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From a melon soda monster to a mummy filled with purple ooze, these awesome new designs and flavours make this range one of their best releases yet!

Japan
(donuts • doughnuts • halloween • Krispy Kreme • limited edition • sweets • taste test)

Popcorn and lemon tea? The unlikely combo is here for a limited time, so of course we had to try!

Meg Murphy
Sep 3, 2016

When life gives you lemons, make lemon tea-flavored popcorn!

Japan
(Gogo no Kocha • Morinaga • popcorn • snacks • taste test)

One of Japan’s best-kept ice cream secrets…is hiding at a home improvement center? 【Taste test】

Casey Baseel
Aug 30, 2016

Meg shows us further proof that no matter where you go in Japan, you’re never very far away from something that tastes really good.

Japan
(food • home centers • ice cream • matcha • Meg • sweets • taste test)

We visit the Häagen-Dazs pop-up cafe in Tokyo for limited-edition ice cream desserts and drinks

Oona McGee
Jul 25, 2016

The limited-time menu includes croissants, granita, and shakes made with mini tubs of Häagen-Dazs ice cream.

Japan
(cafes • Daikanyama • desserts • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)

Which is the real winner of McDonald’s Japan v. America burger throwdown? Here’s our taste test!

Mike
Jul 8, 2016

McDonald’s Japan recently introduced two new burgers representing Japan and the U.S. in a sandwich showdown. We conduct a taste test with our Japanese sister site to see which takes burger supremacy.

Japan
(fast food • food • McDonald's • Seiji Nakazawa • taste test)

We gave McDonald’s new honey mustard fries a taste to see if they’re worth your time!【Taste Test】

Meg Murphy
Jul 7, 2016

Not as bold a combination as chocolate fries, but still a tasty match made in fast food heaven.

Food & Drink, Japan
(food • french fries • honey mustard • McDonald's Japan • taste test)

What’s it like to eat Japan’s crazy “mud ramen?” We find out!【Taste test】

Casey Baseel
Jul 7, 2016

The thickest ramen in Japan is like no bowl of noodles we’ve ever had before.

Japan
(Aichi • crazy • food • Noodles • ramen • restauramts • taste test)

New Häagen-Dazs ice cream: Salty Vanilla and Caramel and Japonais Black Syrup Kinako Red Bean

Oona McGee
Jun 24, 2016

Both these limited-edition Japan releases contain new ingredients used for the first time ever in the history of the company.

Japan
(adzuki • caramel • desserts • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • Japanese dessert • kinako • sweets • taste test)

We take on the “Giga Monster Burger” at Teddy’s Bigger Burger【Taste Test】

Jamie Koide
Jun 14, 2016

Two of our reporters try to tackle this 20-centimeter (8-inch) burger tower!

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(eating • giga monster burger • hamburgers • hawaii • taste test • teddy's bigger burgers)

How does 27-year-old coffee taste? We find out with another fearless taste test 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jun 9, 2016

What else are we supposed to wash down our 16-year-old ramen with?

Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan
(canned coffee • coffee • crazy • drinks • funny • taste test • video)

Ramen, fish, and turtle all on the menu at Japan’s most crazily comprehensive ice cream shop

Casey Baseel
Jun 3, 2016

I scream, you scream, we all scream for…snake-flavored ice cream?

Food & Drink, Japan
(crazy • food • ice cream • Iwakuni • Mr. Sato • restaurants • sweets • taste test • weird • Yamaguchi)

How are Starbucks Japan’s Baked Cheesecake Frappuccinos? We find out 【Taste test】

Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2016

Starbucks Japan takes a break from fruit and goes for the cheese in its newest dessert drink.

Food & Drink, Japan
(Cheesecake • drinks • Frappuccino • Meg • Starbucks • sweets • taste test)

We try a dish from Japan’s Michelin-starred ramen restaurant…at the convenience store!

Oona McGee
May 31, 2016

Convenience stores in Japan really do have everything, including a meal from the world’s only Michelin-starred ramen restaurant.

Food & Drink, Japan
(combini • conbini • convenience store • Michelin • Michelin Guide • Noodles • ramen • taste test)

We go to bed with Coca-Cola’s new Sleep Water to test its snooze-inducing effects

Oona McGee
May 28, 2016

Coca-Cola claims its new drink will reduce stress and anxiety while promoting drowsiness and restful sleep, but does it deliver on its promise?

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(Coca-Cola • drinks • health • L-Theanine • RocketScience • sleep • taste test • water)

Taste the beginning of the end for Japanese Ritz: Wasabi & Cheddar / Tarako & Cream Cheese

Master Blaster
May 18, 2016

Only a few months remain until the Ritz franchise in Japan changes hands and production is shifted overseas. Perhaps this is why we’re being treated to some distinctly Japanese flavors.