This is the first conbini review that I didn't purchase myself. It is courtesy of the generosity of one of my adult students at work. Akira-san, one of two older students I've taught on Wednesdays for nearly the past year excitedly informed me during our class last week that a new 7-Eleven had opened nearby … Continue reading Conbini food review: Melonpan
Have you ever had those tiny burgers that Americans call 'sliders'? You know the things; you can eat them in one bite and only a half dozen of them will leave you even close to satiated. Well I've had them once and it was one of the most enjoyable food experiences of my life. This … Continue reading Conbini food review: Croquette mini burgers
I audibly gasped when I saw this on the shelf. I've been a fan and frequenter of Coco Ichibanya, one of Japan's most iconic curry chains, for a long time now. To see they've come out with an official cheese curry pan is a very exciting prospect... Now I looked everywhere on the packaging for … Continue reading Conbini food review: Coco Ichiban cheese curry pan
I've had good French toast a handful of times. I've had soggy, wet, bad French toast two armfuls of times. We're looking at six or seven handfuls of poor French toast experiences in my lifetime. A veritable loaf of rubbish, with the rare slice, literally, of goodness. So how does this offering from the good … Continue reading Conbini food review: French Toast with butter
First, an issue of terminology. Is it doughnut or donut? As someone required to teach American English for work, I would normally be required to say donut. But, obviously, the actual answer is doughnut. Sakura season has come to Japan, and with the beautiful pink flourishes of blossom coated trees dotting the days of March … Continue reading Conbini food review: Cherry Blossom-Flavored doughnut
The last two Conbini food reviews, Ketchup-flavored Spaghetti and Garlic Cheese Fondue Cup Noodle, were very poor experiences. So for this edition I am reviewing something I know I enjoy immensely. Let's have a Nikuman. This particular Nikuman (meat bun) came from 7-Eleven, the pinnacle of convenience store Nikuman excellence. I first ate one of … Continue reading Conbini food review: 7-Eleven Nikuman
I've had more than my fair share of microwavable pasta dishes from convenience stores in my time. I like to think of myself, somewhat, as an expert in the art of ready-to-eat spaghetti available at all hours. This ナポリタン offering from the good folks at Lawson is translated as "Ketchup-flavored Spaghetti". On the face of … Continue reading Conbini food review: Ketchup-flavoured Spaghetti
We're finally venturing into the world of convenience store wraps, there's a lot to say here but I'll try not to get too wrapped up in the details. This range of wraps comes from FamilyMart and I decided to go with butter chicken curry to give myself something a little out of the ordinary to … Continue reading Conbini food review: Butter Chicken Curry Tortilla
This Conbini food review has us making our way down to Mini Stop for the first time. Mini Stop is one of the smaller conbini chains, I've only ever seen about four of them. These hash browns caught my eye when I was looking for some lunch. "Seaweed? In a hash brown?" I thought to … Continue reading Conbini food review: Seaweed hash browns
Full disclosure is very important, and with that in mind I must mention that this is not the first time I've eaten Karage-kun. I have had them plenty of times, and tried all but maybe one flavour. For this review I'm having the regular flavour, so as to experience the original intentions of Karage-kun's creators. … Continue reading Conbini food review: Karage-kun
Ben Dean-Titterrell 