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I Tried Japan's WORST Convenience Store Food
I Tried Japan's WORST Convenience Store Food
Join the Abroad in Japan crew in the remote north as they take on a challenge to find the best and worst convenience store foods, featuring some truly questionable snacks and a few delightful surprises.
3 places
1Takayama Inari ShrineShinto shrine · Tsugaru4.4 (3,184)Closed · opens Tuesday 7 AMTakayama Inari Shrine, Washinosawa-147-1 Ushigatacho, Tsugaru, Aomori 038-3305, JapanCreator's voice
27-ElevenConvenience store · Takayama3.9Closed7-Eleven Takayama Nadamachi 4-chome, 4 Chome-３１ Nadamachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0021, Japan- Sour cream crisps — A good choice of crisps (potato chips) with a sour cream flavor, surprisingly delicious and a pleasant start to the convenience store food challenge.
- Cheese with Camembert pie — A 'good' food item, described as cheese with Camembert. The creator finds it a bit strange and questions if it's truly Camembert, but it's meant to be one of the better options.
- Tofu bar — A 'bad' food item, described as subjectively disgusting and smelling like wall paint. The creator's guest compares its taste to dog food.
- Cheese Che and C — Another 'bad' food item, which the guest has had before and dislikes. It's described as not very good, though better than the Camembert pie.
- Galbo chocolate — Considered the best convenience store chocolate money can buy. The creator prefers the strawberry flavor, but these are also very good.
- Sour octopus — A 'bad' food item, described as sour octopus. The guest finds it surprisingly not so bad, but the creator refuses to eat it. It's also called vinegar octopus.
- Squid tentacle (Soka Noa Asi) — A 'bad' food item, literally squid tentacle. The creator is glad they didn't have to eat it, finding it disgusting.
- Chinese spicy sesame ramen — A 'good' food item, described as the guest's favorite cup ramen, which they eat all the time. It smells pretty good and is expected to be a real treat.
- Salted squid guts (Shiokara) — The ultimate 'bad' food item, described as salted squid guts. The creator considers it a different level of horrible, questioning why it's sold in convenience stores. It has a very pungent smell and is extremely sour.
- Yanu — A 'bad' food item with a 'special flavor.' The guest finds it horrible and struggles to eat it.
3Kizukuri StationTrain station · 高山市4.2 (7,679)Takayama Station, 1 Chome-22-2 Showamachi, 高山市 岐阜県 506-0053, Japan- Shakoki Doggu statue — A large, alien-like statue of a Shakoki Doggu, a prehistoric figurine from the Jomon era (13,000 years ago), believed to represent a goddess. One of its legs is 'pissing,' which is said to symbolize fertility. It's a creepy but culturally significant artifact.