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Sushi chain bento combines raw fish with…sukiyaki?
- Oona McGee
Nov 19, 2021 - Tweet
Cooked beef and raw fish combo makes us rethink everything we thought we knew about seafood.
- Japan
- (beef • bento • COK • fish • food • Japanese food • kaisen • meat • sashimi • seafood • SNJO • sukiyaki • sushi • sushi restaurant • taste test)
What should you use table salt for at a sushi restaurant? We asked a kaitenzushi maniac
- Dale Roll
Nov 17, 2021
It turns out there’s a number of things you can put salt on, besides french fries!
- Japan
- (condiments • conveyer belt sushi • food • food hack • Japanese food • salt • sushi • Sushiro)
Ramen sneakers from Japanese noodle chain serve up tasty ingredients in the details
- Oona McGee
Nov 4, 2021
Wear your love of ramen on your feet!
- Japan
- (cool • fashion • food • Japanese food • le coq • limited edition • Noodles • ramen • ramen restaurants • shoes • sneakers • Tenkaippin)
The top 30 foods that go best with white rice, according to Japanese netizens
- Dale Roll
Oct 20, 2021
As toppings or as a side…these are the best things to complement rice!
- Japan
- (COK • food • Japanese food • japanese rice • ranking • rice • survey • white rice)
We try European Cup Noodle Soba flavors to see which ones come out on top 【Taste test】
- Dale Roll
Oct 13, 2021
How do European yakisoba flavors satisfy a Japanese palate?
- Europe
- (Europe • instant noodles • instant yakisoba • Japanese food • Japanese food overseas • overseas Japanese food • yakisoba)
Yoshinoya beef bowl set vs. its mini capsule toy version: how do they size up next to each other?
- Oona McGee
Oct 10, 2021
We take our gacha toys to a real branch of Yoshinoya to compare the two side-by-side.
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- Japan
- (beef • beef bowl • beef bowls • capsule toys • gacha • gyudon • Japanese food • Kenelephant • miniature food • miniatures • restaurants • Yoshinoya)
Three remarkable ramen shops in Spain, according our traveling Japanese reporter
- Dale Roll
Oct 1, 2021
Ikuna has tried tons of Japanese restaurants in Spain…but these all stood out for very different reasons.
- Japan
- (Europe • Ikuna Kamezawa • Japanese food • Japanese food overseas • Kamezawa Ikuna • ramen • Spain • travel)
Japanese ramen chain has some hidden treats on the menu
- Oona McGee
Sep 26, 2021
A new way to enjoy your gyoza and ramen.
- Japan
- (COK • food • gyoza • hot dogs • Japanese food • Kourakuen • limited edition • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test)
Testing 23 different yakiniku dipping sauces from the Japanese supermarket to find the top three
- Dale Roll
Sep 22, 2021
Plus two honorable mentions!!
- Japan
- (COK • Japanese food • meat • sauce • SNJO • taste test • yakiniku • yakiniku dipping sauce • yakiniku tare)
Cup Noodle Sodas: Culinary innovation or beverage abomination?
- Oona McGee
Sep 16, 2021
Instant ramen becomes fizzy drinks, and we’ve tried them all so you don’t have to.
- Japan
- (COK • Cup Noodle • drinks • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • japanese drinks • Japanese food • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • soda • weird • wtf)
Does this egg timer from Japanese 100-yen store Daiso really work?
- Oona McGee
Sep 16, 2021
We find out if this cute gadget is all it’s cracked up to be.
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • 100 yen store • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • Daiso • eggs • food • gadgets • Go Hatori • Japanese food • SNJO)
We try Japan’s new drinkable curry in a can
- Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2021
When you want the taste of Japanese curry…without the fuss of cutlery.
- Japan
- (awesome • canned drinks • cool • crazy • curry • drinks • food • Japanese food • Pokka Sapporo • SNJO • taste test • weird)
Heat sake like they do at a Japanese izakaya with this special at-home set
- Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2021
Special delivery from a Japanese-style pub in Tokyo!
- Japan
- (atsukan • clever • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • cool • food • gadgets • hot sake • izakaya • Japanese food • kitchen gadgets • pubs • sake • snacks)
Nissin Cup Noodle Soda gives us the flavour of instant ramen as fizzy drinks!
- Oona McGee
Sep 13, 2021
Yes, these are real — and they’re available to preorder now!
- Japan
- (COK • Cup Noodle • drinks • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • japanese drinks • Japanese food • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Noodles • ramen • soda • weird • wtf)
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)
Japan now has “Gyoza for Athletes”, thanks to figure skating Olympian Yuzuru Hanyu 【Taste test】
- Oona McGee
Aug 31, 2021
Gyoza suppliers to the Tokyo Olympics create a cheat meal that’s no longer a cheat meal.
- Japan
- (Ajinomoto • athletes • cooking • dumplings • food • gyoza • Japanese food • pastry • pot stickers • review • SNJO • sports • taste test • Yuzuru Hanyu)
Tired of your usual camping fare? Try this easy Japanese festival favorite【SoraKitchen】
- Dale Roll
Aug 30, 2021
Or make it at home to bring festival food to you!
- Japan
- (camping • COK • cooking • festival food • festivals • food • hashimaki • Japanese food • Ken Outdoor Cooking • okonomiyaki • SNJO • SoraKitchen • street food • video)
Monjayaki vending machine appears in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 27, 2021
An unprecedented development for Tokyo’s famous specialty soul food.
- Japan
- (awesome • COK • cool • food • frozen food • Japanese food • Japanese vending machines • monjayaki • Tsukishima Monjadori • vending machines)
Master the art of making soba noodles with this easy to use kit from Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2021
Everything you need to make a great bowl of fresh noodles at home.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • DIY • food • food hack • gadgets • how to • Japanese food • kitchen gadgets • Noodles • recipes • SNJO • soba • Soba Making Master • Takara Tomy)
How to make a shaved ice dessert out of instant noodles
- Oona McGee
Aug 19, 2021
Spoiler alert: We won’t be making this ever again.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking hack • easy recipe • food • hacks • instant noodles • Japanese food • Japanese recipe • kakigori • Nissin • Nissin Donbei • Noodles • ramen • recipe • Seiji Nakazawa • shaved ice • SNJO • Sora Kitchen • SoraKitchen • udon)
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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