Under $10 Nicole Bittar

HUNGER, thirst and budgetary restraint are sated with a taste of little Tokyo in the fashionable Hardware Lane precinct of the city. This pint-sized lunchtime stalwart and halal-certified food supplier packs a flavour punch in wholesome dishes for the dedicated Japanophile. Choose from artfully created sushi and sashimi packs, teriyaki chicken on rice with garden salad, miso or soy-flavoured meat, seafood or vegetable noodle soups, or grilled eel on rice, each served with a Coke or bottled water.

No action on 'painful' slaughter

SLAUGHTERING animals while they are still conscious for religious ritual killing causes pain and distress, according to a leaked Federal Government report, but it has not opposed the practice.