Japanese Convenience Store 100 Foods / 7-Eleven, LAWSON, and more! Japan Travel Vlog

Japan Food Vlog – Japanese Convenience Store Foods from 7-Eleven, LAWSON, FamilyMart, and MINI STOP. We will introduce a total of 100 foods, including onigiri, bento, sandwiches, desserts, and more!

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0:00 Intro

0:52 MINI STOP

7:27 LAWSON

22:20 FamilyMart

38:37 7-Eleven

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Ultimate Guide to Japanese Convenience Stores! 100 Recommended Products! Hi! I’m SAMURAI JUNJIRO. Hi! I’m Akanemaru. This video is about 4 popular convenience stores in Japan.  We will introduce 100 items, including classic foods and trending sweets that are popular on social media. Please feel free to use this for your shopping in Japan. Now, let’s get started!

We will introduce these 4 stores. Alright, let’s start with this place. First up is MINISTOP. MINISTOP was founded in 1980, and currently has over 1,900 stores in Japan. One of the major differences from other convenience stores is the wide variety of dishes they make in-store.

MINISTOP is like a combination of a convenience store and a fast food restaurant. Now, let’s introduce 13 recommended items. The first one is the soft-serve ice cream, the flagship product of MINISTOP. They make it after you order. It’s an incredibly popular item, selling over 45 million servings annually.

It’s made with Hokkaido milk, and it’s rich and flavorful. It doesn’t use eggs, and the aftertaste is refreshing. The spoon is made of corn, so you can eat it. It has the sweetness of butter and is the perfect combination of a milk-flavored soft serve.

It’s so authentic and delicious that it doesn’t taste like something from a convenience store. Next, we’ll introduce 4 hot snacks sold next to the register. First up is the Chinese bun. The common fillings are pork or sweet red bean paste, but this one is pizza-flavored. The dough is soft and moist.

Inside, the filling is a combination of cheese and tomato sauce. The melted cheese is creamy. The tomato sauce has a fruity and subtle tartness. It also has a pleasant aroma of basil. Next, we will introduce takoyaki. It’s bite-sized and easy to eat,  which makes it popular among women.

It’s fried, so the outside is crispy. Inside, there is an octopus and sauce. The spicy sauce and the texture of the octopus are addictive. It’s convenient that you can easily enjoy takoyaki. The next one is bite-sized fried chicken. It’s coated with finely chopped potatoes and batter, and then deep-fried. The crispy texture is nice.

The chicken is moist and tender. It’s seasoned with a sauce made from salt, onions, and celery, offering a subtle balance of saltiness and sweetness. This fried chicken can be enjoyed as a snack. Next up, we will introduce the French fries.

It has a cross-cut shape, which increases the surface area and makes it more crispy. It’s made with European potatoes, so it has a sweet and smooth texture. It’s a special type of French fries  that you won’t find at other stores. Next, we will introduce 4 recommended items, including bento and bread. 

First up is the seafood bowl. It’s a luxurious seafood bowl topped with negitoro, salmon, and squid. In other convenience stores, seafood item is not sold very much, but MINISTOP offers several varieties. The squid has a sweet taste, and the texture of flying fish roe adds a nice accent.  The salmon is seared.

It’s fatty and melts in your mouth. Negitoro has a smooth texture, and it’s delicious. It’s nice that you can buy fresh seafood bowl at a convenience store. Next, we’ll have a rice ball of conger eel sushi. It has a pleasant aroma of sauce. The conger eel is soft and moist.

It goes well with the sweet sauce. It’s vinegared rice, so the aftertaste is refreshing. It’s rare that you can enjoy conger eel sushi at this price. Next, let us introduce the ramen salad. Once you drizzle the dressing, mix the noodles and ingredients before eating. The miso-flavored meat is seasoned with a rich flavor.

The spiciness of the chili oil enhances the flavor, making it delicious. There are plenty of vegetables, giving it a crunchy texture. The size is small, making it easy to eat and healthy. Next, we’ll introduce the most popular item among their bread. It’s sandwiched between bread with ham and cheese.  Compared to the other bread, it’s soft and moist. 

It combines Camembert cheese with mayonnaise, so it’s creamy.  The texture of the ham and the subtle salty flavor make the bread even more delicious.  It’s a perfect for breakfast.  Finally, let us introduce 4 types of sweets and snacks.  The first one is chocolate parfait.

It’s layered with whipped cream, sponge cake, and chocolate mousse. The chocolate brownie has rich flavor. The aroma of cocoa spreads throughout your mouth. The texture of nuts is delightful. It’s an authentic parfait made with Belgian chocolate. Next, we’ll have the taiyaki. It’s a Western-style taiyaki made with croissant dough.

It has the aroma of butter and a sweet taste. Inside, there is a milk-flavored filling. It’s sweet and creamy. It’s a special taiyaki you won’t find at other convenience stores. The next item is rusk chips. Sugar is sprinkled on thinly sliced French bread.

The aroma of butter and the sweetness of sugar spread in your mouth. It’s thin and has a light texture, so you can easily eat as many as you like. Next, we’ll have the potato sticks. It’s a popular snack version of the French fries we introduced earlier.

The sour cream and onion flavor is great. It’s crispier compared to potato chips, so the texture is addictive. When you visit MINISTOP, be sure to try this snack. Now, let’s move on to the next place. The next store is Lawson. Lawson arrived in Japan from the US in 1975.

It is now one of the largest convenience store chains, with over 14,600 stores within Japan and more than 6,100 stores outside of Japan. Now, we’ll introduce 30 recommended foods  that we want you to try at Lawson. First of all, let’s introduce onigiri and bento.  We will have this onigiri.

The filling is salmon roe marinated in soy sauce. The onigiri from Lawson uses premium Japanese rice. It has a pleasant aroma of seaweed. It has a soft and fluffy texture, and you can taste the sweetness of the rice. The salmon roe inside has the saltiness of soy sauce and the sweetness of mirin.

The rich seasoning goes well with the rice. Next up, we will have the salmon onigiri. Lawson offers two types of salmon onigiri. This time, we chose the one with larger ingredients and a higher price compared to the regular salmon onigiri. Inside, there is a large cut of grilled salmon.

It uses the belly part of the salmon, which is rich in fat and melts in your mouth. It’s marinated in salted rice malt, giving it a subtle salty flavor. It’s a luxurious onigiri. Next, we will have this bento.

It’s a popular one with grilled beef short ribs placed on top of rice. Be sure to warm it up in the microwave before eating. The savory scent of the sauce stimulates your appetite. The meat is moderately fatty and juicy. It melts in your mouth.

The sauce has sweetness, but it also has the spiciness of gochujang and the flavor of garlic. The rich seasoning goes well with the rice. There’s a generous amount, so it’s satisfying. The next is sweets and ice cream. First, we’ll introduce the premium roll cake.

This roll cake was released in 2009 and has become an incredibly popular sweet, selling over 450 million pieces to date. The whipped cream is not too sweet, and you can taste the natural sweetness of the milk. The aftertaste is refreshing. The dough is moist and fluffy, giving it a light texture.

You can taste the rich flavors of egg yolk and milk. It’s a representative sweet from Lawson,  so it’s definitely worth trying! Next up, we will have taiyaki. Unlike the usual brown taiyaki, this one features a white batter, which is cute and popular on social media. The batter is soft and chewy like mochi.

Inside, there is custard cream made with Hokkaido milk. It has a sweet and smooth texture. This is a recommended dessert for those who love sweets. Next, we will have a classic Japanese dessert, warabi-mochi. It has the nice aroma of roasted soybean flour.

As soon as you take a bite, it’s chewy, but it gradually melts in your mouth. The sweetness of black syrup and warabi-mochi are a perfect match. It’s nice to be able to easily enjoy authentic Japanese confectionery. Next up, we will have soft-serve ice cream.

It’s a blend of two flavors: milk and chocolate. The sweetness of the milk and the subtle bitterness of cocoa are a perfect match. It has a mild sweetness and is refreshing. The cone is made of waffle batter, giving it a subtle buttery sweetness.

The inside is coated with chocolate to prevent the waffle from becoming soft as the ice cream melts. The crispy texture can be enjoyed until the end. Next, we’ll introduce chilled foods. The first one is the Garlic Butter Chicken. The chicken is first fried and then seasoned,  so the juices stay inside, making it juicy.

The aroma of garlic stimulates your appetite. The chicken is tender and moist. The juices overflow in your mouth. The sweetness of butter enhances the flavor even more. Next up is the Kakuni, braised pork belly. This popular item is a collaboration between Nasubi-tei, a Japanese restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo, and Lawson.

There is Japanese broth and sansho pepper in this sauce, giving it a nice aroma. The sauce made from soy sauce and sugar has soaked into the meat. It’s so tender that it can be easily cut with chopsticks, and it melts in your mouth.

It’s an authentic taste just like something you’d have at a restaurant. Next up is Niku-jaga. It’s a classic Japanese home-cooked dish made by simmering potatoes, carrots, shirataki, and pork with soy sauce and sugar. The aroma of the broth is wonderful. It uses potatoes from Hokkaido, so it has a natural sweetness.

The fat from the pork soaks into the vegetables and shirataki, making it even more delicious. It’s great that you can easily enjoy a classic dish from Japan. Next, we’ll have a hamburg steak with cheese inside. It’s a particularly popular item at Lawson  and is often featured on social media.

The demiglace sauce has a sweet aroma. The hamburg steak is big and satisfying. The cheese inside is a blend of Gouda and Cheddar, giving it a creamy texture. The juices overflow in your mouth. The rich demiglace sauce goes well with bread, so we recommend dipping it.

For those who enjoy rice, try it with freshly cooked rice. The sauce has a rich flavor, so it also goes well with rice. It’s great that you can buy hamburg steak like you would at a restaurant from a convenience store! Next, we will have the hot snacks sold by the checkout counter.

First up, let’s introduce Karaage-kun. It was released in 1986, and this fried chicken has sold over 4 billion servings to date. It’s bite-sized and easy to eat. The outside is crispy and the inside is moist. The chicken inside is juicy and has a subtle salty flavor.

It’s fried chicken that can be enjoyed with a snack-like feeling. By the way, there is also a cheese flavor for Karaage-kun. The aroma of cheese stimulates your appetite. It has a stronger flavor compared to the regular one. It goes well with beer.  In addition to Karaage-kun, L-chiki is also popular. 

It’s a large-sized fried chicken with no bones, making it easy to eat.  The aroma of black pepper and a subtle spiciness are nice.  It’s made with chicken thigh meat, so it has fat, and the juices overflow.  It’s great that it’s more affordable than KFC. There is also a spicy flavor for L-chiki.

The moderate spiciness of red pepper  and black pepper adds a nice accent. It’s not too spicy, so if you enjoy spicy food, it might be a bit unsatisfying. At Lawson, they sell bread for eating by sandwiching with L-chiki. You can choose from two sauces: tartar sauce and karashi mayonnaise,

But this time we chose tartar sauce. The crispy fried chicken and soft bread go well together. The tartar sauce is creamy and delicious. It’s filling, so you can be satisfied with just this one. Next, let us introduce the croquette.

The price is affordable, so many people buy it as a side dish for dinner. It’s fried in the store, so it’s crispy. The potatoes are roughly mashed, giving it a nice texture. It’s great that there’s plenty of ground meat in it. It’s delicious as it is, but adding sauce is also recommended.

It becomes more flavorful and even more delicious. From now on, we will introduce six types of bread. First, let’s start with the sandwich. This is a set of two: tuna mayonnaise and egg mayonnaise. The bread is soft and moist. It’s nice that the tuna mayonnaise has a generous amount of tuna compared to the mayonnaise.

The tuna flavor is rich. The egg mayonnaise has a moist and smooth texture. It’s creamy and delicious. This sandwich is perfect for breakfast. Next up is the melon bread. It has a nice buttery aroma. The outside has a crispy texture like a biscuit. The inside is soft and has a light texture.

The surface is coated with sugar, so it’s sweet. Next up is the curry bread with sausage inside. The outside is crispy because it’s coated with breadcrumbs and fried. The inside has a chewy texture.  The curry isn’t spicy, so even kids can enjoy it.  The texture of the sausage adds a nice accent.

It’s a satisfying curry bread. Next up is a bread that’s like a sweet with cream inside. It’s characterized by its light and fluffy texture compared to regular bread. There is sweet chocolate cream inside. It contains sugar crystals, which add a crunchy texture. It’s a recommended bread for those who enjoy sweet treats.

Next up is a unique bread inspired by okonomiyaki flavors. The bread dough is topped with bonito flakes and sauce, giving it the same aroma as okonomiyaki. The dough is chewy and has an addictive texture. Inside, there is yakisoba. The noodles are seasoned with a rich-flavored sauce.  Mayonnaise adds a nice accent.

Next up is pizza roll. Before eating, you warm it up in the microwave. Unlike regular pizza, it isn’t crispy, and you can taste a chewy texture. There is tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese inside. The cheese is melted and creamy. The aroma of basil is great. Next, we’ll introduce three popular snacks.

First up is this one. It’s a snack flavored with sauce, inspired by takoyaki. It has the pleasant aroma of sauce and seaweed. The flavor is rich and delicious. It has a crispy and light texture, so you could easily have as many as you want. Next up is the bite-sized dorayaki.

It’s great that each one is individually wrapped. The dough is fluffy and has a sweet aroma of honey. The filling uses red beans from Hokkaido. It’s not too sweet and has a smooth texture. Next up is caramel corn. It’s a snack made from corn and flavored with caramel.

It’s three times larger than the regular size, making it satisfying. The sweetness of the caramel fills your mouth. The crispy texture is addictive. Peanuts add a nice accent. Next, we’ll introduce four types of frozen foods. First up is frozen amberjack sashimi.

It was released in 2022, and it became popular on social media. It’s easy to eat, just thaw it by soaking it in water. It’s nice that it includes soy sauce and wasabi. It’s fatty and melts in your mouth.

It doesn’t have any fishy smell because it’s prepared by cutting and freezing fresh fish. The quality is so good that you wouldn’t think it was frozen. Next up is Chicken Over Rice. It’s a product that freezes a popular dish from New York.

It comes in a container, so there’s no need to prepare a plate, and you can easily enjoy it by warming it up in the microwave. It looks colorful and the spicy aroma stimulates your appetite. The chicken is tender and juicy. There is a subtle spiciness from the spices.

The rice is flavored with curry powder and topped with tomato sauce, making it spicy and fruity. The texture of bell peppers and cabbage adds a nice accent. The aroma is wonderful, and the taste is addictive.  Next, we’ll introduce gratin. It uses fermented butter instead of regular butter,

So it has richness and an authentic restaurant-like flavor, making it a popular item. The top is nicely browned, giving it a crispy texture. The shrimp is plump and sweet. The white sauce is creamy and has the sweetness of butter and milk. The macaroni is chewy and has a good texture.

Finally, let us introduce the Carbonara. The sauce is made with milk from Hokkaido,  giving it a natural sweetness.  It has a pleasant aroma of cheese and parsley. It uses fresh pasta instead of dried pasta, so you can enjoy a chewy texture.

The rich taste of the cheese and the fatty bacon goes well with the pasta. Now, let’s move on to the next place. The next store is FamilyMart. FamilyMart is a highly popular convenience store with over 16,000 stores in Japan and more than 7,700 stores overseas.

There are a wide variety of items, but this time, we’ll mainly introduce private brand items from FamilyMart. These are items you can only find at FamilyMart, so when you come to Japan, be sure to give them a try. Now, let’s introduce some of the hot snacks  available at the checkout counter.

The first one is the Fami-Chiki, which is the flagship product of FamilyMart.  This is a super popular fried chicken  that has sold over 1.7 billion pieces   since it was released in 2006. The crispy coating has just the right amount of black pepper spiciness. It’s made with chicken thigh meat, so it’s juicy.

It’s boneless, so it’s easy to eat. At FamilyMart, they also sell buns for making Fami-Chiki burgers. It contains tartar sauce inside. It’s nice to be able to enjoy a satisfying fried chicken burger at an affordable price. Next, we’ll introduce the Chinese bun.

At FamilyMart, they sell five different types of Chinese buns, but the most popular one is this pork bun. The dough is fluffy and has a chewy texture. Inside, there is juicy pork seasoned with salt. You can taste the sweetness of onions.

It’s an authentic pork bun, just like the one you would eat in Chinatown. Next, we will have the Beef Croquette. They fry it in the store, so you can enjoy it piping hot. The fat of ground beef makes the potato even more delicious. It has a nice aroma of black pepper.

When you put sauce on it, it becomes even richer in flavor. It’s nice that it’s an affordable price. Next, we will introduce the Fami-kara. It’s a Japanese-style fried chicken seasoned with soy sauce.  The outside is crispy, and the inside is juicy. 

It has a strong soy sauce seasoning, and you can also taste the flavor of garlic and ginger.  The flavor has soaked inside, and it’s delicious.  Now, let’s introduce some frozen foods. First up, we will have frozen tsukemen. This is a popular frozen food created through a collaboration between Ganja,

A famous tsukemen shop in Kawagoe known for its long lines, and FamilyMart. It takes a little effort to prepare, but you can easily enjoy the taste of a restaurant at home.  The thick noodles are satisfying to eat,  and they have a pleasant aroma of wheat. 

The soup has the aroma of fish powder,  giving it an authentic taste.  It has a rich seafood flavor. It’s great that it has naruto and chashu pork. The chashu pork is fatty and melts in your mouth. The noodles have a chewy texture and it’s addictive. It goes well with the rich soup.

It’s a recommended frozen food that’s worth trying. The next item is okonomiyaki. It comes on a tray, so you don’t need a plate. You can easily prepare it even at your accommodation, like a hotel. It comes with sauce, bonito flakes, and aonori seaweed. The sauce has a spicy and nice aroma.

You can taste the sweetness of shrimp and squid.  The batter is fluffy, and the crispy texture of cabbage adds a nice accent.  It contains yam, so you can enjoy a texture similar to what you would experience at a restaurant. The next one is the rice burger. 

It’s a popular item made with beef  sandwiched between round-shaped rice buns.  The sweet aroma of the sauce stimulates your appetite.  The beef is juicy and has a melt in your mouth texture.  The sauce contains apple juice so it’s sweet and fruity.  It’s so good that you wouldn’t believe it’s from a convenience store. 

From here on, we will introduce five recommended sweets.  The first one is the milk cream puff. The cream in this cream puff uses more milk than usual. The pastry has a light texture and you can taste the sweetness of the eggs. The cream inside has a rich milk flavor.

It’s the natural sweetness of the milk, not the sweetness of sugar. The aftertaste is refreshing. Next up is a crepe filled with matcha cream. The size is small and easy to eat,  making it popular among women. The crepe batter is thick and has a chewy texture.

The matcha cream inside has an authentic bitterness and a nice aroma. There are small cookies coated with sugar inside, adding a nice texture and sweetness as an accent. Next, we will have the cheese tart. It uses plenty of butter in the tart crust, so it has a wonderful aroma.

The cheese is creamy and melts in your mouth. The rich cheese and the crispy tart crust are a perfect match. It tastes just as authentic as a specialty dessert shop. Next, we will introduce a Japanese-style dessert. There is whipped cream, azuki beans, and sticky rice balls. It also looks cute.

The sticky rice balls have a chewy texture that’s addictive. The azuki beans are not too sweet, you can taste their natural sweetness. The Japanese flavor of azuki beans and the creamy whipped cream are a nice combination.  It’s a dessert that makes you want to have a cup of hot matcha. 

Next, we will have the French cruller. It’s a donut made by frying choux pastry and coating it with chocolate. It has a sweet aroma of chocolate. The pastry has a light and soft texture with a subtle flavor of egg.  Inside, there is whipped cream, and it has a creamy texture. 

It’s a recommended donut for those who like sweet things.  Next, we’ll introduce onigiri and cup noodles.  First, let’s start with the miso-flavored cup ramen.  It’s a private brand product, so it’s nice that the price is affordable.  Finally, add the spicy oil, mix well, and it’s ready. 

It has the spiciness of red pepper, but the umami and sweetness of miso make it delicious.  The noodles are thin and coat well with the soup.  There are plenty of vegetables like chives,  cabbage, carrots, and more in the soup,   which give it a nice texture. The next one is yakisoba.

It’s a classic Japanese noodle dish seasoned with sauce.  After draining the water well, put the sauce on the noodles.  Once the noodles are well coated with sauce, add karashi mustard at the end, and it’s done!  The sauce has some spices, so it has a nice aroma. The noodles have a nice chewy texture.

The sauce also contains fruits like apples, so it has a slight sweetness. The subtle spiciness of the karashi mustard enhances the flavor. Next, let us introduce Spam-musubi.  Japanese omelet and luncheon meat are sandwiched between rice and seaweed. The texture and richness of the luncheon meat enhance the flavors. 

The omelet is fluffy. Inside, there is tuna mayonnaise, giving it a creamy and rich flavor. The size is big, making it satisfying to eat. Next up is the hamburger steak sushi. On top of vinegared rice, there is a hamburger steak. The sweet sauce and the vinegared rice go well together.

There is mayonnaise inside, giving it a mild flavor. This is a unique item you won’t find at other convenience stores. Next, we will have the seaweed roll. The seaweed is packaged to keep it from getting soft due to moisture, so you can enjoy a crispy texture.

The seaweed and vinegared rice have a nice aroma. Inside, there is negitoro that has fat and melts in your mouth. It’s seasoned with soy sauce, so the saltiness is just right. The texture of the green onions adds a nice accent. Next, we will introduce six varieties of ice cream and snacks.

First up is the Monaka ice cream sandwich. It’s larger than the regular items and satisfying. The crispy texture of the Monaka is nice. The ice cream inside has a natural sweetness from the milk. This ice cream is recommended for those who like a simple flavor because it doesn’t contain ingredients like chocolate.

Next, we will introduce a frappe that you can only find at FamilyMart. You need to gently press the cup containing the frappe to soften the ice inside. Once you have opened the lid, place it on the coffee machine in the store and press the frappe button.

After mixing the hot milk and ice well, a coffee-flavored frappe is ready. The subtle bitterness of the coffee and the sweetness of the milk are a perfect match. The fine texture of the ice is nice. By the way, this frappe is available in various flavors for a limited time.

You won’t be able to find it at other convenience stores, so be sure to give it a try! Next up, we will have popcorn. It’s coated with chocolate and chocolate chips. The sweetness of chocolate fills your mouth. It’s crunchy popcorn and the crispy texture of the chocolate chips are delightful.

The next item is sea urchin-flavored rice crackers. It has pleasant aroma of sea urchin and soy sauce. These rice crackers are fried, so they have a crispy and light texture. It’s a delicious flavor, with the rich aroma of sea urchin filling your mouth. The next one is the Mini Lumonde. 

It’s a layer of crepes baked together  and coated with cocoa cream.  The aroma of cocoa and the sweetness of the cream go well with the crispy crepe.  The crepe layers have a light texture, making it feel like you can eat as many as you want!  The next item we’re introducing is a potato snack. 

It’s seasoned with truffle and salt. It has a wonderful aroma of truffle. They are cut in larger pieces, so you can enjoy the texture of the potatoes even more compared to potato chips. This potato snack goes well with wine or whiskey. Next, we will introduce three types of bread.

First up is the croissant with chocolate filling. The dough contains fermented butter, so it has a nice aroma. The outside is crispy, and the inside is fluffy. The chocolate inside is sweet but also has a subtle bitterness. It’s the same authentic quality as a bakery. Next up is the curry bread.

It was renewed in March of this year  and has become even more delicious, it’s trending on social media. The dough is fried, so the outside is crispy, and the inside is chewy. Inside the dough, there is plenty of curry. You can taste the richness of beef  and the sweetness of onions.

It’s a curry bread with a rich flavor. The next one is a sandwich. It’s filled with mayonnaise-mixed eggs and teriyaki chicken. The teriyaki sauce has a sweet and addictive flavor. The eggs are creamy and smooth. This sandwich is highly recommended for breakfast. Now, we will introduce three chilled foods.

First up is the beef stew. It’s easy to prepare as you can heat it up in the microwave right in the bag. The size of the beef and potatoes is large, and the quality is so good that it doesn’t seem like a convenience store product.

The Demi-Glace sauce has red wine and tomatoes in it, so it’s fruity. It has the sweetness of butter and is rich. The beef and potatoes have been cooked slowly, so the flavor has soaked all the way through. The beef is so tender that you can cut it with chopsticks.

It has just the right amount of fat and melts in your mouth. It’s recommended to have this beef stew with some toasted bread. The rich flavors of the beef stew and the bread go well together.

Next up is Doria, a dish that originated in Japan where rice is added inside a gratin. It’s topped with a blend of five cheeses, including cheddar and gouda, so it has a wonderful aroma. The béchamel sauce is smooth and creamy. The sweetness of the butter is nice.

The rich flavor of the cheese spreads in your mouth. It’s the authentic taste you would enjoy at a high-end restaurant. The last one we will introduce is Miso Simmered Mackerel. It’s a classic fish dish in Japan. It doesn’t have a fishy smell, and the bones have been removed, so it’s easy to eat.

It has a pleasant aroma of miso. The sweetness of miso and mirin flavors soaked into the mackerel. It uses fatty mackerel, so it melts in your mouth. It has a strong flavor, so it’s incredibly delicious when eaten with freshly cooked rice, and we highly recommend it.

It’s nice to be able to enjoy the authentic taste of Japan casually. Now, let’s move on to the next place. Finally, I’d like to introduce Seven-Eleven. 7-Eleven is the biggest convenience store chain in Japan with the most number of stores. There are over 21,000 stores within Japan

And over 78,500 stores worldwide,  including overseas locations. By the way, at 7-Eleven stores in Japan,  the prices of products are the same, so the amount won’t change regardless of which store you go to. Now, let’s start by introducing the Sweets & Ice Cream section. First, we’ll try this Japanese sweet. This is mitarashi dango.

It’s mochi covered with a mitarashi sauce made from soy sauce and sugar. The soy sauce gives it a nice aroma. The mochi has a chewy and addictive texture. The sauce is sweet, and it goes perfectly with the mochi. It’s a delicious and refreshing Japanese sweet. Next, we’ll introduce the cream puff.

It’s the top-selling and incredibly popular sweet among all the sweets at 7-Eleven. The pastry is fluffy and has a light texture. The sweetness from the powdered sugar is nice. Inside, it’s filled with plenty of custard cream. It has a rich taste of eggs and milk.

You can also enjoy the pleasant aroma of vanilla beans. It tastes as authentic as the ones you get from specialty shops. Next up is the matcha-flavored soft serve ice cream. The matcha used in this soft serve ice cream comes from Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, which is famous for its tea production.

It has a nice aroma and you can taste the bitterness of matcha. The balance between the bitterness of matcha  and the sweetness of the milk is great. The aroma of the matcha fills the mouth. The waffle cone has a buttery sweetness.

Matcha flavor is delicious, but we also recommend the milk flavor soft serve ice cream. This soft serve ice cream uses premium Madagascar vanilla beans, so it has a delightful aroma. You can taste the richness of the milk. It has sweetness, but the aftertaste is refreshing.

It’s a bit more expensive compared to other ice creams, but the taste is delicious. Next, we’ll introduce onigiri. First one is the tuna mayonnaise onigiri. Tuna mayonnaise is the top-selling onigiri at 7-Eleven. The seaweed has a pleasant aroma and a crispy texture. The rice is fluffy.

The combination of plenty of mayonnaise with tuna gives it a creamy and rich flavor. It’s a recommended onigiri for breakfast. Next, we’ll introduce the tori-gomoku onigiri. Tori-gomoku is made by cooking rice with chicken broth and soy sauce.  The aroma of soy sauce increases your appetite.

With the rich chicken broth, it has a stronger flavor compared to other onigiri. It contains large pieces of chicken, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, and more. By the way, it tastes even better when heated in the microwave. Next, we’ll introduce cup ramen.

There are many varieties, but one that we highly recommend is Santouka’s cup ramen. Santouka is a famous ramen restaurant from Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, and currently has 14 locations in Japan. The ingredients and soup are separated into four bags. After adding all the ingredients except for the soup and pickled plum,

Pour hot water up to the line and wait for 4 minutes. After 4 minutes, you add two types of soup and mix them together. Finally, top it off with the pickled plum, and it’s ready. The pork bone soup has a great aroma. It’s nice to have naruto in it.

The soup is a blend of pork bone and salt flavors. It has a rich taste of pork bone.  The chashu pork has a nice amount of fat and is juicy.  The noodles are thin and they go well with the soup, making it tasty. 

The quality is so high that you wouldn’t think it’s just cup ramen, so definitely give it a try. Next, we’ll introduce bread and hot snacks. Let’s start with the sandwiches. This sandwich is a popular item that comes in a set of three flavors.

The flavors are tuna mayonnaise, ham & lettuce, and egg mayonnaise. The bread is soft and moist. The egg mayonnaise has a creamy texture and melt in your mouth. The tuna mayonnaise has plenty of tuna, making it luxurious. The rich seasoning is a perfect match with the bread.

In the ham & lettuce, there is cheese inside, and it also looks colorful. The ham is moist, and the lettuce has a crispy texture. This sandwich is recommended for breakfast. Next, we’ll introduce the burrito. 7-Eleven’s burrito will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. The tortilla has a fluffy and chewy texture.

The chili sauce, made with 7 different spices, goes well with it. Inside, there are sausages and cheese. The melted cheese and juicy sausages are a perfect match for the tortilla. The small size makes it easy to eat. Next up is the fried chicken.

7-Eleven’s fried chicken is blended with 11 different spices, so it has a nice aroma. It has just the right amount of spiciness from the black pepper. They use chicken thigh meat, so it’s fat and juicy. It’s as delicious as KFC. Next is the curry bread.

7-Eleven’s curry bread is freshly fried in-store, so you can enjoy it piping hot. The outside is crispy, and the inside is fluffy and chewy. The curry inside has just the right amount of spiciness and an authentic taste. They also add coffee beans as a secret ingredient, giving it a great aroma.

Next, we will introduce the chilled and retort products.  The first one is gyoza. Gyoza is time-consuming to make, but with this, you just need to heat it in the microwave, so it’s easy to cook.  It comes with vinegar soy sauce and chili oil, so you don’t need to buy seasonings separately. 

The size is large, so it’s satisfying. The skin has a chewy texture. The ground pork is juicy, and it has a nice texture of cabbage. It has a flavor of ginger and garlic that is addictive. Next, we will have ramen. It can be eaten by simply warming it up in the microwave.

The soup combines pork bone and soy sauce, and it includes extra garlic and backfat compared to usual. The rich flavored soup goes well with bean sprouts and cabbage. The thick-sliced chashu pork is juicy and melts in your mouth. The noodles are thick and chewy.

This ramen is recommended for those who prefer a stronger flavor. Next, we will introduce the beef stew that you can warm and cook in the microwave. This beef stew includes red wine, giving it a fruity and authentic flavor. The beef is cut into large pieces, and it’s satisfying.

It’s been simmered slowly, making it so tender that you can cut it with chopsticks. It has a quality like that of a high-end restaurant. By the way, this beef stew goes well with bread. The bread is tasty as it is, but if you warm it up in the microwave,

It becomes even more fragrant and soft. It tastes amazing when you have it with plenty of beef stew. Please give it a try! Next, we will introduce chili sauce shrimp, which is prepared by warming it up in the microwave.

They use large shrimp, much bigger than what you would expect from a convenience store product. The chili sauce contains two types of chili bean sauce and green onions, giving it a perfect balance of sweetness and spiciness. The shrimp has a plump and sweet texture. Next, we will introduce hamburger steak.

You can also eat this by simply warming it up in the microwave. The demi-glace sauce is made by simmering butter, red wine, mushrooms, and other ingredients for two days. It’s made using Angus beef ground meat, so it has a great texture. The meat juices overflow in your mouth.

We recommend eating this hamburger steak with freshly cooked rice. The rich demi-glace sauce goes perfectly with rice. Next, we will introduce some snacks. The first one is Crispy Potato, which was released in May 2023. It’s a potato snack seasoned with garlic and butter. The crunchy texture is addictive.

The flavor is richer than it looks. It’s a potato snack that goes well with beer. Next, we will introduce the snack flavored like monjayaki. This is a snack made by seasoning dried noodles with the sauce inspired by Tokyo’s famous dish, monjayaki. The rich flavor of the sauce is great.

It’s bite-sized and easy to eat. Once you try it, you won’t be able to stop eating. Next, we will introduce matcha-flavored snacks. It’s coated with white chocolate mixed with matcha on corn puffs. It has a nice aroma of matcha. There’s no bitterness, and you can taste the sweetness of the chocolate.

The texture is crispy and light. It’s a highly recommended snack for matcha lovers. Next, we will introduce frozen food. First, let’s start with Gindaco’s takoyaki. You can easily enjoy their takoyaki, which is the most popular takoyaki shop in Japan. It comes with sauce, bonito flakes, and seaweed.

It looks just like the takoyaki you would have at the shop. The outside is crispy, and the inside is soft and creamy. The octopus is cut into large pieces, so it has a chewy texture. Next is Mouko-tanmen Nakamoto’s frozen food. You can easily enjoy the soupless ramen  from the famous spicy ramen restaurant,

Mouko-tanmen Nakamoto, just by warming it up in the microwave. Once you pour the sauce with Sichuan pepper, it’s ready to eat. It has a nice fragrance of Sichuan pepper. The noodles are thick and chewy. You can taste both the spiciness of chili peppers  and the numbing sensation of Sichuan pepper.

It’s very spicy, so if you’re not good with spicy food, it’s better to refrain from eating it. Next, we will introduce the fried rice. It’s a collaboration between Sumire, a ramen restaurant founded in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1964, and 7-Eleven.  The aroma of soy sauce and black pepper is nice. 

The rice is stir-fried at high heat, so it has a moist texture and tastes just like eating at the restaurant. There’s plenty of chashu pork in it, making it even more delicious with the richness of the meat’s fat. Next, we will introduce Margherita pizza.

It’s a frozen food collaboration between the chef who won the World Pizza Championship two years in a row and 7-Eleven. After warming it up in the microwave,  you need to bake it in the toaster oven, so there’s some preparation time, but it’s delicious, and we highly recommend it.

The dough is crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. The mozzarella cheese is melted and delicious. It’s just like eating pizza at an authentic restaurant! Next, we will have pasta. It’s convenient because you can warm it up in the microwave while still in the container,

So you can eat it as it is without needing to prepare a plate. It’s a pasta with cream sauce that contains tomatoes and crab. The flavor of the crab spreads throughout your mouth. The subtle sourness of the tomatoes and the sweetness of the cream are exquisite. The firmness of the pasta noodles is just right.

Next, we will have tsukemen. It’s a popular frozen food collaboration between “Tomita,” a specialty tsukemen restaurant known for its long lines in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, and Seven-Eleven. After warming the noodles in the microwave, rinse them thoroughly with water to remove the sliminess.  There are holes in the bag, so draining is easy. 

The popular tsukemen from the restaurant with long lines is ready.  The soup is a rich blend of pork bone and seafood flavors.  The chashu pork is moist and juicy. The noodles are thick and have a pleasant aroma of wheat. They have a chewy texture and it’s satisfying. It’s surprisingly delicious!

Finally, we will have the popular Curry Udon that’s trending on social media. It’s a frozen food released in May 2023, and you can easily prepare it by just warming it up in the microwave. It has a great aroma of Japanese-style broth and a spicy curry.

The soup has the just right amount of spiciness,  and subtle sweetness from the broth. The soup is thick, coating the udon noodles well. The noodles are chewy and delicious. It’s as delicious as the udon you would eat at a high-end udon specialty restaurant, so definitely give it a try!

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