Assertion: japanese convenience store | /r/CapableOf | serve as introduction
Facets:
value: to local tastes
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: However, as someone who has made the mistake of equating fast food with low quality, I was surprised to find that Japanese convenience stores, such as 7-Eleven, Family Mart and Lawson (the three companies that claim the lion’s share of the Japanese market), served as an introduction to local tastes, leading me to skip the basic crisps I’d usually grab at home in favour of sampling flavours like mayonnaise, ume (a fruit in the plum family) and soy sauce.