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Yoshinoya beef bowl set vs. its mini capsule toy version: how do they size up next to each other?
- Oona McGee
Oct 10, 2021 - Tweet
We take our gacha toys to a real branch of Yoshinoya to compare the two side-by-side.
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- (beef • beef bowl • beef bowls • capsule toys • gacha • gyudon • Japanese food • Kenelephant • miniature food • miniatures • restaurants • Yoshinoya)
Pharmacies in Japan now sell Yoshinoya beef bowls
- Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2021
It’s like medication for your gyudon cravings!
- Japan
- (beef • beef bowls • drug stores • food • gyudon • Pharmacies • Welcia • Yoshinoya)
Yoshinoya beef bowls become miniature gacha toys
- Oona McGee
Sep 12, 2021
Six sets so realistic they’re making our mouths water.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • capsule toys • cute • food • gachapon • gyudon • Japanese food • miniature food • miniature goods • miniatures • toys • Yoshinoya)
Japanese Black Wagyu from Yoshinoya – Premium beef isn’t just for politicians anymore!【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 14, 2021
Once only available in the halls of Japan’s parliament, you can now get this special gyuju nationwide.
- Japan
- (beef • beef bowls • COK • fast food • food • gyudon • Japanese beef • SNJO • taste test • Wagyu • Yoshinoya)
Yoshinoya’s wagyu beef box for Japanese politicians
- Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2021
We eat an exclusive menu item inside the National Diet Building.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • COK • cool • diet • food • gyudon • Japanese food • National Diet • review • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • Wagyu • Yoshinoya)
Japanese beef bowl chain Matsuya now lets you exchange your rice for a salad, for free
- Dale Roll
Aug 12, 2021
Cut the calories and the carbs, even at a fast-food chain!
Yoshinoya’s special Japanese parliament-only wagyu beef bowl is now available to us civilians too
- Casey Baseel
Aug 12, 2021
Japanese Diet exclusive can now be part of the Japanese diet.
Flying beef bowls?!? Yoshinoya completes drone delivery of its signature gyudon【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2021
Medical workers get to enjoy a hot Yoshinoya lunch without leaving their hospital.
We make our own version of Japan’s new Yakisoba Gyudon Omu Curry MIX bowl
- Dale Roll
Apr 7, 2021
We tried it out before it even became available in restaurants!
- Japan
- (beef bowls • COK • cooking • curry • food • gyudon • omelette • SNJO • SoraKitchen • Sukiya • yakisoba)
Sukiya celebrates new Crayon Shin-chan anime film with special beef bowls topped with yakisoba
- Dale Roll
Apr 5, 2021
And one with an omelet and curry, too!
Official Evangelion rations now on sale at movie theaters across Japan
- Casey Baseel
Mar 13, 2021
The anime about city-destroying robot-versus-alien fights is ready to keep you fed during disasters.
- Japan
- (anime • beef bowls • cool • curry • emergency food • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • food • gyudon • instant food • rations)
Tokyo government provides coronavirus home recuperation sets with instant ramen, curry, and more
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2020
Comfort food care packages eliminate the need to go out for groceries or take-out during final stage of recovery.
- Japan
- (Adachi Ward • cool • coronoavirus • curry • gyudon • health • Instant Ramen • ramen • society • Tokyo)
The gyudon beef bowl that cooks itself in a box like magic
- Oona McGee
Sep 15, 2020
Self-heating gyudon is half science experiment, half magical alchemy…but how does it taste?
- Japan
- (beef • beef bowls • emergency food • emergency kits • emergency ration • emergency supplies • fast food • food • gyudon • Japanese food • magic • recipes)
The best way to eat a gyudon beef bowl, according to staff at Yoshinoya
- Oona McGee
Sep 12, 2020
Secret tips and beef bowls from the staff break room are now available to the public for a limited time.
- Japan
- (beef • beef bowls • fast food • food • gyudon • Japanese food • makanai meshi • recipes • secret menu • staff food • ura menu • Yoshinoya)
Pro gamer has perfect comeback to Sega exec’s “He looks like he eats cheese beef bowls” insult
- Casey Baseel
Aug 8, 2020
Rolling with the punches when going out to eat.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • cheese • esports • food • funny • gyudon • pro gamers • Puyo Puyo • Sega • video games • Yakuza video game series)
Sega apologizes after exec says Puyo Puyo players eat beef bowls with cheese
- Master Blaster
Aug 3, 2020
It sounds much worse in Japanese, trust me.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • cheese gyudon • chi-gyu • esports • gyudon • Puyo Puyo • Sega • Toshihiro Nagoshi • video games • yakuza)
Sukiya’s upcoming “Triple Garlic Mix” menu items are so pungent they come with a breath refresher
- Dale Roll
Jul 31, 2020
Only the brave will take on one of these super garlic dishes!
- Japan
- (beef bowl • beef bowls • COK • crazy • curry • fast food • food • garlic • gyudon • Sukiya • weird)
Official Evangelion emergency rations, with curry and beef bowls, are now on sale【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 28, 2020
Ever wonder what everyone who has to evacuate Tokyo-3 while the Evangelions are fighting Angels is eating?
- Japan
- (anime • beef bowls • COK • cool • curry • emergency food • Evangelion • food • gyudon • instant food)
Skip sushi — The five best beef bento to eat in Japan right now
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2020
A guide to the delicious takeout beef that’s keeping us from doing any home cooking.
- Japan
- (beef • beef bowls • bento • COK • food • gyudon • meat • SNJO • takeout • yakiniku • Yoshinoya)
Yoshinoya’s Pokémon beef and curry bowls return and bring Pikachu along for the fun【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 13, 2020
The Pokémori is back!
- Japan
- (anime • beef bowls • fast food • food • gyudon • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemori • rice bowls • video games • Yoshinoya)
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