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Kansai Eateries Go Halal for Local Delicacies

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Amid the surge in foreign tourists, an increasing number of local delicacies in Osaka, including konamon flour-based dishes, are being served as halal food (see below), which is food that Muslims who adhere strictly to Islamic law are allowed to eat.
To serve halal food, it is ne...

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Bringing (More) Japanese Food to US

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JAPAN TRAVEL
 Culinary Institute of America Takes Japan Japan has been making efforts around the world to promote Japanese culture for awhile now, with government initiatives such as Cool Japan and JETRO. The culinary world is no different, and Japan got a major feather in its cap with the naming...

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Suntory Attempts to Mess With Our Brains Again with New Milk-Tea-Flavored Bottled Water

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Is milk tea still milk tea without the milk and the tea?
The folks at Suntory have proven time and again that they don’t shy away from daring combinations of beverage flavors, with yogurt-flavored bottled water being one of them. They’re really pushing the envelope now though, as th...

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McDonald’s Japan Bringing Back Matcha Treats Again This Year With New Twist

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - As we’ve seen time and time again, McDonald’s Japan likes to shake up its menu to keep customers coming back to try all the new and limited-time goodies, with everything from peach milkshakes and Pikachu McFlurries to monstrous burgers like the Giga Mac.
Last year, they also...

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Häagen-Dazs Japan Unveils Its Next Unusual Ice Cream Flavour: Orange Sweet Potato

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ROCKET NEWS
 
This is no ordinary sweet potato offering.
Häagen-Dazs has been spoiling its Japanese customers with unusual flavours specifically geared towards local tastes for a number of years now, and while many of the company’s limited-edition releases have showcased well-known ingredients li...

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Idol Singer Girl Sweat Flavor Fried Chicken Goes on Sale in Tokyo

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Yes, of course it’s made with breast meat.
Tenka Torimasu is a chain of take-out restaurants with a half-dozen branches in Tokyo (and a few more elsewhere in Japan) that specializes in karaage, boneless chunks of Japanese-style fried chicken. While fried chicken is plenty delicious ...

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Japanese Company Produces Organic Miso Powder in Collaboration with Model Miranda Kerr

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - If you asked Japanese people on the street to name one of their favorite models from overseas, chances are that Australian beauty Miranda Kerr would be on that list. Kerr’s good looks have been used to advertise everything from handbags to jewellery and even fat-shedding tea...

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Pitch-black Instant Ramen Added to Cup Noodle Lineup

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - While the “men” part of the word “ramen” means “noodles,” it’s really the broth that makes ramen special. The noodles themselves don’t really have much flavor, after all.
Soy, miso, and pork are the most popular choices of stock, and each imparts its own unique flavor. Regar...

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Eel Slightly Cheaper, But Long-term Supply Uncertain

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Tuesday will mark one of this summer’s “doyo no ushi no hi,” a traditional eel-eating day, and this year we are likely to be able to eat eel at slightly cheaper prices than last year.
Thanks to larger catches of glass eels for farming compared to last season, the wholesale price ...

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Japanese Tea Shop Introduces $16-a-scoop Matcha Ice Cream, Has Good Reason For Eye-popping Price

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Not just any green tea is good enough to become Daijinsho Matcha ice cream.
As such an integral part of Japan’s beverage culture, green tea usually isn’t prohibitively expensive. Grocery store cooler sections are stocked with plastic bottles of pre-made green tea that sell for 100 y...

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