tiki gots kweschun

[tikistitch]

So, this is one of those Stitch dishwear sets in a box that they make like a zillion kajillion of in Japan. We grabbed this specific one because, amusingly, the mug looks like a beer stein. Stitchie beer, heh.



So, anyways, there's the mug (which is actually ceramic) and then the little wicker basket-y thing. Our question is, what's the leetle basket for? Seems like it's too roundy-bottomed to be a coaster. Does it cover your beer? Does it hold your peanuts? Ashtray? WTF?? (Alternatively, if you honestly don't know but still can't resist bloviating, please be creative, e.g., "It's a high tech wicker beret to prevent the CIA from transmitting thoughts into your brain!")



Oh, and here's a CU on the label. It just mostly says "Experiment 626" over and over and over. Like, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Hee. This is a pretty fun set.

EDIT: As it turns out, this isn't a mug set at all, it's a planter!!! See comments. Thanks, wintersweet!!!

Comments

[julzerator.livejournal.com]

That looks like a green tea strainer to me. :)

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Ah, so this is supposed to be a teacup set!

I've actually seen a mug with a ceramic cone filter that says (according to the translation program) it's a Stitch "herb tea set."

[twotone]

I think it's for otsumami, or little snacks that you have with your beer. Traditional Japanese otsumami include spicy stuff and savory stuff.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

So, I guess the deal is you're supposed to plant edamame seeds in the beer mug part, and then you can serve them in the little basket! Neat!

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

S. (twitter, blog) says it's for putting edamame and other snacks in, like at an izakaya, while you drink your beer.

Here's a kit where they seem to be selling one along with a beer-glass-shaped mini ceramic planter so you can grow your own edamame: http://www.m-workshop.co.jp/cat3/cat6/20080521_192634.php

It actually looks like your set.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Oh, so this is actually a *planter*! Cool.

I'm just dumbfounded they would make anything that specific with Stitch.

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

S. sent me a ton of links, so it seems to be an extremely trendy item right now. Go figure!

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Maybe Japan's answer to the worldwide financial meltdown: grow your own beer snackies! Or something like that. ^_^

Fascinating! Thanks for the info!!

[spazzygirl19.livejournal.com]

At very first glance, until I read your post & all the comments, I thought it was like a girly/ladies scented candle and a powder puff.