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Semi-secret fried chicken from Japan’s big-three beef bowl chain Sukiya is worth tracking down

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 26, 2023
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We have no beef with a gyudon place that makes karaage this good.

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• Japan
• (beef bowls • fast food • food • fried chicken • gyudon • karaage • SNJO • Sukiya • taste test)

120-year-old sweets store keeps Japan’s maritozzo boom alive with a massive specimen

• Oona McGee
  Nov 23, 2023

It’s time for a maritozzo rennaissance.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • maritozzi • maritozzo • Pallet • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Burger King Japan’s new Ninniku Garlic Burger does not live up to the hype

• Oona McGee
  Nov 22, 2023

We want our money back.

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• (Burger King • burgers • COK • fast food • food • garlic • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • taste test)

Hidden in plain sight, low-key sweets shop surviving in Tokyo’s street market is a tasty treasure

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 22, 2023

Miyako manju blend into the background in Ueno, but stand out from the crowd in flavor.

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• Japan
• (Ameya Yokocho • COK • cool • food • manju • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Ueno • wagashi)

Convenience Store Private Brand Showdown: Which of Japan’s Big Three has the best beef curry?

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 19, 2023

With Japan’s three biggest convenience store chains now all having their own premium brands, it’s time to see whose makes our stomachs the happiest.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • COK • Convenience Store Private Brand Showdown • convenience stores • curry • curry rice • Family mart • food • instant curry • Lawson • SNJO • taste test)

Can our reporters tell fancy specialty store camembert cheese from the convenience store stuff?

• Dale Roll
  Nov 18, 2023

Our reporters’ experienced palates are tested once again. 

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• Japan
• (blind taste test • camembert • cheese • COK • food • Gourmet Writers' Rating Check • SNJO • taste test)

Giant bacon cookies appear at Japan’s Guilty bakery, but do they fill us with remorse?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 17, 2023

Mr. Sato takes on a big and bizarre cookie from the new sweets chain.

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• Japan
• (bacon • COK • cookies • crazy • food • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)

Is the new Aerosmith traditional Japanese sweets worth eating, or should you miss this thing?

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 16, 2023

Taiyaki chain and American rock band form unlikely partnership.

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• Japan
• (Aerosmith • COK • food • music • SNJO • Steven Tyler • sweets • taiyaki • taste test • weird)

Do cheese and matcha go together? We find out with Starbucks Japan’s limited-time customisation

• Oona McGee
  Nov 16, 2023

A cheesy green tea Frappuccino to celebrate the holidays.

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• Japan
• (Anji Tabata • customisation • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)

Japanese convenience store chain wows us with its hidden street food

• Oona McGee
  Nov 13, 2023

This is one product that’s too good to be kept a secret.

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• Japan
• (Bao • bao buns • bread • COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • fried chicken • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Ministop • SNJO • taste test)

Golden ramen in Tokyo costs 1,980 yen instead of 10,000 yen for a limited time!

• Oona McGee
  Nov 12, 2023

A deal too good to pass up, but there are limited meals available.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • gold • golden • Japanese food • Kabukicho • Masanuki Sunakoma • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • taste test)

Japan’s lacquer-black cheesecake ice cream bars, shocking to see, but delicious to eat?【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 11, 2023

Shikkoku no Cheesecake lives up to its name.

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• Japan
• (Akagi Nyugyo • bamboo charcoal • Cheesecake • COK • crazy • ice cream • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

The new Pikachu and Psyduck donuts are here! Taste-testing the Mister Donut Pokémon sweets【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 9, 2023

Psyduck’s donut debut sort of breaks your brain to look at, but how does it taste?

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • donuts • food • Mister Donut • Pikachu donuts • Poké Ball • Pokemon • Psyduck • SNJO • sweets • taste test • video games)

Sriracha vending machines rising in Japan, our reporter tries it for first time (with Cup Noodle)

• SoraNews24
  Nov 9, 2023

The hit hot sauce from overseas isn’t quite what he was expecting.

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• Japan
• (COK • Cup Noodle • food • Instant Ramen • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • spicy • sriracha • taste test • vending machines)

Supermarket sushi becomes a hot topic with foreigners on Reddit, but is it any good?

• SoraNews24
  Nov 9, 2023

Is this Japanese supermarket sushi really worth the hype?

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• Japan
• (COK • department store • fish • food • Japanese food • Japanese supermarkets • reddit • seibu • Seibu Department Store • SNJO • supermarkets • sushi • taste test)

Secret lunch spot in Tokyo’s Muji Hotel is a hidden gem that few people know about

• Oona McGee
  Nov 7, 2023

Get a taste of Muji that you can’t get anywhere else.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Ginza • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • muji • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin • P.K. Sanjun • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test)

Epic melon pancakes found at hidden cafe in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Nov 6, 2023

Proof that some of Tokyo’s best secrets are hiding underground. 

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• Japan
• (cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • Ginza • Japanese melon • kissaten • Masanuki Sunakoma • melon • pancakes • restaurants • retro • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)

Christmas arrives early at Starbucks in Japan with new Merry Cream Frappuccino

• Oona McGee
  Nov 3, 2023

Limited-edition beverage looks set to be the hit drink of the festive season.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas 2023 • Christmas in Japan • COK • drinks • festive • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Holiday Season • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)

The butter pudding from Kaldi doesn’t taste like butter or pudding, so what does it taste like?

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 2, 2023

We investigate an intriguing sweets product at the popular international foods chain and discover the secret of its hidden flavor.

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• Japan
• (butter pudding • food • KALDI • Mariko Ohanabatake • purin • shopping • taste test)

Drinkable Choco Flakes in a can contains…pieces of actual corn?!

• Oona McGee
  Oct 30, 2023

When you want to remind people what cornflakes are made of, in an unforgettable way. 

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• Japan
• (canned drinks • cereal • choco flakes • COK • corn • cornflakes • drinks • food • Japanese food • K. Masami • SNJO • taste test • weird • weird drinks)

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