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Food shopping

Supermarket Japanese in depth: the sections, fruit and vegetables, meat and fish, the cupboard staples that look alike on the shelf, dairy and bread, reading labels and dates, deals and the checkout, and other places to buy food. With a free printable sheet for telling what's in the packet.

Download the food shopping sheet (PDF)

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This course opens on 8 April 2027.

  1. L2801Around the supermarketFrom 8 April 2027The sections, asking where things are, baskets and trolleys.
  2. L2802Fruit and vegetablesFrom 8 April 2027Names, counting them, what's in season and where it's from.
  3. L2803Meat and fishFrom 8 April 2027Beef, pork and chicken, the cuts, fillets, and sashimi-grade or for cooking.
  4. L2804The cupboardFrom 8 April 2027Sugar or salt, the flours, soy sauce, mirin, vinegar, dashi and miso.
  5. L2805Dairy, bread and drinksFrom 8 April 2027Milk and yoghurt, sliced bread, sweetened or not, and fizzy drinks.
  6. L2806Reading the labelFrom 8 April 2027Best-before and use-by dates, ingredients, allergens, contents and prices.
  7. L2807Deals and the checkoutFrom 8 April 2027Half-price stickers, discounts, point cards, bags and self-checkouts.
  8. L2808Other places to buy foodFrom 8 April 2027The konbini, farm stands, roadside stations, online supermarkets and co-op deliveries.
  9. L2809ReviewFrom 8 April 2027A mixed walking drill.