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New Japanese convenience store rice balls taste like instant noodles [Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 5, 2026
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Nissin’s Donbei comes to Family Mart in a new form.

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience store food • convenience stores • Donbei • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • kitsune udon • noodles.instant noodles • onigiti • rice balls • SNJO • taste test • tofu • udon)

Godiva now makes tofu in Japan, and sakura chocolate tofu too![Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 20, 2026

Belgian chocolatier and Japanese confectioner are both tofu newcomers, but can their powers combine for something special?

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • Fujiya • Godiva • gomadofu • SNJO • sweets • teste test • tofu • weird)

Lawson convenience stores selling drinkable mapo tofu, spicy meat and tofu

• Master Blaster
  Jan 25, 2026

But just because you say something is “drinkable…”

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• Japan
• (chinese food • COK • convenience stores • crazy • Drinkable Mapo Tofu • drinks • food • Lawson • mapo tofu • Mr. Sato • SNJO • spicy • spicy food • taste test • tofu • weird)

All-you-can-eat oboro tofu restaurant in Kyoto is a guilt-free experience

• Oona McGee
  Nov 24, 2025

What the heck is oboro tofu, and why can you eat so much of it without feeling sick?

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • COK • food • Japanese food • Kyoto • oboro tofu • restaurants • SNJO • tabehodai • tofu)

Living the fake high life with Beyond Tofu That’s Like Foie Gras【Taste test】

• Master Blaster
  Jul 23, 2025

Tofoie gras.

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• Japan
• (Beyond Tofu • Beyond Tofu That's Like Foie Gras • COK • foie gras • food • Sagamiya • SNJO • taste test • tofu • vegan food • vegetarian food)

Imitation fish sperm appears at 7-Eleven Japan【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 22, 2024

Is plant-based shirako worth putting in your mouth?

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • food • imitation food • plant-based food • shirako • SNJO • taste test • tofu • werid)

Ice cream in fried tofu? Taste-testing ice cream inari, a substitute for ice cream cones【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 6, 2024

Applying the inari sushi concept to frozen desserts.

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• Japan
• (abura-age • aburaage • crazy • Essel Super Cup • food • ice cream • inari sushi • inarizushi • Meiji • SNJO • super cup • sweets • taste test • tofu • weird)

Can our foodie reporters tell the difference between two brands of tofu with a huge price gap?

• Dale Roll
  Sep 30, 2023

These days even cheap tofu tastes high quality, so who among us can spot the luxury tofu?

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• Japan
• (blind taste test • Go Hatori • Isetan • Mr. Sato • P.K. Sanjun • Seiji Nakazawa • taste test • tofu)

Japanese vending machine in Edo-period town sells a very rare type of tofu

• Oona McGee
  Jun 23, 2023

There’s something so beautiful about modern conveniences in traditional surroundings.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • COK • culture • haruka takagi • historical buildings • historical sites • history • Imaicho • Japanese vending machines • Nara • SNJO • tofu • tradition • travel • vending machines)

Is this epic Japanese tofu burger better than a teriyaki burger?

• Oona McGee
  May 1, 2023

This chain thinks it’s time for Japan to have a new representative burger, so we put it to the test.

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• Japan
• (atsuage • COK • fast food • food • freshness burger • hamburger • Japanese food • limited • new • SNJO • taste test • teriyaki burger • tofu • vegetarian)

Douhua, a delicious tofu pudding, is Mr. Sato’s new favourite food

• Katie Pask
  Apr 17, 2023

Our crack reporter has fallen head over heels in love with Taiwanese food!

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• Japan
• (douhua • food • Mr. Sato • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • Taiwan • Taiwanese food • tofu • Tokyo)

Japanese burger chain releases epic tofu burgers, designed by customers

• Oona McGee
  Apr 14, 2023

A dream burger with a Japanese flavour, devised by over 110,000 customers.

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• (atsuage • COK • fast food • food • freshness burger • hamburger • Japanese food • limited • new • tofu • vegetarian)

Powering up our instant noodles with Nissin Cup Noodle’s instant tempura and abura-age【Taste Test】

• Shannon
  Mar 20, 2023

Was it able to fulfill our dreams as much as fill our stomachs?

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• Japan
• (abura-age • COK • Donbei • food • instant noodles • Nissin • Noodles • SNJO • soba • taste test • tofu • udon)

Instant tempura and abura-age from Cup Noodle maker Nissin coming to power up your noodle meals

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 16, 2023

Donbei Delicious Toppings can even be used without noodles.

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• Japan
• (abura-age • Cup Noodle • Donbei • food • instant noodles • kakiage • Nissin • Noodles • tempura • tofu)

We try making a low-calorie katsu with tofu instead of pork【SoraKitchen】

• Dale Roll
  Aug 8, 2022

Can we make a healthy, plant-based alternative to pork with tofu?

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• Japan
• (cooking • katsu • katsu curry • meat substitute • plant-based • recipe • SoraKitchen • tofu • vegan • vegetarian)

Do different brands of Japanese tofu taste different? We try all the supermarket types to find out

• Shannon
  May 29, 2022

You’ll never shop for tofu in Japan the same way again.

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• Japan
• (Japanese supermarkets • Seiji Nakazawa • taste test • tofu)

Transparent soy sauce is a thing — we saw it, we tried it, we’re confused by it

• Katie Pask
  Nov 30, 2021

Our resident soy sauce fanatic gives it a try and breaks her brain in the process.

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• Japan
• (clear • cooking • food • japanese cooking • Japanese food • K. Masami • kitchen • SNJO • soy sauce • taste test • tofu • transparent • weird)

We learn how to make tofu with this at-home make-your-own tofu kit【SoraKitchen】

• Dale Roll
  Aug 21, 2020

Make tofu that’s even better than what you can buy at the store at home!

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• Japan
• (cooking • DIY • family • fun • handmade • kit • SoraKitchen • tofu • vegetarian)

Gold Gundam tofu appears in Japan, requires “painting” with real gold for full effect【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 8, 2020

Forget Gunpla. Today it’s all about the Gun-tofu!

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • cool • food • gold • Gundam • robots • Sagamiya Foods • SNJO • taste test • tofu)

Tired of chocolate? Try celebrating Valentine’s Day with … tofu!

• Kay
  Jan 28, 2020

Who would have thought that tofu could be a colorful and healthy option for a Valentine’s treat? 

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• Japan
• (beets • chocolate • healthy • tofu • Valentine's Day • Yamaki Jozo)

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