It's good to have cheese

It started as a quest for the Greatest Sandwich Ever (In Japan So Far) but became a Mexican food foray.

Really though, it started with a Web site, theflyingpig.com, which deals in foreign food for those willing to dish the cash for a taste of freedom.

Fifteen bucks for a thing of cheese. But you have to understand the circumstances. Supermarkets here have lots of good stuff. But proper cheddar cheese is not involved. You can get a little tiny wedge of it for about $4. I'm talking about one or two bites here.

The rest of the available cheese is more of the pizza topping type or the "American" type.

So the Internet brings us cheddar. And tortillas.

Another Web site will bring me wheat bread, also unavailable in stores. From the starting point of wheat bread and cheddar, the local stores will give me the tools necessary to create this Amazing Sandwich. Vegetables will be involved. And sliced meet. But the real story will be the bread and, of course, the cheese.

But we're not there yet. I haven't even ordered said wheat bread. For now, my kitchen has been converted into a tortilla-based operation. Yesterday was burritos, today was a quesadilla with tuna (that's all I had lying around).

For financial reasons, I won't have a constant supply of these foods on hand, but once in a while I'll splurge for greatness.

Stay tuned for news of The Sandwich.