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Sakura isn’t cherry?!? Starbucks Japan releases the Sakura Cherry Frappuccino, and we try it
- Casey Baseel
Feb 28, 2020 - Tweet
Starbucks gives us a delicious reminder that sakura sweets are different from cherry ones.
- Japan
- (cherry • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • sakura • SNJO • Starbucks • sweets • taste test)
We test the new two-in-one curry rice cooker from Japan that’s got everyone talking【Video】
- Oona McGee
Feb 13, 2020
Can this magical Twin Chef cooking machine deliver on taste as well as convenience?
- Japan
- (clever • COK • cooking • cool • curry • curry rice • food • gadgets • review • rice cookers • SNJO • taste test • Twin Chef)
We try Japan’s super affordable vegan instant cup noodles!
- Shannon
Feb 13, 2020
You don’t have to take to the streets of Tokyo to get some delicious vegan noodles.
- Japan
- (COK • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • tantanmen • taste test • vegan)
Taste-testing the new Chocolate Milk Tea Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 2, 2020
The closest thing to a Starbucks chocolate bubble tea Frappuccino yet.
- Japan
- (boba • bubble tea • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • milk tea • SNJO • Starbucks • sweets • taste test • tea)
McDonald’s Japan’s first-ever rice burgers are here, and we try them before they go on sale
- Casey Baseel
Jan 29, 2020
We weren’t sure if a bacon cheese rice burger was a good idea, and now we know if our fears were justified.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • McDonald's • rice • SNJO • taste test)
What it’s like to eat a super expensive Japanese strawberry【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Jan 29, 2020
Luxury Japanese fruit meets the mouth of Mr Sato.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • expensive fruit • food • fruit • Isetan • Mr. Sato • shopping • SNJO • souvenirs • strawberries • strawberry • taste test)
Is Coca-Cola Japan’s brand-new strawberry Coke any good?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 22, 2020
The pause that refreshes now comes in strawberry for the first time ever.
- Japan
- (Coca-Cola • COK • Coke • Cola • drinks • SNJO • soft drinks • strawberry • taste test)
We taste the Adult Cream Pie from McDonald’s Japan
- SoraNews24
Jan 16, 2020
This dessert has been a long time coming.
- Japan
- (commercials • desserts • fast food • Japanese • lost in translation • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • pie • review • sweets • taste test)
Tokyo department store’s best beef sushi bento combines two of the best things in life
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2020
Wagyu plus sushi plus bento is the formula for a perfect meal.
- Japan
- (beef • bento • COK • department stores • food • Ginza • meat • Mr. Sato • SNJO • sushi • taste test)
We spill the tea on Starbucks’ newest hojicha cream Frappuccino and latte【Taste test】
- Eli Pang
Jan 11, 2020
Nothing but our hones-tea when it comes to reviewing Starbucks’ latest creations.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • green tea • hojicha • Starbucks • taste test • tea)
Japan’s most popular curry chain now has vegan soup curry, and it’s delicious【Taste test】
- SoraNews24
Dec 27, 2019
The curry chain that’s all about giving you exactly the kind of curry you want expands its no-animal-product lineup.
- Japan
- (coco ichi • coco ichibanya • curry • food • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • vegan • vegetarian)
We cooked Japan’s 2,000-yen mail-order Ramen of the Year, but was it worth it?【Taste test】
- Shannon McNaught
Dec 24, 2019
If you’re a die-hard ramen fan, you’ll understand our need to find the truth.
- Japan
- (COK • food • mail order • ramen • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • tonkotsu • Yume wo Katare)
Japan now has sweet onigiri cakes and they’re absolutely delicious
- Oona McGee
Dec 19, 2019
We try eight of the new Omusubi sweets that people in Japan are going crazy for right now.
- Japan
- (cakes • COK • food • food review • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • omusubi • onigiri • rice balls • SNO • sweets • taste test)
Kyoto’s THICKEST ramen is crazy and crazy-delicious【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 19, 2019
Broth that’s like pancake batter is only the start of the thickness.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • food • Kyoto • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test)
Secret way Yoshinoya’s president customizes his beef bowl orders is a secret no more【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 18, 2019
How does the boss of the beef bowl king eat his gyudon? Like this.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • COK • food • gyudon • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • Yoshinoya)
Tapioca onigiri brings boba to the world of rice balls
- Oona McGee
Dec 16, 2019
People in Japan are going crazy for boba ball rice balls.
- Japan
- (Aeon • COK • food • food review • Japanese food • Mai • onigiri • rice balls • SNJO • tapioca • taste test)
New mouthwatering beef katsu sandwich served in Shibuya, but only good for 30 minutes?!【Photos】
- Eli Pang
Dec 16, 2019
All good things must come to an end, but at least this delicious beef katsu sandwich will live on in its diner’s memory!
- Japan
- (food • food review • katsu • sandwiches • Shibuya • taste test)
We try the new Starbucks Santa Boots Chocolate Frappuccino in Japan【Taste test】
- Oona McGee
Dec 5, 2019
Santa’s boots come filled with lots of little surprises.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2019 • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • review • Santa • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test)
Beyond miso soup – You can get miso bear in a can in Japan, and we’ve tried it【Taste test】
- SoraNews24
Nov 18, 2019
Hokkaido brown bear, stewed in miso and shipped to our door.
- Japan
- (bear • canned food • COK • crazy • food • Miso • SNJO • taste test • weird)
Do you know shabu shabu? Salt Bae thinks he does but he clearly doesn’t【Video】
- SoraNews24
Nov 13, 2019
You’ll have to do more than make it look sexy to convince people in Japan this is shabu shabu.
- Japan
- (beef • beef bowls • canned food • COK • crazy • expenive • food • Matsuzaka beef • Matsuzakagyu • SNJO • taste test • Wagyu)
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