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It looks like a block of wood, but that’s one of Japanese cooking’s most important ingredients
- Casey Baseel
Oct 13, 2018 - Tweet
Mr. Sato tries his hand at grating his own katsuobushi, and explains why you should too.
We taste McDonald’s Japan’s brand-new garlic burger, shrimp sandwich, and more
- Dale Roll
Oct 13, 2018
How do the Gran Garlic Pepper, Ebi Filet-o, and Teriyaki Chicken Filet-o sandwiches stack up to McDonald’s regular fare?
- Japan
- (burgers • delicious • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • sandwiches • taste test • teriyaki burger)
Russian Roulette Bread: The frightening new treat at Japanese convenience stores【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 11, 2018
We test our luck with a new nine-person party snack that threatens to shoot our taste buds with wasabi.
Matcha Lindor balls: Lindt adds first-ever Japanese flavour to its popular chocolate range
- Oona McGee
Sep 28, 2018
We try the new green tea chocolate, which will only be released in Asia and Australia.
- Japan
- (chocolate • chocolates • COK • food • green tea • lindor • Lindt • matcha • SNO • sweets • taste test)
We ate “pizza-buns” from four different Japanese convenience stores to find which reigns supreme
- Scott Wilson
Sep 22, 2018
There can only be bun.
- Japan
- (convenience store food • convenience stores • food • pizza • SNJO • taste test)
We crunch into autumn with Starbucks Japan’s new Crispy Sweet Potato Frappuccino【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 18, 2018
The Japan-exclusive dessert drink is topped with a traditional snack that’s been loved by Japanese people for generations.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • sweet potatoes • sweets • taste test)
Taste-testing Japan’s extra-expensive handmade Kit Kat Moleson line
- Casey Baseel
Aug 21, 2018
At 500 yen (US$4.50) a stick, these are no ordinary Kit Kats.
- Japan
- (chocolate • COK • food • Kit Kat Chocolatory • Kit Kats • SNOJ • sweets • taste test)
The best way to drink Japanese sake? From an edible squid bottle!
- Oona McGee
Aug 15, 2018
After this taste test, you’ll never want to go back to using regular drinking vessels again.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • drinks • food • ika • Iwate • Japanese rice wine • sake • Sanriku • SNOJ • squid • taste test • weird)
Turn a cheap ice cream into a luxury dessert with katsuobushi bonito fish flakes
- Oona McGee
Jul 16, 2018
This surprising recipe creates a richer, more flavourful bowl of ice cream.
- Japan
- (bonito • fish • food • ice cream • katsuobushi • NHK • recipes • taste test)
Japanese bakery’s new Vegan Curry Bread is awesome enough to please even carnivores【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 14, 2018
Looking for a quick, take-out vegan meal option in Japan? Here’s a new twist on a Japanese bakery favorite.
- Japan
- (bakeries • bread • COK • curry • curry bread • food • pompadour • SNO • taste test • vegan • vegetarian)
Eating a scoop of the night sky with Japan’s latest beautiful convenience store sweet【Taste Test】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 14, 2018
We’ve always got space for dessert, and today we’ve got space for space dessert!
- Japan
- (COK • food • gelatin • Lawson • Natural Lawson • science • SNO • space • sweets • taste test)
This is what a 10,000-yen (US$92) Tokyo bento boxed lunch looks like【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 7, 2018
It’s more than 10 times more expensive than a typical bento, but is this Tokyo Station luxury worth the price?
- Japan
- (beef • bento • boxed lunches • COK • food • meat • SNOJ • steak • taste test • Tokyo Station)
We try 7-Eleven Japan’s latest fancy desserts: ice cream macarons【Taste test】
- Richard Simmonds
Jun 21, 2018
Meringue meets ice cream in convenience store chain’s latest summer-themed dessert offering.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • COK • convenience stores • ice cream • macarons • SNOJ • sweets • taste test)
Clear near beer is here! We taste test Japan’s new zero-alcohol, zero-color brew【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 21, 2018
Suntory wants us to drink its new All-Free All-Time at work, so that’s just what we did.
- Japan
- (alcohol • beer • clear drinks • COK • drinks • non alcoholic beer • non-alcohol beer • SNOJ • Suntory • taste test)
Cup Noodle releases new Rare Species Mystery Meat flavor, and we brave it with a taste test
- Casey Baseel
Jun 14, 2018
Regular mystery meat not mysterious enough for you? Don’t worry, because Nissin is kicking things up a notch.
- Japan
- (COK • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • mystery meat • Nissin • ramen • SNOJ • taste test)
Coca-Cola Japan releases new clear coke this month, we get to try it before it goes on sale
- Oona McGee
Jun 7, 2018
No calories, no colour and, surprisingly, a slightly different flavour to regular Coke.
- Japan
- (clear drinks • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola Japan • COK • Coke • Cola • dinks • SNOJ • soft drinks • taste test)
Transparent coffee! We taste-test Asahi’s Clear Latte, marvel at Japanese drinks wizardry
- Katy Kelly
May 18, 2018
SoraNews24 tries the latest offering to clear beverages: Asahi’s Clear Latte. Will it clear our senses with delight or leave us hollow?
- Japan
- (Asahi Soft Drinks • clear drinks • coffee drinks • taste test • water • weird)
We try the Lawson chicken nuggets that Katy Perry went nuts for on Japanese television
- Oona McGee
Apr 10, 2018
What makes a fried nugget so good that it causes a songstress to cram her mouth full with them and create international headlines?
- Japan
- (chicken nuggets • COK • combini • convenience stores • Japanese convenience stores • karaage • karaage kun • Katy Perry • Lawson • SNO • taste test)
Japanese Kit Kats get a cherry blossom boost with Sakura and Roasted Soy Beans【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Mar 27, 2018
We try the new seasonal chocolate that’s available only for a limited time.
- Japan
- (cherry blossom • chocolates • COK • food • Japanese Kit Kats • kinako • Kit Kats • sakura • SNO • sweets • taste test)
Meg tries out Starbucks Japan’s newest treat: the White Brew Coffee and Macadamia Frappuccino
- Casey Baseel
Mar 16, 2018
White coffee dessert drink appears in the land of green tea, and Meg finds there’s more than just the color to love.
- Japan
- (coffee • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Meg • Meg Eats Stuff • SNOJ • Starbucks • sweets • taste test)
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