, so you can emagine how I felt about manic mornings and breakfast.
Bread seemed a breakfast food in that household.
I dont eat breakfast anyway, its a waste of time as far as I'm concerned, a habit i developed in highschool when there wasnt enough time in the morning to prepare and get to school.
I dont like being rushed when I'm eating at all, so you can emagine how I felt about manic mornings and breakfast.
Kyoko_desu
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It seems that stereotypes will have to change fast. (younger) Western Europeans now eat much more cereals than bread for breakfast (even in famous bread countries like France), while the Japanese are trading rice for bread. Who would have thought of Japan as a bread-eating country ?
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I do not eat a cereal for breakfast.
However, I sometimes eat it with a snack.
However, I sometimes eat it with a snack.
Elizabeth
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Oh, that's interesting. Most American children, but some adults too, sometimes still eat cereals as snack foods. If there isn't time in the morning and not enough to eat at lunch I also occasionally enjoy one a little later in the day.
The Japanese people I know living in America when they were still in Japan used to eat Western and traditional breakfasts about 50% of the time each. Western would probably be toast with black (English) tea. Japanese would mean miso soup and rice. :gohan:
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A snack of Japanese cereal.
Morinaga & Co., Ltd. "chocolate flake"
Morinaga & Co., Ltd. "chocolate flake"
MajideSaiaku
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I sometimes snack on cereal, but its a case of eating it while its still crunchy, if it gets too soggy I dont really feel like finishing it.
But that sweet spot period between pouring the milk and the cereal going soggy is cruchalicious freshalicious heaven.
But that sweet spot period between pouring the milk and the cereal going soggy is cruchalicious freshalicious heaven.
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Although I have eaten cereals for breakfast almost everyday for at least 15 years, I have never had them as a snack, and I do not know anybody (outside the forum) who has.
Elizabeth
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I think I eat a Calpis brand cereal. I'm not sure because they take the bag out of the boxIt's very common, I had it everyday.
Now seriously, in Tokyo at least it is very easy to find cereals in any supermarket and even in Yakkyoku (Chemist's) and 100-yen shops. Kellog's are found everywhere. There are even products made specially for Japan (e.g. Genmai flakes). I haven't seen any Nestlé cereals though. Muesli is also a bit harder to find. You will need to go to supermarket specialising in imported products like Seijoishii or Meiji-ya.
but I asked once about Kellogg's and was told it was too amai...☝
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I would hate to point at any ignorance floating around but Hiroyuki Nagashima's picture to explain his post above is one of the most common snacks around. They are found in almost every supermarket and convenience store. You can even get them where I am. Which begs the question - just who did you know in Japan?
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Elizabeth
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There's a lot of Kelloggs -- it was only the opinion of the people whose cereal I eat that it is too sweet. But I think they felt kind of bad since I even asked so maybe next time...
I've heard of salmon of sushi for breakfast too but no one that really does it (except me sometimes for sushi from a Chinese restaurant
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undrentide
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Normally I don't eat cereal for breakfast, unless I don't have enough time
and I happen to have enough milk in the fridge.
But like other members here, I sometimes eat it as a snack.
I prefer granola to cornflakes, because cornflakes get soggy too quickly...
My latest favourite from Calbee - 窶堋ｩ窶堙壺?堋ｿ窶堙｡窶堙??堋?窶堋ｸ窶堋ｫﾆ丹ﾆ停?ｰﾆ知ﾂーﾆ停?ｰ (granola with pumpkin and azuki beans). I'm weak against ﾅ?ﾃｺﾅ?ﾃ版津?窶凖ｨ (seasonal, not always available) stuff.
http://www.calbee.co.jp/oisia/products/index.php
and I happen to have enough milk in the fridge.
But like other members here, I sometimes eat it as a snack.
I prefer granola to cornflakes, because cornflakes get soggy too quickly...
My latest favourite from Calbee - 窶堋ｩ窶堙壺?堋ｿ窶堙｡窶堙??堋?窶堋ｸ窶堋ｫﾆ丹ﾆ停?ｰﾆ知ﾂーﾆ停?ｰ (granola with pumpkin and azuki beans). I'm weak against ﾅ?ﾃｺﾅ?ﾃ版津?窶凖ｨ (seasonal, not always available) stuff.
http://www.calbee.co.jp/oisia/products/index.php
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I have heard that miso soup is a common breakfast. 
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