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We taste-test the new chicken nugget French fry Cup Noodle【SoraNews24 taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 14, 2018 - Tweet
We take a break from daydreaming about Valentine’s Day chocolate as Japan’s newest crazy comfort ramen becomes a reality.
- Japan
- (awesome • chicken nuggets • COK • crazy • Cup Noodle • food • Frnech fries • Instant Ramen • Nissin • ramen • SNOJ • taste test • weir)
Meg tries the new convenience store-exclusive Matcha Green Tea Steamed Bun【SoraNews24 taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 10, 2018
One of Kyoto’s best confectioners delivers a whole new way to enjoy green tea sweets.
- Japan
- (chukaman • COK • convenience stores • green tea • Lawson • matcha • Meg • SNOJ • steamed buns • sweets • taste test • Tsujiri)
We try the world’s first hot ruby chocolate drink at Japanese Kit Kat Chocolatory 【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Feb 9, 2018
Natural berry flavours from the ruby cacao bean make for a hot chocolate like no other we’ve ever tasted.
- Japan
- (chocolate • hot chocolate • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kat • Nestle • Nestle Japan • ruby chocolate • ruby hot chocolate • taste test)
We track down a special dish hidden inside Yodobashi Akihabara 【SoraNews24 Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Feb 7, 2018
If you know where to look, you’ll be able to try a jugful of noodles that nobody wanted the owner to create.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • izakaya • LOL • Mr. Sato • Noodles • otsukimi • SNJO • soba • taste test • Yodobashi)
New sakura Kit Kat range celebrates cherry blossom season in Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 5, 2018
There’s even a sakura charm made from cherry blossom wood included in this year’s release.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • chocolates • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • limited edition • Nestle • Nestle Japan • sakura • SNO • taste test)
Cherry Blossom Pocky sound blooming delicious, so let’s try these new sakura sweets【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 31, 2018
Japan’s most famous snack food steps into spring with this limited-time seasonal flavor.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • chocolate • COK • food • Pocky • sakura • snacks • SNO • sweets • taste test)
Japan now has potato chip-covered chocolate, and it’s amazing!【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2018
Nope, that’s not backwards. The chips really are on the outside in this awesomely clever idea.
- Japan
- (Chip Star • chocolate • COK • food • Fujiya • potato chips • snacks • SNOJ • sweets • taste test • Yamazaki Biscuits)
5 of the best ice creams to try in Japan right now【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Jan 15, 2018
Whether you like traditional Japanese flavours or Western-inspired combinations, these frozen desserts will satisfy all your sweet cravings.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • combini • convenience stores • desserts • green tea • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • matcha • SNO • sweets • taste test)
Japan’s French fry sundaes are here, but which one should you try? We find out【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 13, 2018
”What’s the best flavor for a French fry sundae?” is a question we never had to answer…until now!
- Japan
- (azuki • COK • crazy • fast food • First Kitchen • food • french fries • ice cream • SNOJ • sweets • taste test)
Starbucks’ new matcha cheese Frappuccino is here, but can this crazy combo work?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 27, 2017
Frappuccino connoisseur Meg muses on mascarpone green tea beverage.
- Japan
- (cheese • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • green tea • matcha • Meg • SNOJ • Starbucks • sweets • taste test)
Butter on sushi? We’d heard it was great, but we wouldn’t believe it without trying it ourselves
- Casey Baseel
Dec 26, 2017
Fans swear this sushi restaurant’s butter unagi is amazing, so we taste-tested it.
This super-rare Japanese banana has edible skin!【Taste test】
- Dale Roll
Dec 21, 2017
We get our hands on the mystical Mongee Banana.
- Japan
- (bananas • crazy • edible fruit skin • food • fruit • Okayama • taste test • weird)
We brave the should-be-abomination of raw egg and coffee, is it a taste sensation? 【Taste Test】
- Richard Simmonds
Dec 18, 2017
Is mixed raw egg yolk and espresso the answer to our morning prayers? We find out.
Japan’s new Leftover Bathwater drink has us strangely titillated【Taste test】
- Dale Roll
Dec 14, 2017
Did our indulgence in the bathwater of beautiful women and handsome men make us very, very bad?
- Japan
- (funny • japanese beverages • japanese drinks • joke • taste test • Village Vanguard • wtf Japan)
Deep-fried sushi exists in Japan, and here’s where to try it【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 13, 2017
Is this a country-fair style affront to Japanese cuisine, or a delicious idea we should have thought of sooner? Our reporter Meg finds out.
The luxurious new Bâton d’or La Recolte Pocky has us feeling fancy【Taste test】
- Dale Roll
Dec 9, 2017
With an elegant French name like that, we knew we were in for something special!
Japan’s new imitation Oreos are here, but how do they compare to the made-in-China real deal?
- Casey Baseel
Dec 1, 2017
Company that previously produced made-in-Japan Oreos is back in the sandwich cookie game, and our reporter Meg is ready to score the fight.
- Japan
- (COK • cookies • food • Meg • Nabisco • Oreo • SNOJ • sweets • taste test • Yamazaki Biscuits Company)
Did the world’s happiest country also create the world’s spiciest food? We find out in Tokyo
- Jessica
Sep 28, 2017
We try Bhutan’s fiery national dish at an off-the-beaten-track restaurant in Tokyo.
- Japan, S Asia
- (Bhutan • COK • food • restaurants • SNO • spicy • taste test • Tokyo)
Poisonous blowfish ramen restaurant in Tokyo is death-defyingly delicious【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 22, 2017
Fugu, one of Japan’s most gourmet foods, is the ramen star of the classy Ginza neighborhood.
- Japan
- (blowfish • COK • food • fugu • ramen • restaurants • SNO • taste test • Tokyo)
Brand-new premium sake Kit Kats are out in Japan, and they’re amazing【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 20, 2017
But how well do they pair with their liquid inspiration? SoraNews24’s Meg finds out.
- Japan
- (chocolate • food • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • Meg • sake • sweets • taste test)
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