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We try a new natto coffee ice cream that took 17 months to perfect
- Oona McGee
Jul 20, 2021 - Tweet
Tokyo cafe finds a way to use natto’s sticky texture to create a dessert like Turkish ice cream.
- Japan
- (cafes • coffee • COK • desserts • dondurma • fermented soybeans • ice cream • Japanese desserts • Mr. Sato • natto • SNJO • sweets • Takadanobaba • taste test • Tokyo • Turkish ice cream)
Okonomiyaki taiyaki: Sweet and savoury combination confuses the senses
- Oona McGee
Jul 15, 2021
We love okonomiyaki and we love taiyaki, but will we love okonomiyaki taiyaki?
- Japan
- (COK • crepes • desserts • dining • food • food review • Japanese sweets • Mr. Sato • okonomiyaki • SNJO • sweets • taiyaki • taste test • Tokyo)
Blue Bottle Coffee’s limited-time shaved ice dessert is exquisite
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2021
Kakigori, Japan’s beloved summertime sweet, gets a Blue Bottle makeover.
- Japan
- (Blue Bottle Coffee • coffee • COK • desserts • Japanese desserts • kakigori • shaved ice • SNJO • summer • sweets • taste test)
Starbucks Japan’s Afternoon Tea Set: So popular it sells out in minutes
- Oona McGee
Jul 11, 2021
Afternoon tea at Starbucks comes with a surprisingly high price tag.
- Japan
- (afternoon tea • cakes • COK • desserts • drinks • Frappuccinos • Italian food • limited edition • Princi • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test • Teavana)
We try Starbucks’ new Strawberry Choux Cream Frappuccino
- Oona McGee
Jun 30, 2021
Sure, we love puff pastry, but what’s it like to drink it?
- Japan
- (choux cream • COK • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • puff pastry • review • seasonal drinks • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Taiwan • summer • sweets • taste test)
New Yakult desserts now available at special concept store in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Jun 4, 2021
Yakult’s first foray into the sweets world proves Lactobacillus can be decadently delicious.
- Japan
- (Anjo • cafes • COK • desserts • gut bacteria • health • ice cream • lactic acid bacteria • parfaits • pop-up shops • review • Shibuya • shibuya 109 • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • Yakult)
New Pokémon x McDonald’s collaboration features Pikachu on milkshakes and desserts in Japan!
- Oona McGee
Jun 3, 2021
Limited-edition series is a treat for the eyes and the taste buds.
- Japan
- (anime • apple pie • cute • desserts • drinks • fast food • food • limited time • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • McShakes • milkshakes • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)
Ikea Japan adds epic matcha sweets to its menu for a limited time
- Oona McGee
May 31, 2021
Gorgeous celebration of matcha includes a very unusual tunnbröd you won’t find anywhere else in the world.
- Japan
- (desserts • food • green tea • ikea • ikea japan • limited time • matcha • shopping • sweets)
We visit a Japanese cafe famous for John Lennon and epic pancakes
- Oona McGee
May 29, 2021
A Beatle and a Nobel Prize-winning writer is just the start of what makes Iwata Coffee Shop so famous.
- Japan
- (cafes • coffee • coffee shops • COK • desserts • Japanese desserts • Japanese sweets • John Lennon • Kamakura • pancakes • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • Yoko Ono)
We try Japan’s new French toast ice cream
- Oona McGee
May 24, 2021
Could this be the dream ice cream we’ve been searching for?
- Japan
- (Akaginyugyo • COK • desserts • food • french toast • gari • ice cream • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Yakult opens a dessert store in Japan and releases a new ice cream in supermarkets
- Oona McGee
May 24, 2021
Ice creams and parfaits filled with good bacteria for gut health.
- Japan
- (cafes • desserts • gut bacteria • health • ice cream • lactic acid bacteria • parfaits • pop-up shops • Shibuya • shibuya 109 • sweets • Tokyo • Yakult)
We dig into Japanese ice cream flavored with iron metal and are wowed by the result【Taste Test】
- Ingrid Tsai
Apr 28, 2021
Unfortunately, this ice cream isn’t a replacement for your daily iron supplements, but it sure tastes good!
- Japan
- (desserts • food • ice cream • metalworking • Niigata • sweets • taste test • Tsubame • Tsubamesanjo)
Tasting McDonald’s Japan’s new Milky “Taste of Mummy” collection
- Oona McGee
Apr 27, 2021
How do the soft serves and McShakes stack up to the real Milky ice cream and milkshakes?
- Japan
- (collaboration • cute • desserts • food • Fujiya • ice cream • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McShake • milk • milk candy • milkshakes • milky • Milky tastes like Mommy • SNJO • soft serve • sweets • taste test)
Denny’s Japan collaborates with Godiva for decadent, limited-edition dessert menu
- Shannon
Apr 18, 2021
Chocoholics, you have five very good reasons to visit this family restaurant.
We try the new Häagen-Dazs Decorations ice creams in Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 27, 2021
Has the brand improved on their first release, when its decorations looked more like Chinese food?
- Japan
- (COK • desserts • food • green tea • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • Japanese desserts • Japanese sweets • matcha • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Avocado Tiramisu Cake: Japan’s newest must-try dessert
- Oona McGee
Mar 24, 2021
Sell-out cake from popular Japanese cafe chain presents a new frontier for avocado.
- Japan
- (avocado • cafes • cakes • COK • desserts • food • fruit • Japanese desserts • Japanese sweets • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Rainbow mille crepes brighten up the food scene in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Feb 15, 2021
We try the colourful sweet that’s becoming all the rage on social media.
- Japan
- (cafes • coffee • COK • crepes • desserts • Japanese desserts • Japanese sweets • pancakes • rainbow • review • Saza • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)
Make apple pies on the stovetop with new cooking gadget from Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 1, 2021
Centuries of Japanese craftsmanship reinvent the way we cook pies.
- Japan
- (apple pie • camping • cooking • cool • desserts • food • iron • ironworks • kitchen gadgets • kitchen goods • Nambu • Oigen • sweets)
Anime pancakes from Poupelle of Chimney Town require magic before eating
- Oona McGee
Jan 30, 2021
We try the interactive dessert that’s melting hearts in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • desserts • Japanese desserts • Japanese sweets • movies • pancakes • Poupelle of Chimney Town • SNJO • Studio 4°C • sweets • Tokyo)
Unusual Japanese ice creams take your taste buds on a trip around Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 27, 2020
Journey from the north to south of the country with this collection of rare, region-exclusive ice creams.
- Japan
- (COK • delivery • desserts • food • green tea • ice cream • Japanese desserts • matcha • rare • review • shopping • SNJO • sweets • taste test • travel • unusual ice creams)
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