Titbits from Japan: Condensed Milk

For me, condensed milk - as long as I have known it - is something which goes in something like this:

But having been here in Tokyo for the past 7-going-on-8 months, I have hardly come into contact with this sweet sinfulness until... until my friend mentioned it to me in passing just last week. And pointed at tubes - yes you heard me, a TUBE - of condensed milk that I had actually always seen displayed near the strawberries, but never taken the time to actually look and see what they are. Turns out it's quite common for them to have strawberries with condensed milk! Sounded really yum! Up till now, I've always only dredged my strawberries in (mounds and mounds) of sugar but never thought of condensed milk. So yesterday I conceded defeat and bought a tube. Heh, did I mention that now the whole packet of strawberries and half the tube was already gone in the same day? =P

Mmmm. =)