This is what the sponsors want us to drink...
But this is what we've actually been knocking back on World Cup evenings... At home it's...
And if we're out on the town? Well, this is what we sank ahead of the Japan-Holland match the other night...
This excellent Belgian brew is pretty unusual in Tokyo. Hand it to Sato-san at Towers to keep the good stuff in stock.
As for snacks, my current favourite nibble while watching the action — if I find myself anywhere near Tasuichi in the backstreets of Shibuya — is deep-fried gobo (burdock) sticks, with a mayo dip. One of those 'only in Japan' snacks!
They're great — and healthy too. No empty calories here, they're full of dietary fibre too. The only drawback is the beer selection at Tasuichi, the (non-) choice being SuperDry or Heineken Dark.
