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Japanese Black Wagyu from Yoshinoya – Premium beef isn’t just for politicians anymore!【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 14, 2021 - Tweet
Once only available in the halls of Japan’s parliament, you can now get this special gyuju nationwide.
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- (beef • beef bowls • COK • fast food • food • gyudon • Japanese beef • SNJO • taste test • Wagyu • Yoshinoya)
Yoshinoya’s wagyu beef box for Japanese politicians
- Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2021
We eat an exclusive menu item inside the National Diet Building.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • COK • cool • diet • food • gyudon • Japanese food • National Diet • review • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • Wagyu • Yoshinoya)
Yoshinoya’s special Japanese parliament-only wagyu beef bowl is now available to us civilians too
- Casey Baseel
Aug 12, 2021
Japanese Diet exclusive can now be part of the Japanese diet.
Flying beef bowls?!? Yoshinoya completes drone delivery of its signature gyudon【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2021
Medical workers get to enjoy a hot Yoshinoya lunch without leaving their hospital.
Japanese fast food fried chicken showdown, featuring…Yoshinoya?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2021
The beef bowl king also offers fried bird, but does the flavor fly?
- Japan
- (COK • fast food • food • fried food • karaage • SNJO • taste test • Yoshinoya)
Yoshinoya teams up with Wagyumafia for a super expensive beef bowl
- Oona McGee
Mar 18, 2021
Only available in Japan for one day only.
- Japan
- (beef • beef bowls • COK • food • Japanese food • Kobe beef • Wagyu • Wagyumafia • Yoshinoya)
Who eats the most cheese beef bowls? Not young, dorky men, survey says
- Dale Roll
Sep 17, 2020
Take that, stereotypes!
- Japan
- (beef bowls • cheese • fast food • Japanese food • junk food • stereotypes • survey • Yoshinoya)
The best way to eat a gyudon beef bowl, according to staff at Yoshinoya
- Oona McGee
Sep 12, 2020
Secret tips and beef bowls from the staff break room are now available to the public for a limited time.
- Japan
- (beef • beef bowls • fast food • food • gyudon • Japanese food • makanai meshi • recipes • secret menu • staff food • ura menu • Yoshinoya)
Pokémon beef bowl tie-up with Yoshinoya is back with a sequel and new species to catch
- Casey Baseel
Jul 24, 2020
Pokémori Round 2 promotion is giving away over 1,100 Poké Ball-style ceramic rice bowls.
We try to collect all 7 limited edition Pokémon figurines from Yoshinoya’s Pokémon beef bowl sets
- Dale Roll
Jun 13, 2020
How does our collection fare after buying 10 Pokémori sets?
Skip sushi — The five best beef bento to eat in Japan right now
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2020
A guide to the delicious takeout beef that’s keeping us from doing any home cooking.
- Japan
- (beef • beef bowls • bento • COK • food • gyudon • meat • SNJO • takeout • yakiniku • Yoshinoya)
Yoshinoya’s Pokémon beef and curry bowls return and bring Pikachu along for the fun【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 13, 2020
The Pokémori is back!
- Japan
- (anime • beef bowls • fast food • food • gyudon • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemori • rice bowls • video games • Yoshinoya)
From beef bowl to beef pouch? Taste testing Yoshinoya’s instant gyudon packs
- Casey Baseel
Mar 11, 2020
They supply the beef, you supply the bowl.
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- Japan
- (beef bowl • COK • food • gyudon • instant food • SNJO • taste test • Yoshinoya)
What happens when you accidentally put a gyudon beef bowl meal through the washing machine
- Oona McGee
Feb 18, 2020
Sad tale of a Japanese Uber Eats delivery gone wrong.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • fast food • food • gyudon • Japanese food • laundry • Sukiya • twitter • washing machines • Yoshinoya)
Try this netizen’s “secret menu” item beef bowl at Yoshinoya, if only to see what the heck it’s about
- Dale Roll
Jan 17, 2020
This “secret menu” is really more of an alternate style of beef bowl.
- Japan
- (beef bowl • Japanese food • Japanese Twitter • secret menu • weird • Yoshinoya)
Yoshinoya fukubukuro lucky bag comes with sought-after beef bowl, sold at only one place in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 6, 2020
We go on a journey to find the Holy Grail of beef bowls.
- Japan
- (beef bowl • food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2020 • Japanese food • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2020 • SNJO • Yoshinoya)
Secret way Yoshinoya’s president customizes his beef bowl orders is a secret no more【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 18, 2019
How does the boss of the beef bowl king eat his gyudon? Like this.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • COK • food • gyudon • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • Yoshinoya)
A wild collab appears between Yoshinoya and Pokémon
- Master Blaster
Dec 11, 2019
Gotta catch’em all! And since there’s only six this time, it should be deliciously easy.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • Charizard • Gastrodon • Groudon • gyudon • Pokemon • Pokemori • Slowpoke • video games • Weepinbell • Yoshinoya)
Yoshinoya ramen? Yes, it now exists, and it’s awesome【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 14, 2019
There’s only one place in Japan where the beef bowl king serves these noodles.
- Japan
- (airports • beef bowls • COK • food • gyudon • Narita Airport • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • travel • Yoshinoya)
This extra-fancy new Tokyo Yoshinoya is now one of our favorite Tokyo cafes to chill at【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 20, 2019
Yes, you can get beef bowls, but there’re also desserts, unlimited coffee refills, and everything mobile workers and students need.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • cafes • COK • cool • restaurants • SNOJ • Yoshinoya)
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