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Japanese Konbini Food, 202108, Part 2

Fujiya’s “Bataa Yaichatta?” (Baked the Butter?)

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Hmm, it seems a bit too sweet.

Mos Burger Potato

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It’s harder than the usual potato snacks. The taste and the size seem about the same, though.

Domestic Ginger Throat Drops with Honey

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Tastes like ginger candy, and it’s not bad at all.

Ippudo Tonkotsu Mazesoba

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It’s decent enough, but mazesoba feels like too much food for me these days.

Huajiao Mala Cashews

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They keep releasing this genre of drinking snack, so I keep buying them.

“Guilt-Free Tonkatsu”

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It’s a tonkatsu-flavored snack made from soybeans. It’s perfectly edible, and it works fine with a drink too.

“This Is Soy!? Tebasaki Flavor — Challenging the Limits of Soy”

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This one, not so much. I do think Koikeya makes them better.

Toro Salmon & Ikura hand roll

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Everything in this series is tasty.

6P Cheese with Camembert

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It’s the ordinary cheese they sell at convenience stores, but it does the job. Of course there is tastier cheese out there, but considering it costs twice as much, this is plenty.

Ryu Shanghai Akayu Kara-Miso Ramen

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Well, they did try to get close to the real thing, but there’s only so far you can go.

Onigiri

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The rice is good

Motsu Nikomi (simmered offal)

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It works well as a drinking snack.

Horse Mackerel Umami Sausage

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It’s 12% horse mackerel, so of course it tastes good.

Otona no Edamariko, Spicy Garlic flavor

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Pretty good.

“Koi Mango” throat drops

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There are a lot of curious things out there.

Jagaimo Gokochi Pure Potato, Okhotsk Sea Salt & Rock Salt

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They put out a lot of flavors in this series, and I think this one is the tastiest.

Nangoku Shirokuma

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It’s a kind of patbingsu.

Inside

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Japan has shaved-ice shops, but Korean-style patbingsu is pretty much limited to Sulbing. Still, with shirokuma sitting in every convenience store, I don’t end up craving patbingsu all that much.

Sapporo Junren-supervised Chahan

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The competition in frozen fried rice is fierce, so while Junren isn’t bad, it does leave you wanting a bit more.

Gyusuji Nikomi (simmered beef tendon)

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This one is good with a drink too

Nikumaki Onigiri (meat-wrapped rice ball)

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They say it’s a Miyazaki Prefecture specialty, but the taste isn’t anything special. It’s pricey, so there’s no real need to go out of your way for it.

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