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Ramen restaurant in Akihabara serves two different types of noodles in one bowl

• Oona McGee
  Sep 27, 2023
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A “third type of ramen” appears in Japan. 

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • Cho Gotteri Men Gottsu • COK • food • Gottsu • Japanese food • Kanda • Noodles • P.K. Sanjun • ramen • ramen restaurants • ratsukemen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • tasty • tsukemen)

Starbucks Japan vs. its two big rivals – Who’s got the best Mont Blanc chestnut sweets?

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 27, 2023

The fall classic dessert is here for this three-way taste-test showdown.

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• Japan
• (cafes • chestnut • coffee • COK • Dotour • food • Mont Blanc • restaurants • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test • Tully's • Tully's Coffee)

Hoisu: The phantom Japanese sake that can’t be purchased in stores

• Oona McGee
  Sep 27, 2023

A unique, hard-to-find drink only ordered by those in the know at some izakaya taverns.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • COK • drinks • Hoisu • izakaya • Japanese whisky • K. Masami • phantom sake • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test • Whis • Whiskey • whisky)

What happens when you mix together all the jelly drinks from the convenience store? 【SoraKitchen】

• Shannon
  Sep 26, 2023

A stroke of genius, or just a lot of sugar and gelatin?

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• Japan
• (convenience store finds • convenience stores • energy jelly • in Jelly • jelly • jelly drink • SoraKitchen • taste test)

“Infinite Destroyer”: The Japan-exclusive Subway sub available at only one unique branch in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Sep 25, 2023

In a country where roast beef is rare, this is a gem of a find.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • review • roast beef • sandwich • sandwiches • SNJO • Subway • Subway sandwiches • taste test • Tokyo University)

Japanese convenience store’s sweet potato dessert drinks and coffee may have you skip Starbucks

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 25, 2023

Lawson rolls out new sweet potato drinks at its special cafe-menu stores.

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• Japan
• (coffee • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Lawson • Machi Cafe • Machi Cafe Plus • SNJO • sweet potatoes • sweets • taste test)

Häagen-Dazs brings back its popular mochi ice cream line with two classic, luxurious flavors

• Dale Roll
  Sep 25, 2023

Highlighting the simplicity of Japanese sweets in ice cream form. 

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• Japan
• (azuki • COK • food • green tea • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • kinako • matcha • mochi ice cream • red beans • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Comparing Pon de Ring and Ring da Pon donuts to find Japan’s mochi-est donut【Taste test】

• Shannon
  Sep 25, 2023

One “Ring” to rule them all.

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• Japan
• (food • Jack in the Donuts • Japanese donuts • Mister Donut • Mr. Sato • Pon De Ring • ring da pon • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

The best Japanese curry in Japan isn’t eaten at a restaurant

• Oona McGee
  Sep 24, 2023

This curry is so good it’ll weaken your senses.

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• Japan
• (COK • curry • curry rice • hanpen • Hinoya • Hinoya Curry • Japanese curry • Japanese food • reddit • restaurants • retort curry • review • Seiji Nakazawa • Shizuoka • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo)

We found an underground Kyoto vending machine that sells multi-course French meals

• Dale Roll
  Sep 24, 2023

And now it’s on our to-do list any time we visit Kyoto!

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• Japan
• (COK • food • French food • Kyoto • SNJO • taste test • vending machine • Zest Oike)

Late-night vending machine find in Japan leads to a midnight party

• Oona McGee
  Sep 23, 2023

Unusual glow draws us in like moths to a flame. 

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• Japan
• (Ahiruneko • COK • fish • food • Japanese food • Japanese vending machines • sashimi • SNJO • sushi • taste test • tuna • vending machine)

Japanese vending machine at Shinjuku Station is a rare gem hiding in plain sight

• Oona McGee
  Sep 23, 2023

You won’t find items like this at any other vending machine in the area!

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• Japan
• (beef tongue • COK • food • gacha • gyutan • random • SNJO • taste test • vending machine)

Mr. Sato compares the new milk cream Hokkaido cheese steamed cake to the classic version

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 22, 2023

He swears the company took a hint from his own eating preferences.

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• Japan
• (bread • cheese • COK • convenience stores • Family mart • food • Mr. Sato • SNJO • steamed cake • sweets • taste test • Yamazaki Baking)

Two Japanese burgers contain whole crab, but which one is best?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 22, 2023

Terrifying to look at, but how are they to eat?

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • crabs • Dom Dom • Dom Dom Burger • fast food • food • Kouhey • review • seafood • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Are the new shrimp nuggets from McDonald’s Japan better than chicken McNuggets?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 22, 2023

We find out if the Puripuri Ebi Purio lives up to the hype.

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• Japan
• (Chicken McNuggets • COK • fast food • food • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • review • Shrimp • SNJO • taste test)

Which Japanese chain has the best hot dog: Mos Burger, Subway, Tully’s, or Mister Donut?

• Shannon
  Sep 20, 2023

You might be surprised at our winning wiener.

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• Japan
• (COK • fast food • food • hot dogs • Mister Donut • Mos Burger • Mr. Sato • SNJO • Subway • taste test • Tully's)

Fisherman’s izakaya serves up awesome fresh seafood in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Sep 18, 2023

Some of the best sushi bowls you’ll find in the city.

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• Japan
• (Anjo • COK • fish • Ikebukuro • izakaya • kaisendon • raw fish • restaurants • review • seafood • seafood bowl • sushi • sushi restaurant • taste test)

We try the new Gaming Cup Noodle and Gaming Curry Rice from Nissin

• SoraNews24
  Sep 18, 2023

Join us as we find out what caffeine-enhanced instant noodles and curry tastes like.

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• Japan
• (COK • Cup Noodle • curry • food • gaming • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • P.K. Sanjun • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test • video games)

Japan’s Sailor Moon moon-viewing sandwich returns to Mos Burger, but does it taste the same?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 17, 2023

Japanese burger chain reinterprets the moon in its own unique way. 

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• Japan
• (COK • focaccia • food • moon-viewing burgers • Mos Burger • sandwiches • sausage • SNJO • taste test • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers • tsukimi sandwiches)

Mr. Sato presents the salad rice cracker showdown (no salads involved)【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 17, 2023

Seven scrumptious salad senbei, one wonderful winner.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • rice crackers • salad senbei • senbei • snacks • SNJO • taste test)

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