beer food

the japanese have taken the glory that is beer to the next level: in a liquor store you can buy your booze, then pick your favourite munchy from the "beer food" aisle. there is actually a distinct category that is "beer food". i love it. you've got your various nuts, your cheese sand, your dried fish.....it's an enlightened society where you can drop by the liquor store (or convenience store, or grocery store....) and pick up a 6 pack of brown pop and some octopus jerky.