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McDonald’s Japan’s new bite-sized churros aren’t what we thought they would be

• Oona McGee
  Feb 21, 2022
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There’s a reason why they only come in packs of four. 

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• (chocolate • churros • COK • food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

New burger in Japan combines fried chicken with…strawberries and cream?!?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 18, 2022

Kind of like a British scone, but with a chunk of crunchy fried chicken.

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• (burgers • buttermilk • chicken • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • hamburgers • Lucky Rocky Chicken • SNJO • strawberries • taste test • weird • weird food)

Taste-testing every single sakura sweet and cherry blossom drink we could find at Mujirushi

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 18, 2022

Sakura storm into Muji’s sweets section, and we are powerless to resist this delicious dozen.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • food • green tea • muji • Mujirushi • sakura • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tea)

We sample both of the “secret” Starbucks cakes that you can only order online

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 16, 2022

Incredibly rich and dense, these cakes are perfect for Extreme Fans of cheesecake or chocolate.

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• Japan
• (cake • Cheesecake • chocolate cake • dessert • online • secret • Starbucks Japan • sweets • Takaki Bakery • taste test)

Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best ikura sushi?【Taste test】

• Oona McGee
  Feb 16, 2022

We go round Japan’s top kaitenzushi chains to find the best place to go for salmon roe.

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• Japan
• (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Hama Sushi • ikura • Japanese food • Kaitenzushi • Kappa Sushi • Kura Sushi • review • revolving sushi • salmon • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • taste test)

Starbucks Japan’s sakura Frappuccino and latte make us see the cherry blossoms in a new light

• Oona McGee
  Feb 16, 2022

A very Japanese hanami flower-viewing experience. 

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2022 • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • hanami • Japanese Frappuccinos • sakura • sakura 2022 • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

McDonald’s Japan stuffs up our order for a New York burger

• Oona McGee
  Feb 14, 2022

A reminder that when you’re in New York, anything can happen.

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • drinks • fast food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • New York • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Oolong tea lattes get a place on the Starbucks Japan menu, but do they get one in our heart too?

• SoraNews24
  Feb 13, 2022

Taste-testing the newest member of the tea latte lineup.

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • oolong tea • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test • tea • tea latte)

Catch! Noodles and bowls fly through the air at this Japanese ramen restaurant

• Oona McGee
  Feb 13, 2022

Professional mixed martial artist swaps the fighting ring for a different stage.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • food • hakata • Noodles • ramen • ramen restaurants • restaurants • Saitama • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Starbucks pizzas become a hot topic in Japan, but do they live up to the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 12, 2022

A slice of Italy…with a Starbucks twist.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • pizza • Princi • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve • taste test)

Starbucks Japan’s substitute Frappuccino aims to please disappointed customers on Valentine’s Day

• Oona McGee
  Feb 10, 2022

An elusive player brings in the chips when the chips are down.   

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best tuna sushi?【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Feb 9, 2022

We go kaitenzushi hopping for a back-to-back-to-back-to-back maguro comparison.

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• Japan
• (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Hama Sushi • Kaitenzushi • Kappa Sushi • Kura Sushi • maguro • revolving sushi • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • taste test • tuna)

Starbucks Japan releases a Japanese Chai Tea Latte…at only two locations

• Oona McGee
  Feb 9, 2022

Unusual local ingredients make this one of the best drinks we’ve ever had at Starbucks.

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• Japan
• (chai • chai latte • COK • drinks • green tea • Japanese ingredients • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test • Teavana)

Newest Japanese vending machine crush: Keikyu’s kimchi vending machine!【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Feb 6, 2022

For those times when you’ve got someplace to be, and you’ve also got a craving for kimchi.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • kawasaki • kimchi • SNJO • stations • taste test • trains • vending machines)

We try Ajinomoto’s new frozen gyoza, come up with a dangerously delicious way to eat them

• Katie Pask
  Feb 5, 2022

You’ll never eat gyoza the same way ever again!

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• Japan
• (beer • food • Go Hatori • gyoza • pot stickers • SNJO • Tabasco • tacos • Takashi Harada • taste test)

Japanese confectionery store Toraya serves up a surprising meal in Paris

• Oona McGee
  Feb 4, 2022

Wagashi suppliers to the Imperial Family offer a different experience to customers overseas.

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• Japan
• (avocado • cafes • COK • confectionery • food • france • Ikuna Kamezawa • Japanese sweets • paris • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Toraya • travel)

The difference between onigiri rice balls in Tokyo and Osaka

• Oona McGee
  Feb 4, 2022

There’s a reason why this convenience store staple tastes different in these regions. 

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • COK • convenience stores • Family mart • food • Lawson • Mini Stop • musubi • omusubi • onigiri • rice balls • SNJO • taste test)

Is Japan’s new Super Thick Ramen worth waiting two hours in the Tokyo cold for?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 3, 2022

Our planning was pretty bad, but was the ramen good?

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • Tenka Ippin)

Using Starbucks Japan’s hot water to make ochazuke, one of Japan’s best comfort foods

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 2, 2022

Mr. Sato thinks he may have found the next thing the coffeehouse chain should add to its menu.

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • food • green tea • ochazuke • rice • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Wasp larvae bento: a traditional delicacy in the Japanese mountains

• Oona McGee
  Feb 1, 2022

A local specialty best eaten with a side of courage.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • bento • COK • culture • edible insects • food • Gifu • haruka takagi • history • insect food • insects • local specialties • Nagano • rice • SNJO • taste test • wasps • weird)

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