taste test

3 min read 2022-02-18 10:00:34

New burger in Japan combines fried chicken with…strawberries and cream?!?

Kind of like a British scone, but with a chunk of crunchy fried chicken. Back in May, Royal Holdings, which operates big-name restaurants like

11 min read 2022-02-18 08:00:54

Sakura storm into Muji’s sweets section, and we are powerless to resist this delicious dozen. In Japan, there’s a phenomenon called sakura

6 min read 2022-02-16 12:00:31

Incredibly rich and dense, these cakes are perfect for Extreme Fans of cheesecake or chocolate. While Starbucks is known for selling slices of

4 min read 2022-02-16 10:00:08

We go round Japan’s top kaitenzushi chains to find the best place to go for salmon roe. After sampling all the steamed buns at Japan’s most

5 min read 2022-02-16 00:30:43

A very Japanese hanami flower-viewing experience. Now with Valentine’s Day out of the way for another year, it’s time to look towards the

6 min read 2022-02-14 12:00:01

A reminder that when you’re in New York, anything can happen. Just last week, McDonald’s Japan announced it would be satisfying our craving for

2 min read 2022-02-13 20:00:57

Taste-testing the newest member of the tea latte lineup. It’s been many years since matcha lattes became a regular fixture on the Starbucks menu

8 min read 2022-02-13 12:00:12

Professional mixed martial artist swaps the fighting ring for a different stage. There are a lot of ramen restaurants around Japan, but not many of

4 min read 2022-02-12 20:00:22

A slice of Italy…with a Starbucks twist. Our food-loving reporter Mr Sato has tasted a lot of things in Japan, but one thing he hasn’t tried is

3 min read 2022-02-10 08:00:16

An elusive player brings in the chips when the chips are down. Every year, Starbucks fans get to celebrate Valentine’s Day with an exclusive

4 min read 2022-02-09 12:00:53

We go kaitenzushi hopping for a back-to-back-to-back-to-back maguro comparison. Easy access to tasty sushi is, undeniably, one of the greatest

3 min read 2022-02-09 11:00:17

Unusual local ingredients make this one of the best drinks we’ve ever had at Starbucks. Starbucks has built its brand around being a coffeehouse

3 min read 2022-02-06 16:00:09

For those times when you’ve got someplace to be, and you’ve also got a craving for kimchi. Just about every train station platform in Japan has

6 min read 2022-02-05 20:00:33

You’ll never eat gyoza the same way ever again! It’s no secret that we here at SoraNews24 love us a plate or two of gyoza, and here in the

5 min read 2022-02-04 10:00:25

Wagashi suppliers to the Imperial Family offer a different experience to customers overseas. Japanese confectionery company Toraya is a family-run