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Which of McDonald’s new “Beef Burgers of the World” is the best? We find out【Taste Test】
There’s no international cuisine quite like the different McDonald’s burgers of the world!
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test)
Weird Japanese vending machine find: Soda that looks like mayonnaise
- Oona McGee
Jul 1, 2020
We try the strange beverage that’s got people all shook up in Japan.
- Japan
- (drinks • food and drink • Japanese vending machines • review • SNJO • taste test • vending machines)
You COULD eat a terrifying octopus egg in Japan, but SHOULD you? Let’s find out!【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 26, 2020
A chance encounter at a Tokyo fish market fills us with intrigue/dread, and things don’t get any less scary when we tear it open.
Mr Sato drinks stinky Pond Water Cider from Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 25, 2020
A cider so foul-smelling it comes with a warning label.
- Japan
- (drinks • food and drink • food review • Japanese TV • Mr. Sato • pond • SNJO • taste test • weird)
You can now get shaved ice ramen in Japan, and it’s painfully delicious【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 19, 2020
There’s a lot to love here, and also two things to be careful of.
No Swedish meatballs but carbs galore: ranking all 16 Harajuku IKEA flatbreads【Taste Test】
- Ingrid Tsai
Jun 15, 2020
Pick a god and pray for our reporter’s digestive system as he tries 16 different types of flatbread in one sitting.
- Japan
- (cafe • flatbread • food • ikea • ikea japan • taste test • Tunnbröd)
No one asked but we did it anyways: MOS rice patty burgers X ochazuke【Taste test】
- Ingrid Tsai
Jun 8, 2020
A thorough comparison experiment, except we had no control group whatsoever.
- Japan
- (COK • fast food • food • green tea • Kg • Mos Burger • ochazuke • rice patty burgers • SNJO • taste test • tea)
Gold Gundam tofu appears in Japan, requires “painting” with real gold for full effect【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2020
Forget Gunpla. Today it’s all about the Gun-tofu!
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • food • gold • Gundam • robots • Sagamiya Foods • SNJO • taste test • tofu)
Frozen annin tofu/almond tofu drinks appear at Japanese convenience stores【Taste Test】
- Shannon
Jun 5, 2020
Sweet, light, and refreshing – this frappe is the perfect way to enjoy the warmer weather.
- Japan
- (almond jelly • annin tofu • COK • drinks • Family mart • frappes • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Sushi tacos now on sale in Japan — Can this cross-cultural cuisine please our biggest taco fan?
- Casey Baseel
May 26, 2020
After falling in love with tacos in Mexico, our taste tester tests the newest outside-the-box idea from Sushiro.
- Japan
- (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Kaitenzushi • revolving sushi • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • tacos • taste test • weird)
How to make a McDonald’s Ramune milkshake at home
- Oona McGee
May 25, 2020
This recipe is even better than the new McShake, with much more of that distinctive Japanese flavour.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • fast food • McDonald's • McShake • milkshakes • Morinaga • Ramune • ramune candy • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Gluttony has no limits with Costco fried chicken larger than our face【SoraKitchen】
- Eli Pang
May 4, 2020
Just because you’re sheltering in place doesn’t mean you can’t treat yourself to the good food.
- Japan
- (awesome • Ayaka Idate • crazy • food • fried chicken • SoraKitchen • Taiwanese chicken steak • taste test)
Yoshinoya’s new Super-Special-Large Bowl: A gigantic three-animal 1,700-calorie fest【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
May 2, 2020
Three meals at once sounds like a perfect lunch to us.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • big food • COK • crazy • fast food • food • gyudon • omori • SNJO • taste test • Yoshnoya)
Our reporter eats more bugs from a Tokyo vending machine, compares flavors【Taste test】
- Katy Kelly
Apr 26, 2020
Our reporter Seiji ventures back to Ueno’s bug vending machine to learn if crickets and grasshoppers taste the same.
- Japan
- (bugs • COK • crazy • food • insects • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • vending machines • weird)
We tried takoyaki-flavored toothpaste with surprising results【Taste test】
- Shannon
Apr 24, 2020
Is a toothpaste flavored like octopus balls too good (or gross) to be true?
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • food • Mr. Sato • SNJO • takoyaki • taste test • teeth • toothpaste • Village Vanguard • weird)
Domino’s now sells tapioca boba pizza in Japan, and we’re so very, very confused【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 22, 2020
It’s like a late-to-the-party party in your mouth, and tapioca is invited!
- Japan
- (boba • bubble tea • COK • crazy • dominos pizza • food • pizza • SNJO • sweets • tapioca • taste test • weird)
As American as Nara apple pie? We try the U.S.’s best small town pies without leaving Japan
- Casey Baseel
Apr 15, 2020
Julian Pie Company gives our Japanese sweets fan her first taste of America’s signature dessert.
- Japan, USA
- (apple pie • COK • food • Julian Pie Company • K. Masami • Nara • pie • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Authentic ninja power pellet snacks on sale again in Tokyo thanks to the coronavirus【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 8, 2020
Hyorogan, part of the ninja and samurai diet, also get a modern, gluten-free version.
Taste-testing Tokyo’s biggest, best edible bug vending machine【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 2, 2020
We take a chance with a random selection from a machine that sells tarantulas and dung beetles for you to eat.
- Japan
- (bugs • COK • crazy • food • gross • scary • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • Ueno • vending machines)
Here’s what happens when you mix 75 types of Japanese instant curry together【SoraKitchen】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 31, 2020
Creating the King of Curries means we’re pretty much done cooking for the entire week.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • curry • food • instant curry • instant food • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test)
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