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Sakura Mikuman Too Cute to Eat, We Do So Anyway
The long standing collaboration between Japan’s premier virtual pop star and ubiquitous convenience store continues this spring with the Hatsune Miku de Sakura no Uta campaign. Unfortunately, the...
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These Chinese-style steamed buns have adorable animal faces
Japan has a healthy habit of adopting food from other cultures and making it fit for a Japanese palate. We see it with their sweet-brand curry, rice filled omelets, and corn and mayo topped pizzas....
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Monsters University pork buns are cute, delicious, and selling out fast!
Pixar’s highly anticipated Monsters University finally opened in Japan on July 6, and to celebrate FamilyMart have launched an edible collaboration of delicious pork buns. We rushed out to buy a few...
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Kiss’ spicy steamed meat buns are Hotter Than Hell
Chinese style steamed dumplings are a staple of convenience stores all over Japan. Known as nikuman in Japan (or other name ending in “–man” depending on the fillings) their round shape allows for a...
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Japanese convenience store serves up steamed buns…with a whole custard...
Steamed pork buns get a sweet companion that’s grabbing everyone’s attention in Japan. Steamed pork buns, or nikuman, as they’re known in Japan, are hugely popular around the country, especially in...
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Should strong-smelling foods be banned from bullet trains? Japanese citizens...
A popular snack for the trip home from Kansai is an Osaka-specialty pork bun, but some commuters think they should be banned. The bullet train is one of the greatest feats of modern transportation...
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Final Fantasy for dinner! Taste-testing Japan’s Moogle steamed buns and fried...
Family Mart and Final Fantasy team up with the cutest nikuman we’ve seen in a long time. I like to swim, and since I’m not a morning person, I usually end up hitting the pool after work but before...
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How to perfectly heat steamed buns in the microwave【Cooking Hack】
Simple trick will give you light, supple, restaurant-quality buns every time! Steamed buns, known as baozi in China or nikuman in Japan, are commonly made from white flour dough and filled with a...
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7-Eleven Japan now has plant-based vegetarian steamed “meat buns”
Soy Man comes to the rescue of those seeking non-meat options. One very cool thing about Japanese convenience stores is that they’re not just a place to grab snacks like chips and cookies. They’re...
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Tokyo Demon Slayer store’s edible “bamboo tubes” are surprisingly...
Bamboo Tube Meat Buns have some thinking of eating another kind of meat. For its upcoming second TV season, the heroes of anime mega-hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba are heading to Yoshiwara, which...
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Which Japanese convenience store has the best steamed pork buns?【Taste test】
We visit Japan’s big three combini, plus one dark horse contender, on our search for nikuman bliss. Once upon a time, Japanese convenience stores only sold steamed buns in the fall and winter, under...
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Which Japanese convenience store has the best steamed curry buns?【Taste test】
Family Mart? 7-Eleven? Or a dark horse contender? Join us on this steaming hot konbini odyssey. After giving us his verdict on the best convenience store Pizza Man, which is what pizza-flavoured manju...
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Which Japanese convenience store has the best premium pork buns?
This steaming hot showdown between Family Mart, Lawson and 7-Eleven produces a very surprising result. In Japan, winter is the perfect time to enjoy a convenience store steamed bun, which is why our...
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Meatless meat buns fill Japanese Internet with joy
Cheap convenience store treats are filled with possibilities. Nikuman, steamed buns with minced pork inside, are a staple of Japanese convenience stores. That popularity has led to the creation of...
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Man or pan? Japan’s new meatless meat buns confuse our taste-tester
The inside of the No-Filling Steamed Bun still manages to surprise us. Japanese convenience store chain Lawson Store 100 recently caught our attention with a new kind of steamed bun. Like all steamed...
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Taste testing Japanese confectionary company’s vegan “meat” bun to see if it...
What happens when you take the meat out of meat buns? Japan is becoming more aware of the plant-based lifestyle, like the plant-based “Komeda Is □” cafe, and recently our Japanese-language reporter...
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Family Mart and Mos Burger join forces for a special new steamed bun in Japan
Japanese convenience store food just got even better. If you’ve been following us for a while now, you’ll know how much we love convenience stores, local fast food chains, and steamed buns, or...
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Japanese convenience store chain creates a burger-flavoured steamed bun, but...
Family Mart x Mos Burger collaboration opens new doors for konbini food. Just last week we heard that Japan’s beloved convenience store chain Family Mart would be collaborating with Japan’s beloved...
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Shop in Tokyo’s Chinatown has TWENTY kinds of delicious homemade steamed buns
Hidden gem in Ikebukuro sells unique flavours of nikuman you’d never find in a convenience store. Nikuman (Chinese-style steamed pork buns) are popular snacks that can be found in convenience stores...
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Family Mart’s most luxurious curry-man dumpling yet
It’s so evolved, it’s hardly even a dumpling anymore. A standard food item in Japanese convenience stores are the nikuman steamed Chinese meat-filled dumplings, as well as their derivative cousins...
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