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Komeda Coffee’s Gratin Croquette Burger is just the comfort food we need this winter
Hot and fried potato, cream, and cheese on a bun–the perfect meal for a winter’s day.
- Japan
- (Burger • delicious • Gurakuro • Komeda • Komeda Coffee • seasonal menu • taste test • winter menu)
We try Matsuya’s beef stroganoff, only available at select spots, and learn a bit about Matsuya
- Dale Roll
Nov 26, 2022
A beef stew dish that isn’t curry? We’ve been waiting for this!
- Japan
- (beef • beef stew • delicious • Egawa Tasuku • fast food • limited edition • Matsuya • stroganoff)
Black Thunder becomes an epic chocolate dessert at Japanese cafe chain
- Oona McGee
Nov 25, 2022
Tiny chocolate gets a massive overhaul, thanks to the chain known for huge desserts.
- Japan
- (Black Thunder • bread • chocolate • COK • delicious • desserts • food • Komeda • Komeda Coffee • Shiro Noir • SNJO • taste test • unusual • weird • Yuraku Confectionery)
The newly revitalized Dandy Chocolate ice cream monaka surpasses what it means to be chocolate
- Dale Roll
Oct 28, 2022
Nowhere will you find a more chocolatey ice cream wafer sandwich!
- Japan
- (chocolate • Dandy Chocolate • delicious • ice cream • ice cream monaka • monaka • sweets • taste test)
We try a frozen sushi box from Rejyu, and it was way better than it sounds
- Dale Roll
Oct 26, 2022
You might not think that frozen and defrosted sushi would be any good…but you’d be wrong!
- Japan
- (delicious • frozen food • oshizushi • pretty food • Rejyu • sushi)
We try Japanese cafe Komeda Coffee’s summer desserts that are so big, they’re overflowing
- Shannon
Aug 30, 2022
Hope you don’t mind getting a little messy.
- Japan
- (caramel • cold desserts • delicious • Egawa Tasuku • Japanese sweets • Komeda • Komeda Coffee • Kuro Neige • limited time • matcha • Shiro Noir • yummy)
This super easy cold Korean spicy ramen dish will make summer 100 times more delicious
- Shannon
Aug 9, 2022
Not all spicy food has to be hot; sometimes, it’s refreshing!
- Japan
- (cold noodles • delicious • food • Japanese summer • korean food • recipe • shin ramen • Shin Ramyun • summer recipe)
Hear ye, hear ye! 7-Eleven’s Cheese Buns are the best cheesy bread snacks on the market
- Dale Roll
Jun 24, 2022
Nearly everyone in the office agrees!
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • bread • cheese • convenience store food • delicious • food • taste test)
Camp eats: We try making an “Italian-style” meat-wrapped onigiri for a hearty meal【SoraKitchen】
- Shannon
Jun 21, 2022
Possibly one of the best fusions of Japanese and Italian cuisine we’ve had.
- Japan
- (camp eats • camp food • camping recipe • cheese • delicious • Italian food • Ken Outdoor Cooking • onigiri • SoraKitchen • taste test)
Trying 4 of Japanese airline’s retort curries, including ones served in first-class
- Shannon
May 3, 2022
ANA really doesn’t fool around with flavor.
- Japan
- (airplane food • airport • All Nippon Airways • ANA • curry • delicious • retort curry • SNJO • taste test)
Taste testing 7-Eleven Japan’s five frozen curries to see which ones nail it
- Shannon
May 1, 2022
Frozen curry may not sound appetizing, but 7-Eleven can make anything great.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • conbini food • convenience store food • curry • delicious • frozen food • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO)
Japanese chocolate company sells Valentine’s Day school desks, tents, and more for nostalgia
- Shannon
Jan 25, 2022
Re-experience the full spectrum of high school Valentine’s Day emotions.
- Japan
- (Black Thunder • chocolate • delicious • funny • Japanese high school • seishun • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate • Yuraku Confectionery)
Is Japanese canned sushi everything we ever dreamed of? We try it out
- Shannon
Dec 13, 2021
Of all the things that can be canned, is canning sushi worth it?
- Japan
- (canned food • canned sushi • delicious • Mr. Sato • Shugei • sushi • weird)
This sumptuous strawberry dessert at a Tokyo hotel is almost too stunning to stand
- Katy Kelly
Dec 10, 2021
After witnessing such strawberry peaks, how can we ever be satisfied with lesser desserts?
- Japan
- (delicious • dessert • expensive food • InterContinental Tokyo Bay • parfait • SNJO • strawberry)
We made pan-fried and baked mini apple pies using gyoza dumpling wrappers【SoraKitchen】
- Shannon
Sep 13, 2021
No pie crust on hand? No problem.
- Japan
- (apple pie • delicious • easy recipe • gyoza • recipe • SoraKitchen)
Taco Bell Japan brings back the Naked Chicken Taco, much to our satisfaction 【Taste Test】
- Shannon
Jul 24, 2021
Don’t you love it when the best menu items make a comeback?
- Japan
- (delicious • Mr. Sato • Naked Chicken Taco • Taco Bell • Taco Bell Japan • tacos • taste test)
Sliced Black Thunder: A chocolate bar for toast
- Oona McGee
Jul 8, 2021
The Black Thunder for Toast makes us rethink the way we eat chocolate bars.
- Japan
- (Black Thunder • bread • breakfast • chocolate • COK • delicious • food • gourmet chocolate • sliced chocolate • SNJO • taste test • toast • Tokyo • unusual • weird • Yuraku Confectionery)
We tried a gourmet chocolate bento box worth 2,700 yen, and every bite was worth it
- Shannon
Jul 6, 2021
If you’re guilty of replacing meals with chocolate, have we got the lunch for you!
- Japan
- (bento box • chocolate • chocolate bento • delicious • gourmet chocolate • Reicacao • Shibuya • SNJO • Tokyo • Tokyu Food Show)
Japanese YouTuber tests out homemade Water Cake three different ways【Video】
- Shannon
Jun 15, 2021
Find out which ingredient will give you the transparent treat you’re looking for.
- Japan
- (delicious • Instagrammable • Japanese food • Japanese recipe • Japanese YouTubers • mizu shingen mochi • recipe • water cake • YouTube)
This casual restaurant in Yokohama will serve you a tasty “two-color” tray at the crack of dawn
- Katy Kelly
Jun 10, 2021
We follow a Japanese taxi driver’s recommendation and find a delicious eatery that’s easy on the eyes and the wallet.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • delicious • diner • early dining • fatty tuna • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • tasty • tuna • Yokohama)
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