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Osaka Ohsho Chinese restaurant chain serves curry? We try it out, then find something crazier

• Dale Roll
  Oct 30, 2023
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Osaka Ohsho is really branching out with these new dishes. 

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• Japan
• (chinese food • curry • gyoza • Osaka Ohsho • taste test • Yuuichiro Wasai)

Hey, have you eaten the news? – Japanese “noodle newspaper” comes with writing on the soba

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 29, 2023

Taste-testing Nagano’s Soba Shimbun.

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• Japan
• (clever • COK • cool • crazy • food • Nagano • Noodles • SNJO • soba • taste test • weird)

Mega Yakisoba Pan takes Japanese convenience store food to crazy new places

• Oona McGee
  Oct 28, 2023

Convenience store chain’s extreme yakisoba bread is even frightening the locals.

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• Japan
• (bread • COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • crazy • food • fried noodles • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese noodles • konbini • Lawson • Mr. Sato • Noodles • SNJO • taste test • weird • yakisoba • yakisoba bread • yakisoba pan)

McDonald’s releases Come on Baby New York Burgers in Japan…but where’s the N.Y. flavour?

• Oona McGee
  Oct 27, 2023

New burgers fall short of our expectations.

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • N.Y. • new • New York • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • taste test)

Mr. Sato eats banana flower, still isn’t sure what it tastes like, loves it anyway【SoraKitchen】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 25, 2023

Sometimes, you don’t need to fully understand something to know that you like it.

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• Japan
• (banana flower • bananas • COK • cooking • food • Mr. Sato • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test)

Love Cup Noodle mystery meat pieces? New instant ramen is packed full of ’em

• Oona McGee
  Oct 24, 2023

Nissin gives the people what they want, and it’s waaaaay more meat than even we expected.

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• Japan
• (Cup Noodle • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • mystery meat • new • Nissin Cup Noodle • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test)

Sweet Japanese couple serve jumbo parfaits at hidden underground joint in Osaka

• Oona McGee
  Oct 23, 2023

Desserts as sweet as the couple who makes them.

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• Japan
• (big eats • COK • cool • crazy • desserts • haruka takagi • interview • Osaka • parfait • parfaits • restaurants • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Does Japan owe one of its favorite foods to a bookstore owner? Trying the “original” Hayashi rice

• Dale Roll
  Oct 21, 2023

There’s a legend that ties the origin of this popular dish to one of Japan’s biggest bookstores. 

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• Japan
• (books • bookstores • cafes • COK • food • hayashi rice • history • Maruzen • Maruzen Cafe • P.K. Sanjun • restaurants • SNJO • taste test)

New canned cocktail designed to perfectly pair with Japanese food, created with AI【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 20, 2023

Kirin’s Jojo Shochu Soda is here, but did the AI know what it was doing?

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• Japan
• (AI • alcohol • artificial intelligence • canned cocktails • cocktails • COK • drinks • food • Japanese food • Kirin • shochu • SNJO • taste test)

We were blown away by Funabashi Sauce Ramen, just a short ride from central Tokyo【Taste test】

• Shannon
  Oct 20, 2023

It’s like having several Japanese dishes in one bowl.

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• Japan
• (Chiba • COK • food • Funabashi • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • sauce ramen • SNJO • taste test • unique food • yakisoba)

Real-life Pokémon Scarlet and Violet arrive at Japanese cafe chain【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 19, 2023

If only our in-game sandwiches always turned out this beautifully…

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• Japan
• (anime • cafes • food • Pokemon • Pokémon Scarlet and Violet • Pronto • restaurants • taste test • video games)

We try out a pricier revolving sushi chain only available close to the sea in Fukui prefecture

• Dale Roll
  Oct 19, 2023

The restaurant’s gourmet image and proximity to the ocean gave us high expectations for freshness and flavor.

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• Japan
• (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Fukui • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • Mr. Sato • restaurants • revolving sushi • sashimi • SNJO • sushi • taste test • travel • Tsuruga)

The hybrid mochi brioche sweet was born of a mom’s love, a friend’s kindness, and a very long trip

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 19, 2023

A taste of home for a Japanese expat turns into a delicious regional treat in one part of Japan.

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• Japan
• (anko • bakeries • bread • COK • daifuku • food • Fukui • mochi • moving • SNJO • sweet beans • sweet red beans • sweets • taste test • touching)

How does KitKat Japan’s Adult Sweetness flavor stack up to other fan favorites?【Taste test】

• Shannon
  Oct 17, 2023

What does “adult sweetness” even mean? We’ll explain.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • food • green tea • Japanese candy • Japanese KitKats • KitKat • KitKats • matcha • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Ultra-retro cafe in Tokyo is like a hidden hideout, serves up cheap breakfasts with great coffee

• Oona McGee
  Oct 15, 2023

Step back in time at this old-school Japanese kissaten. 

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• Japan
• (art • breakfast • cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • kissaten • restaurants • retro • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)

Is a 60,000-yen (US$400) rice cooker worth the price? We rented one to find out

• Dale Roll
  Oct 14, 2023

I mean, really, how much better could the rice it makes be?

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• Japan
• (cooking • K. Masami • kitchen appliances • kitchen gadgets • rice • rice cooker • SoraKitchen • taste test • Zorjirushi)

Can you make a good chicken ramen broth with KFC fried chicken?

• Oona McGee
  Oct 14, 2023

We find out if KFC ramen should be a thing, and the results are surprising.

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• Japan
• (broth • chicken • chicken ramen • COK • cooking • fast food • food • fried chicken • funny • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • KFC • KFC Japan • Nissin • ramen • ramen soup • recipe • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test • weird)

Does mixing all four Tokujo Cup Noodle flavors result in a hyper-luxurious flavor? We find out

• Dale Roll
  Oct 13, 2023

It’s culinary madness in the SoraKitchen!

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• Japan
• (Cup Noodle • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin Cup Noodle • Noodles • ramen • SoraKitchen • taste test • Tokujo Cup Noodle)

Is Muji’s most expensive instant curry worth its price?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 12, 2023

Mujirushi Ginza item would be expensive even for non-instant curry.

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• Japan
• (COK • curry • expensive • food • instant curry • muji • Mujirushi • SNJO • taste test)

We get a taste of Starbucks Japan’s new Halloween Booooo Frappuccino

• Oona McGee
  Oct 12, 2023

A surprising drink that plays pranks on customers, in the most wonderful ways.

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• Japan
• (cool • cute • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • halloween • Halloween 2023 • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • mugs • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)

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