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Do 7-Eleven Japan’s new back-to-budget-friendly-basics rice bowls make us happy?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 14, 2024 - Tweet
The fight against convenience store price creep heats up.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • bento • budget • cheap food • COK • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO • taste test • Ureshii Ne)
How to make a Japanese convenience store bento look like a meal from a restaurant
- Oona McGee
Sep 13, 2024
Local hack elevates convenience store food in seconds.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • bento • COK • convenience stores • food • food hack • food hacks • hack • hacks • SNJO)
7-Eleven combines two Japanese convenience store sweets into one for an epic treat
- Oona McGee
Sep 10, 2024
New dessert is heaven for lovers of cream puffs and Japanese puddings.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • combini • convenience stores • cream puff • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • purin • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
7-Eleven Japan now sells fresh-fried doughnuts, but are they any good?【Taste test】
- Oona McGee
Sep 8, 2024
A new release set to shake up the Japanese convenience store food scene.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • donuts • doughnuts • food • Go Hatori • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • new • snacks • SNJO • taste test • treats)
7-Eleven Japan wants to refocus on being affordable, will expand budget-friendly food line
- Casey Baseel
Sep 6, 2024
Ureshii Ne expansion is happy news for anyone who thinks convenience stores have gotten too expensive to be worth it.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience stores • food • onigiri • rice balls)
Three great mint chocolate sweets to buy at 7-Eleven while the summer heat gives us an excuse
- Casey Baseel
Aug 13, 2024
Hey, it’s really, really hot, so we’re gonna eat three mint chocolate desserts all in one sitting.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • choco mint • COK • convenience stores • dessert sandwiches • food • mint chocolate • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Which of Japan’s Big 3 convenience stores has the best keema curry? 【Taste test】
- Krista Rogers
Jul 30, 2024
We put our taste buds to the test to determine our favorite konbini version of one of Japan’s most popular curries.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • Anji Tabata • COK • convenience store • Family mart • food • keema curry • konbini • Lawson • SNJO • spicy • taste test)
7-Eleven Japan now has two tiers of salmon rice balls, but is the new, cheaper one any good?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 28, 2024
It’s salmon vs. salmon as we taste-test 7-Eleven’s attempt to stem the tide of rampant combini onigiri price inflations.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • onigiri • rice balls • salmon • SNJO • taste test)
5 reasons why this new 7-Eleven ice cream is amazing
- Oona McGee
Jul 21, 2024
A sweet convenience store tip-off from a local.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • cafe latte • coffee • COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • ice cream • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • SNJO • summer • sweets • taste test)
10 things you should buy at 7-Eleven in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jul 11, 2024
Celebrate 7-Eleven Day with these surprise finds at the convenience store.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • marketing • SNJO)
Here’s what it’s like to recreate a late-night konbini food binge from a manga in real life
- Krista Rogers
Jul 10, 2024
We’re probably the only ones who are crazy enough to try this Kaiji spinoff meal at home–though we don’t recommend it for anyone else.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • Ahiruneko • anime • big food • COK • convenience store • convenience stores • food • Hancho • Kaiji • konbini • manga • night • SNJO)
Chiki taste test! Japan’s big three convenience stores challenged by fried chicken field newcomer
- Casey Baseel
Jul 7, 2024
Here comes a new chiki challenger!
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • chiki • COK • convenience stores • Fami Chiki • Family mart • food • fried chicken • fried food • L Chiki • Lawson • Lopia • Nana Chiki • SNJO • taste test)
7-Eleven Japan gets into the sort-of-freshly baked pizza home delivery business【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2024
Japanese convenience store promises piping hot pies at your door in as little as 20 minutes.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • pizza • pizza delivery • video)
Is Starbucks Japan’s new Frappuccino better than the 7-Eleven smoothie?
- Oona McGee
Jun 30, 2024
Two icons go head-to-head, but one is a poor man’s strawberry.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • bananas • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)
Is this 7-Eleven sign in Japan really 711 metres from the store?
- Oona McGee
Jun 27, 2024
Testing the integrity of the famous Japanese convenience store chain.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • Ahiruneko • billboards • clever • convenience stores • cool • countryside • funny • investigation • investigative journalism • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese countryside • LOL • marketing • Saitama • signs • SNJO)
“THIS is Pork!” 7-Eleven’s pre-made chashu pork is here to elevate your instant ramen【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 24, 2024
Solving the big problem with Japan’s awesome convenience store ramen selection.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • chashu • COK • convenience stores • food • Instant Ramen • Noodles • pork • Premium Seven • ramen • SNJO • taste test)
Travelers to Japan can now also eat bonus Korean food thanks to 7-Eleven’s Korean Food Fair
- Krista Rogers
Jun 4, 2024
We tried out three of the campaign items inspired by popular Korean dishes that left us saying masisseoyo.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • campaign • COK • convenience store • food • gourmet • konbini • Korean • korean food • Snack • SNJO • Twinkle Pop)
Rage against the smoothie machine with this 7-Eleven drink hack【Taste test】
- Master Blaster
May 12, 2024
Not so smooth now…
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • convenience store • drinks • Mitsuya Cider • smoothies • taste test)
Arrest proves a common Japanese saying about apologies and police
- Casey Baseel
Apr 18, 2024
“I’m sorry” doesn’t cancel out “I’ll kill you.”
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • COK • convenience stores • crazy • crime • Japanese language • linguistics • robbery • weird)
Should you warm up your convenience store onigiri rice balls in the microwave?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 19, 2024
Japan’ s convenience stores often recommend warming up their rice balls, but is it worth the extra hassle?
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • COK • convenience stores • food • onigiri • rice balls • SNJO • taste test)
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