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Starbucks’ retro Japanese kissaten menu debuts deliciously mature coffee gelatin cake【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
May 21, 2019 - Tweet
Plus the perfect old-school coffee to drink with it.
Starbucks’ Tokyo-only Minty Chocolate Tea Frappuccino deliciously disappoints our taste tester
- Casey Baseel
May 18, 2019
The new dessert beverage fills Mr. Sato’s heart with sadness, and makes the rest of us want to drink it even more.
- Japan
- (chocolate • COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • mint chocolate • Mr. Sato • SNOJ • Starbucks • sweets • taste test)
We hold a 14-nation taste test of Karaage-kun, Japan’s favorite convenience store fried chicken
- SoraNews24
May 16, 2019
Lawson’s bite-sized chicken snack is loved across Japan, but can that love stretch around the globe?
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • food • foreigners living in Japan • fried chicken • karaage • karaage kun • Lawson • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • taste test • video)
Starbucks Japan Royal Milk Tea Frappuccino: The perfect drink for milk tea lovers
- Oona McGee
May 9, 2019
A timely taste of royalty as we head into the new era.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • milk tea • review • SNOJ • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test • tea)
Häagen-Dazs Japan recommends ice cream with tomato and avocado, so we trust them and try it
- Casey Baseel
May 4, 2019
But do we regret it?
- Japan
- (avocado • COK • crazy • food • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • SNOJ • sweets • taste test • tomato • weird)
Can’t decide what to order at Starbucks Japan? Use this handy guide to pick a Frappuccino!
- Dale Roll
May 1, 2019
With all of the delightful flavors available, it can be hard to choose. We’re here to help!
- Japan
- (chart • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Japanese convenience store’s Above and Beyond Series puts our sense of adventure to the test
- Master Blaster
Apr 27, 2019
Combos including sweet beans & chili powder, chocolate and potato make Mr. Sato wonder if he’s just getting too old for this.
- Japan
- (anko • chili powder • COK • convenience stores • croquettes • food • Lawson 100 • Mr. Sato • SNOJ • sweet beans • sweets • taste test • weird)
Starbucks Japan’s pre-hashtagged strawberry sibling Frappuccinos are ready for their taste tests
- Casey Baseel
Apr 14, 2019
Simultaneous launch of two new drinks makes Frappuccino fans’ day twice as nice.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • SNOJ • Starbucks • strawberries • sweets • taste test)
We try the new Starbucks Classic Tiramisu Frappuccino from Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 22, 2019
Coffee-soaked sponge pieces are just one of the many reasons to fall in love with this new dessert beverage.
- Japan
- (Beverages • coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Drinkable rice balls appear in Japan, allow you to chug the country’s favorite snack on the go
- Casey Baseel
Mar 17, 2019
Onigiri cross over into the beverage world in this revolutionary taste test.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • crazy • drinks • food • onigiri • rice • rice balls • SNOJ • taste test • weird)
Fujiya’s new Mille-Feuille Burger spreads Japanese sweet tastes on crunchy, creamy cake buns
- Katy Kelly
Mar 7, 2019
The monarch of milky munchies has managed to mix mille-feuille with all manner of classic Japanese treats!
- Japan
- (COK • Fujiya • Japanese sweets • K. Nagahashi • milky • mille-fueille • SNOJ • sweet burgers • taste test)
Kura Burger: Japanese sushi chain restaurant offers burgers in Tokyo for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Mar 2, 2019
Rice cola, fish patties and rice buns make for a very different sushi experience.
- Japan
- (burgers • Cola • drinks • food • food review • Japanese food • Kura Burger • Kura Sushi • Shari cola • SNO • sushi • Sushi Train • taste test)
We drank crab-juice infused Crab Cola from Niigata Prefecture, because why not
- Evie Nyan
Mar 1, 2019
We glugged a bottle of Crab Cola, infused with genuine crab essence, produced by a fishpacking company in Niigata prefecture.
Matcha green tea cricket protein bars appear in Japan, and we’ve eaten them【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 22, 2019
Japan’s quest to add matcha flavor to everything it can goes to a strange new place.
- Japan
- (bugs • COK • crazy • crickets • food • funny • green tea • gross • matcha • protein bars • SNOJ • taste test • weird)
We try Starbucks Japan’s new Sakura Frappuccino drinks for cherry blossom season 2019
- Oona McGee
Feb 18, 2019
We drink the blossoms designed to look like hanami in a cup.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • hanami • sakura • sakura 2019 • SNOJ • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Osaka’s Okonomiyaki Burrito is both classic Taco Bell and completely different【Taste test】
- Master Blaster
Feb 15, 2019
A prodigal Taco Bell customer returns to the franchise and is surprised with what he finds.
- Japan
- (burritos • COK • cool • crazy • fast food • Namba • okonomiyaki • Okonomiyaki Burrito • Osaka • SNO • Taco Bell • taste test • weird)
Japan’s Whipped Cream Burger is a fistful of sweet dairy and a mouthful of complete honesty
- Casey Baseel
Feb 9, 2019
The most decadent, least healthy, and absolute craziest vegetarian burger we’ve ever tried.
- Japan
- (awesome • burgers • COK • crazy • cream • food • sandwiches • SNOJ • sweets • taste test • whipped cream)
Maximum matcha! Tokyo sweet shop sells the strongest green tea chocolates physically possible
- Casey Baseel
Jan 26, 2019
We taste test the newest desserts from a 112-year-old Japanese tea company.
We try the new teriyaki burgers from McDonald’s Japan 【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Jan 22, 2019
How do they stack up against the original Teriyaki McBurger?
- Japan
- (burgers • fast food • food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • RNO • taste test • teriyaki • teriyaki burger • Teriyaki McBurger)
Still using water to make your instant noodles? You’re missing out on amazing green tea noodles!
- Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2019
We taste test a brand-new way to make the age-old favorite food of students, loafers, and busy people.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • life hacks • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • soba • SoraKitchen • taste test)
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