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Of Rice And Yen

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Of Rice And Yen
Tapped Out Quest Information
Level: 5
Update: Destination Springfield
Required characters: Homer, Krusty, Lisa, Ned
Optional characters: Quimby
Previous quest(s): La Bicyclette

Of Rice And Yen is an event-exclusive questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Destination Springfield content update.

Dialogue[edit]

Pt. 1[edit]

After starting Act 2
Quimby Time to put together our next fake foreign attraction.
Quimby - Smug If tourists loved our phony France, they'll go nuts for a counterfeit Kyoto.
Lisa - Happy Ooh, we can have tea ceremonies, Zen gardens…
Homer And fire-breathing dinosaurs. Thousands of fire-breathing dinosaurs.
Task: "Make Homer Create Fire-Breathing Dinosaurs". The job takes place at the Simpson House and takes 4 hours.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 2[edit]

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark
Male Tourist - Happy We are foodie tourists looking for an adventurous dining experience that captures the special essence of Springfield.
Homer Have you tried Krusty Burger?
Male Tourist We said adventurous, not suicidal.
Task: "Reach Level 7 and Build Krusty Burger".
Task: "Make Homer Eat at Krusty Burger". The job takes place at a Krusty Burger and takes 30 minutes.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 3[edit]

After tapping on Krusty's exclamation mark
Quimby Krusty, could your burger joints help us create a Japanese atmosphere by serving sushi?
Krusty - Surprised Are you kidding? Raw fish stored next to a deep fryer and sliced up by an untrained teen?
Krusty - Embarrassed Eh, why not? Can't be any less dangerous than my “Salmonella Chicken Sandwich”.
Krusty - Sad I really should have done more test marketing on that name.
Task: "Make Krusty Revamp the Menu". The job takes place at a Krusty Burger and takes 4 hours.
Task: "Make Homer Order a Krusty Sushi Meal". The job takes place at a Krusty Burger and takes 4 hours.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 4[edit]

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark
Lisa One of the things about Japan is that there are vending machines everywhere.
Lisa - Happy Maybe we should add a few to make our JapanWorld more authentic.
Bart - Confused But no American tourist knows that, so why are you bringing it up?
Lisa - Embarrassed I'm getting a kickback from the vending machine company.
Lisa - Happy Buy from a machine! Send Lisa Simpson to band camp!
Task: "Place a Vending Machine".
Task: "Make Homer Do His Shopping". The job takes place at a Vending Machine and takes 4 hours.
After placing a Vending Machine
Apu How can food that's been sitting in a vending machine for months still be fresher than today's milk at Kwik-E-Mart?
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 5[edit]

After tapping on Ned's exclamation mark
Quimby Ned Flanders, there's a kind of person in Japan who is renowned for being entertaining, friendly, and hospitable.
Ned - Worried You're talking about geisha aren't you?
Quimby Yes, and you seem like you have the best personality to be one for our tourist friends.
Ned Well, okay. Can I keep my moustache?
Quimby As long as you wear the kimono.
Task: "Make Flanders Pose as a Geisha". The job takes place at a Krusty Burger and takes 4 hours.
Ned - Sad Being a geisha is exhausting.
Ned - Worried I've received so many indecent proposals.
Ned - Happy And a couple mighty decent ones.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 6[edit]

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark
Lisa One thing we need to do to make our JapanWorld really seem like Japan is keep it spotlessly clean.
Homer - Annoyed You're just saying that so I'll spend more time cleaning up Springfield.
Lisa - Shocked I'm only eight! I don't know how to manipulate adults.
Lisa - Embarrassed Also, if I don't get a pony I'll cry really hard.
Homer Cleaning up it is!
Task: "Make Homer Clean Springfield". The job takes 4 hours.
Task: "Make Lisa Clean Springfield". The job takes 4 hours.
Female Tourist - Japanese Look! It's Mr. Sparkle!
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 7[edit]

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark
Lisa - Happy Time for some kabuki theater!
Lisa The actors dress up in over-the-top costumes and put on exaggerated, hideous masks.
Lisa Willie, you want to join in?
Willie I'll get to work on me demon mask.
Lisa - Nagging You're good as you are.
Task: "Make Lisa Practice Kabuki Theater". The job takes place at the Simpson House and takes 4 hours.
Bart - Rolling Eyes Lisa, your kabuki theater has taught me an important lesson. There *are* worse things than jazz.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 8[edit]

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark
Lisa Tourists are loving our pretend Japan. They're even absorbing the Zen principles of quiet meditation.
Quimby - Angry You mean the Zen principles of final disaster! Everyone's too busy meditating to buy stuff at our stores.
Quimby - Smug Our next fake tourist world will exude excitement, thrills, and a lot of bare skin.
Apu - Happy Overpriced sunblock for all!
If Quimby is owned: Task: "Make Quimby Clarify Where He Means". The job takes place at the Town Hall and takes 4 hours.
Task: "Make Homer Listen to the Mayor". The job takes place at the Town Hall or Simpson House and takes 4 hours.
Message Come back on February 24th to see what's coming next to Springfield!
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The quest name is a reference to the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.