I am a big fan! I am Japanese! 3:55 - E-ma Throat Candies. I believe you got mixed berries, but the package is too far away for me to be sure 4:39 - Showa Chiroru Candy - This is a “generation” themed candy Showa Era was between 1926-1989. Flavors are Cream Soda and Japanese Upside-down pudding 5:35 - Calpis Soda Crush Lemon - Milky Carbonated drink with lemon oil and lemon juice. Calpis is essentially a yogurt drink which is why it is white and milky. You can get Calpis in the states at most grocery stores in the "Asian Food" aisle, not the soda though. 6:44 - Bourban Fettucine Gummies - These are Grape flavored sour gummies that are high in Vitamin C 7:55 - Calbee JagaRico Original/Salad Flavor Potato Sticks with real bits of Carrot and Parsley 8:30 - Lotte Green Gum - I HIGHLY recommend that if you ever need to wake yourself up fast checking out Lotte Black Black Gum which is extremely strong mint flavor and has caffeine in it. 9:50 - Tohato Amijaga Potato Chips - Sweet Salt flavored Waffle Fry Potato Chips 10:30 - Calbee Seaweed Salt Flavored Potato Chips 12:09 - Glico Mental Balance Chocolate GABA (Bitter) - Chocolate with GABA powder which is supposed to reduce stress
Hello Molly. I hope you see this because I wanted to thank you. I had to write a speech and chose to write about the importance of access technology for blind people. I wanted to thank your for inspiring me and I love your content. 😊
As someone who’s toothless and can’t eat too much I appreciate food vids like this to add to my bucket list for when I get teef again!! So happy you’re in Japan, you deserve this trip❤
Just got my lower dentures two weeks ago! Top was pretty easy, but the bottom is taking a lot of getting used to. Good luck and I hope you heal up as nicely as my upper jaw did :)
I haven't visited Japan in years, but I agree: (1)the food at Larson's is affordable and incredible (2) the people are so polite and helpful (3) the streets are clean and well-marked with bottled water readily available in dispensers (4) the shopping is incredible (5) I found public transport included English along with Japanese in the way of announcements. Yes, I too, if I could support myself there, would move to Japan immediately.
Hello! I just wanted to say thank you for your content. I started watching you years ago and I have always loved and appreciated your content. Recently I had a health scare that had resulted in some vision changes/loss. (We caught it in time so I shouldn’t have any permanent damage). When it first started happening all I could think was “thank god for Molly.” because I knew that even if the worst happened I would have a place to start and not get lost. That even if the loss was permanent/got worse I would still be able to be me and live life and find my way. Heck, I have even began to use some of the tricks and tips you have mentioned in past videos that I “never thought would apply to me.” Thank you so much for doing what you do and living your life and acting as a guide.
When we went to Japan for the first time, the first thing we bought was a drink from the vending machine. I was tired, so I got coffee, and then I looked to my spouse in shock before handing her my HOT can of coffee. I wish we'd have those here! I think about it whenever it's really cold. When we visited Kyoto, we were not prepared for the rain and got caught in a down pour. Those hot drink vending machines saved our frozen hands.
I love your mum so much. I love how much she takes a genuine interest in your life, not just your youtube channel! I wish my family were like that! My dad does always visit my art exhibitions when I have work in exhibitions but doesn't really take an interest in anything else I enjoy.
the one you couldn't figure out was it says is a candy version of a popular custard pudding snack, the individual packaging says purin, which means pudding. the potato chip bag you didn't know what it is, is seaweed and salt flavour!
Mille crepe is actually a french name (french pronunciation meaning 1000 layers)! French-asian bakeries are really popular in east asia and now it's coming to the US. I work at a french-asian bakery in the US :) The mille crepes are our bestseller. So light and not too sweet. So jealous you got to try them in Japan Molly!!
Oh, I want to try them!! I live in Minnesota and we usually have to wait eon's for things like this to start coming here. I hope to see a place to try one soon!! I will be visiting LA again in a couple of months so I will definitely look out for one there ❤❤
It was my dream to fly to Japan, and it finally came true. I was there for 3 weeks and came back in April, and I can't wait to go back. I never felt so happy in my life as I felt there.
Yes their convenience stores are amazing! I’ve done a lot of convenience store meals and it’s not even a compromise on food quality… You can grab rice balls for a quick snack, or full fledged microwavable meals that tastes amazing. Also love their oden especially in winter (it’s like a bunch of different ingredients cooked in a clear broth so it’s nice and hot on a cold winter’s day)
About a month ago I lost the vision completely in my right eye and it’s a possibility that I will lose the left one too. I’ve been watching videos like these for quite a while to see how things may differ in the event that I lose my sight completely.
It’s so wonderful that Molly and other creators share their experiences for all of us to learn from! Wishing you all the best & so glad you’re being proactive, just in case.
I love this video! I really like hearing both your and your mom's noises of approval when trying the foods haha :) My partner and I dream of going to Japan one day as well, I'll probably use this as reference for what type of snacks to try!
I’m so glad you are living your dream Molly! I’ve not been to Japan yet but have a friend who moved there to be an airline pilot about a decade ago and he loves it! I hope to one day visit!
First off for context I've been living in Japan for about 8 years, (I live in Yokohama in Kanagawa prefecture, so very close to Tokyo), and I'm glad you're having such a good time on your trip so far! I also love the drinking jellies, my favorite is the dark blue one of the brand you bought. Mostly that's because it isn't made with a sweetener like the other colors/flavors in the brand, but natural sugar instead so it tastes less sweet to me than the other ones. It's got a really nice mild sweet flavor, I usually eat it when I have an upset stomach, am hungover, or have just exercised. Some of the chip bags are nice and have a little cut at the top to make opening them easier, but a lot are like that Calbee potato chip bag you opened that feel like they're glued shut like the manufacturers don't want you to eat them haha. Good job opening it :) As for the strawberry milk, anything that advertises fruit on it, is made with real fruit. That doesn't mean that they always have bits of fruit in them, but the flavor will be just like the fruit because the flavoring is actually from the fruit. Though some may taste different because the Japanese variety of the grape, for example, tastes different from the American one. The best example of this I think is that most fruit juices here in Japan are completely pulp free, so it's basically like drinking soda in that it's just sugar water, but it is just fruit juice, no added sugar, so if nothing else it has vitamins and tastes very authentically fruity. However, Family Mart (another convenience store chain like 7/11) has orange Juice and some other fruit juices that are actually made with pulp, in case you are hankering for something like that with your breakfast ;) . You can get some pretty inexpensive and delicious sushi from Family Mart too. It's not restaurant quality, but it's quite good and I'd say it's about 1/5th the price give or take depending on where you go, of the price of sushi at an average sushi restaurant. I haven't been back to the US in awhile so I can't remember well enough to compare it to American grocery store sushi or restaurant sushi, but the Family Mart Sushi is good, and it'll fill you up for very little money. Another food you should try while in Japan if you haven't tried it before, is ramen. It's a noodle soup usually made with pork and topped with nori, green onions, and sometimes an egg or eggs. Depending on the place there are various other potential toppings like beansprouts or cabbage and regional varieties have special toppings/ingredients/flavorings that are fun. The portions are very large generally speaking though, so I recommend a serving of noodles at 200-300 grams max to avoid getting too much, and don't worry you don't have to finish all the soup broth, but you can if you want to, otherwise leaving some broth is considered the standard way to eat it. Good luck with the rest of your trip I hope it goes over really smoothly and is so much fun!
The writing on the candy is 昭和チロル (Showa Tirol). Tirol is the name of the candy company. Essentially it's candy made to mimic the flavors of food found in cafes in the Showa period (1926-1989) like cream soda, or the dessert pictured which is called "Pu-rin" or pudding.
This was so interesting because I don’t think there’s one thing in 7-Eleven here (I’m in California) that I would let pass my lips! I would love to visit Japan! Thank you for this, Molly!
I was at one of the convenience stores in Japan and the cashier wouldn't sell me the sushi roll I picked up because it had been sitting on the shelf too long and was "old" all the ready-to-eat food has a date and time stamps on it and the registers won't ring up the item if it is past its sell-by date. This is not an issue for nonperishables though.
Hi, Molly, I'm Japanese and I'm glad you are enjoying those snacks and drinks, the one you picked that says 昭和チョコ that's chocolate. It's sweets that Japan had in Showa Era. Hope you're enjoying your stay.
I'm sure someone has already said this by now, but the potato chips you tried that were similar to Lay's that had the hint of some other flavor, the flavor was seaweed! 🙂 I've been living in Japan for the past 7 years and it's fun to watch people enjoy convenience store food because it's all just so commonplace for me! It reminds me of when I first moved here. 😊
new sub. Huge fan of your content, especially the relationship you have with your mom. I adore my mother, unfortunately we live on opposite sides of the country. We traveled to France together and had such a wonderful time. Have always wanted to travel to Japan. Appreciate seeing your adventures and the great vibes you ladies bring.
Hi! I used to live in Tokyo for a very long time and am so intrigued why SO many influencers are heading to Tokyo now! haha! But glad to see some fresh eyes on a place that I used to live in. Out of curiosity, did you learn any Japanese braille before going? I know they put braille all over the place, so I am curious if you are utilizing any of those?
I'm so jealous I couldn't try any of theseeee! do more food haul taste tests! I love how well Molly describes things & doesn't just go "it's good. next". Describe the texture, flavor, aftertaste, sweet or salty or bitter or sour? also I think we have similar tastes, so you saying the foods I love were SO good,, made it even better hahaha
Oh my gosh!! I was getting so jealous! LOL Everything you were trying looked so wonderful! I've never been to Japan and I don't expect to every be able to, but I'm happy that you finally got your dream to go and are having a wonderful time. ❤
I love this haul! We are actually lucky enough to have a pretty good Japanese grocery store accessible to us in New Jersey and after many trips we’ve narrowed down what our favorite things are and so many times when people do the Japanese food tests they miss all the good stuff! You grabbed some of my favorite treats! The gummy candies you got are so good good and they come in different flavors they’re one of my favorite Japanese candies and I love the potato sticks you got as well everybody always misses those and they’re so good! I actually really love how crunchy they are without being too hard, and they come in all different flavors did you get the chance try the sukiyaki once they’re like beef flavored and they’re so good it sounds weird but it’s good like beef soup flavor. You should also try some of the kit Kats if you see them they come in all different flavors in Japan and they’re like more for me type candy they’re not as cheap as they are here in the US they come and literally like 100 flavors! People also always missed the lemonade and the milk tea in the cup like you had.
I went to Japan about 10 years ago for an event, so I was about 70 miles south of Tokyo and didn’t get to spend any time in the city (other than the airport), but still had an amazing time there! Loved the food and the people!
Agreed on trying things you haven’t liked years ago. It may be better, or it may just be prepared better. My example is trying Brussels sprouts as a kid was horrible because it was steamed or boiled, but later finding I love Brussels sprouts when they are roasted and maybe tossed with maple and chili.
Oh the lemonade looks like what we call cloudy lemonade. we have it here in the UK. Can't wait till I can go to Japan, definitely would try all these snacks.
What a fun taste test with you@Molly Burke & your mom- I love visiting my Asian & Japanese grocers. I hear Tokyo has lots of fun vintage & consignment shops too- Keep sharing & Enjoy! ❤😊
I’ve been seeing so many Japan videos and now I wanna go! I’m a flight attendant so for me it’s easier than most. I’m actually in your home of Canada right now and just bought some snacks. Hopefully I like everything. 😋
Hey Molly! It'd be super interesting to hear how you felt about the accessibility in Tokyo, especially compared to the US and Canada. When I lived in Tokyo, I always wondered how you would find it.
Asian grocery stores are some of my favorite places to shop as I'm always finding new favorites and combinations or textures I never would have tried before. I live in the Boston area which has a lot of great places.
Lawson was actually my favorite when I lived in Japan. The karaage-kun (chicken bites in different flavors like spicy or cheese) was amazing! I also love 7-11 Fami-chiki (family chicken that’s a small piece of fried chicken). There were also some smaller chains near me that had certain pastries I liked. Every convenience store is slightly different and it’s fun to try them all!
To Molly and non-Japanese people Your food choice was really interesting because there were some snacks I don't know either. In Japan, hot foods and drinks are common in convenience stores. You can also buy hot beverages at vending machines in winter in Japan. It says cough throat on the "e-ma" 's packet. Actually, the jelly drink was a nutrient drink, so most people do not drink it as a snack. I sometimes have this when I don't have enough time to eat breakfast. The next chocolate, Showa-era TIROL, is a tiny bite-sized chocolate piece. On the package, it says there are pudding flavors and melon cream soda flavors. The Showa era is from 1926 to 1989, and this means that the flavor is old-fashioned. The long potato snack is quite famous in Japan. They have various flavors, so if you have a chance, you should try other flavors! The package says "congratulations" in Japanese, but I don't see what flavor it is. Maybe a normal one. The next one after the chewing gum, it's another potato snack. It says net-shaped potato. You've got so many potato chips lol. I think Calbee is the most famous company for potato chips in Japan. The flavor is salt and Aonori which is dried green seaweed. They also have many flavors. I think GABA, the cube chocolate, you pronounced collect. It says that you can reduce your stress by eating this chocolate because there is "GABA" in the chocolate which helps you reduce your stress. The crape one, the package says crape with whipped cream and chocolate chips. My English cannot be perfect, so if you feel it's difficult to read this, let me know. I'm glad that you enjoyed Japan!!
Thank you so much for this super thought out and informational comment! Was very informative for me at least. And your English was perfect. Again thank you for taking the time to explain it all. ❤️
Tokyo, Japan has been on my list for 13 years. I'm so happy for you, Molly! Hope you have/had a wonderful trip! ❤❤❤ Mint gum all the way for me lol I had the unfortunate experience of trying clove gum 🤮 not for me
Hehe that first brand of green tea bottle is very readily available in the US too, just not hot. Same with the blueberry sour candy (called fettuccine gummies!) And the potato sticks and potato chips w seaweed~!
Even tho I cant eat most of these foods I still watch videos like these. It makes me so happy to see people try new foods. I love eating. 😂 I have too many dietary restrictions/intolerances to just randomly grab whatever. But I will find what I CAN eat whenever I get to visit someday 😊
I am so jealous of your Tokyo adventure. I miss it terribly. What blew my mind is the fact vending machines have hot and cold things alongside one another. Like, you can get a cold soda or a hot coffee. The first time I went, it was in the winter, so the coffee was a lifesaver. It didn't occur to me to just go to the 7-Eleven like I would back home, even though it was right around the corner from my hostel.
Crepe cake is my favorite. We got some for my birthday from a H-Mart (Korean /Asian market) one time and even though it was pre-made frozen it was still good! My family has made it fresh before but they said it was a team effort so I did not mind buying instead.. The Calbee chip one looks like seaweed. You can find the calbee honey butter ones here in California too because they are so popular. At most big Asian chain markets… even daiso! I love love Japanese packing.. wow. This definitely makes me want to visit Japan even more.
You’re so lucky Molly you get to travel and go places I wish I could do that because I would love to go to Japan, and I would love to take my younger brother with me. Your blog is amazing. You are amazing keep up the good work.
You should try the different onigiri (little packaged triangles with filling in the middle, rice around and seaweed on top), loved those, can find them in any convenience store. Japanese milk or matcha ice cream is incredible and finally unsweetened green tea in a bottle.
I'm glad your having fun Molly. On a side note Japan would not be my destination of choice if I was on a budget. The only large trip I've ever done costed less than you can get 2 tickets to Japan for. It was a 3 day trip and included everything for 5 people
I’ve just been to South Korea and Taiwan and the 7/11 in both countries were outstanding too. We basically had lunch from them most days. The packaged pastries were the best.
Um just an fyi, whoever did the editing didn't put any links in for the other videos you referred to. Glad you are enjoying japan and sharing all the fun snacks. Have a great trip
The thing I found about American food is that they put a heap of sugar in everything even things that are supposed to be savoury. So if your not a huge sweet tooth it would make sense for the Japanese food to taste so much better. Which I mean let’s be real, even the Japanese 7-11 food looks delicious and making crave crepes…they are so good!!!!! Hope you guys have a great trip ☺️.
Manifesting that I’ll someday get the chance to go to Japan as it’s been my dream since I was a small child! I’m now in my 20s and hopefully by my 30s will achieve my dream 🥺❤️
Lawsons is my fav combini in japan! The potato chips are nori salt flavour! You should really try meronpan is not wsy too sweet and urs so soft bread with a thin layer on top *O*
The Japanese trifecta! 7-eleven, Lawson’s, and Family Mart! The perfect three on every street corner full of amazing food well beyond what we have in North America!
The one says 1926 to 1989 on the package, it is known as one of the most affordable chocolates in Japan. It must be a special one featuring flavors known in these years because of the name, Showa :) There are really good flavors out there, just sometimes not very good haha Anyway, I'm glad to see you had a great time in Japan!
My biggest issue in Japan is that, at least 10 years ago, finding a place to get plain black hot coffee in the morning was not easy. Our hotel room only had tea, and I like tea just fine, but first thing in the morning I just need a cup of black coffee to get me going. The 7-Eleven nearby sold plenty of iced coffee drinks, but that’s just not my thing. I just want plain black hot coffee when I wake up. Fortunately, we discovered a McDonald’s several blocks away from our hotel that served the precious brew. I was there for an event, and the days of the event I was able to get hot coffee there, but on other days, that McDonald’s was my lifesaver.
I don’t live in Japan anymore but when I was there everyone loved the familymart chicken. My fav convenience store was 7-11 but everyone has their favorites.
I'd thought I'd like to visit Japan, but after this, I want to visit Japan just for the desserts 😂 Prince Edward Island has chocolate covered potato chips, enjoyed them a bunch when I visited with my wife.
The one you couldn’t translate said Showa Chirol/Tyrol. Not sure what that is but Showa is a period of Japan from like the 20s-80s. The Calpis lemonade is made with fermented milk and carbonated like soda. There are non carbonated options too. It usually scares people off of you tell people what it is ahead of time.
Hey Molly. Can you put captions on your videos? The automatic captions from RUclips are not good, especially when your mom talks, and sometimes it makes it hard to understand your videos. Thank you! ❤ love you Molly!
Reading comments like these makes me super envious. Visiting Japan is also on my list of places to go. I'm not saying it's perfect, but from everything I have read and heard from friends, the food is just so much better. I also love that some places have tactile crossings. Not here! As a blind woman, I get comments like: "why aren't you walking in between the crosswalks? " Well if I could actually see where those crosswalks are, I would!
I love your excitement! I wish I was there so I could try all of those goodies. Wish we were friends and you could mail some to me. You just have a fantastic time there in Japan. I know you are and you will.❤️
okay if you will be going back to lawson , family mart or 711 here are things to try: pudding ( soooo sooo good) not too sweet and really creamy) fried chicken egg salad sandwich dont be afraid to try desserts in Japan because they normally dont make desserts too sweet. also if you can try japanese pancakes , I recommend happy Pancakes and Japanese cheese cake Ive been to Japan 8 times and I am already planning my 9th trip
I am a big fan! I am Japanese!
3:55 - E-ma Throat Candies. I believe you got mixed berries, but the package is too far away for me to be sure
4:39 - Showa Chiroru Candy - This is a “generation” themed candy Showa Era was between 1926-1989. Flavors are Cream Soda and Japanese Upside-down pudding
5:35 - Calpis Soda Crush Lemon - Milky Carbonated drink with lemon oil and lemon juice. Calpis is essentially a yogurt drink which is why it is white and milky. You can get Calpis in the states at most grocery stores in the "Asian Food" aisle, not the soda though.
6:44 - Bourban Fettucine Gummies - These are Grape flavored sour gummies that are high in Vitamin C
7:55 - Calbee JagaRico Original/Salad Flavor Potato Sticks with real bits of Carrot and Parsley
8:30 - Lotte Green Gum - I HIGHLY recommend that if you ever need to wake yourself up fast checking out Lotte Black Black Gum which is extremely strong mint flavor and has caffeine in it.
9:50 - Tohato Amijaga Potato Chips - Sweet Salt flavored Waffle Fry Potato Chips
10:30 - Calbee Seaweed Salt Flavored Potato Chips
12:09 - Glico Mental Balance Chocolate GABA (Bitter) - Chocolate with GABA powder which is supposed to reduce stress
Hello Molly. I hope you see this because I wanted to thank you. I had to write a speech and chose to write about the importance of access technology for blind people. I wanted to thank your for inspiring me and I love your content. 😊
That was great! I hope it went well for you. ✌️👍😁
As someone who’s toothless and can’t eat too much I appreciate food vids like this to add to my bucket list for when I get teef again!! So happy you’re in Japan, you deserve this trip❤
Just got my lower dentures two weeks ago! Top was pretty easy, but the bottom is taking a lot of getting used to. Good luck and I hope you heal up as nicely as my upper jaw did :)
I haven't visited Japan in years, but I agree: (1)the food at Larson's is affordable and incredible (2) the people are so polite and helpful (3) the streets are clean and well-marked with bottled water readily available in dispensers (4) the shopping is incredible (5) I found public transport included English along with Japanese in the way of announcements. Yes, I too, if I could support myself there, would move to Japan immediately.
Lawson?
get a job there and move?
And if you live in an apartment there its smaller than a jail cell in USA
Hello! I just wanted to say thank you for your content. I started watching you years ago and I have always loved and appreciated your content. Recently I had a health scare that had resulted in some vision changes/loss. (We caught it in time so I shouldn’t have any permanent damage). When it first started happening all I could think was “thank god for Molly.” because I knew that even if the worst happened I would have a place to start and not get lost. That even if the loss was permanent/got worse I would still be able to be me and live life and find my way. Heck, I have even began to use some of the tricks and tips you have mentioned in past videos that I “never thought would apply to me.” Thank you so much for doing what you do and living your life and acting as a guide.
When we went to Japan for the first time, the first thing we bought was a drink from the vending machine. I was tired, so I got coffee, and then I looked to my spouse in shock before handing her my HOT can of coffee. I wish we'd have those here! I think about it whenever it's really cold.
When we visited Kyoto, we were not prepared for the rain and got caught in a down pour. Those hot drink vending machines saved our frozen hands.
I love your mum so much. I love how much she takes a genuine interest in your life, not just your youtube channel! I wish my family were like that! My dad does always visit my art exhibitions when I have work in exhibitions but doesn't really take an interest in anything else I enjoy.
the one you couldn't figure out was it says is a candy version of a popular custard pudding snack, the individual packaging says purin, which means pudding. the potato chip bag you didn't know what it is, is seaweed and salt flavour!
There's a cream soda in the same package as the purin, it's Showa Tirol
The image looks like flan 🍮.
Mille crepe is actually a french name (french pronunciation meaning 1000 layers)! French-asian bakeries are really popular in east asia and now it's coming to the US. I work at a french-asian bakery in the US :) The mille crepes are our bestseller. So light and not too sweet. So jealous you got to try them in Japan Molly!!
Oh, I want to try them!! I live in Minnesota and we usually have to wait eon's for things like this to start coming here. I hope to see a place to try one soon!! I will be visiting LA again in a couple of months so I will definitely look out for one there ❤❤
I am completely amazed how you appreciate traveling and new surroundings being blind. Your enthusiasm is enlightening, thank you for educating us.
It was my dream to fly to Japan, and it finally came true. I was there for 3 weeks and came back in April, and I can't wait to go back. I never felt so happy in my life as I felt there.
Someone: what japanese foods do you like?
Molly: yes
Yes their convenience stores are amazing! I’ve done a lot of convenience store meals and it’s not even a compromise on food quality… You can grab rice balls for a quick snack, or full fledged microwavable meals that tastes amazing. Also love their oden especially in winter (it’s like a bunch of different ingredients cooked in a clear broth so it’s nice and hot on a cold winter’s day)
About a month ago I lost the vision completely in my right eye and it’s a possibility that I will lose the left one too. I’ve been watching videos like these for quite a while to see how things may differ in the event that I lose my sight completely.
It’s so wonderful that Molly and other creators share their experiences for all of us to learn from! Wishing you all the best & so glad you’re being proactive, just in case.
@@krissyrific It’s an amazing thing these people are doing. And thank you for the well wishes
I love this video! I really like hearing both your and your mom's noises of approval when trying the foods haha :) My partner and I dream of going to Japan one day as well, I'll probably use this as reference for what type of snacks to try!
You gave me the idea of saving the video for the time I am able to go. Thank you
Thanks for this!! Japan is on my travel list too, and I'm thrilled to live vicariously though you ❤ can't wait to hear more!!!
I’m so glad you are living your dream Molly! I’ve not been to Japan yet but have a friend who moved there to be an airline pilot about a decade ago and he loves it! I hope to one day visit!
First off for context I've been living in Japan for about 8 years, (I live in Yokohama in Kanagawa prefecture, so very close to Tokyo), and I'm glad you're having such a good time on your trip so far! I also love the drinking jellies, my favorite is the dark blue one of the brand you bought. Mostly that's because it isn't made with a sweetener like the other colors/flavors in the brand, but natural sugar instead so it tastes less sweet to me than the other ones. It's got a really nice mild sweet flavor, I usually eat it when I have an upset stomach, am hungover, or have just exercised. Some of the chip bags are nice and have a little cut at the top to make opening them easier, but a lot are like that Calbee potato chip bag you opened that feel like they're glued shut like the manufacturers don't want you to eat them haha. Good job opening it :) As for the strawberry milk, anything that advertises fruit on it, is made with real fruit. That doesn't mean that they always have bits of fruit in them, but the flavor will be just like the fruit because the flavoring is actually from the fruit. Though some may taste different because the Japanese variety of the grape, for example, tastes different from the American one. The best example of this I think is that most fruit juices here in Japan are completely pulp free, so it's basically like drinking soda in that it's just sugar water, but it is just fruit juice, no added sugar, so if nothing else it has vitamins and tastes very authentically fruity. However, Family Mart (another convenience store chain like 7/11) has orange Juice and some other fruit juices that are actually made with pulp, in case you are hankering for something like that with your breakfast ;) . You can get some pretty inexpensive and delicious sushi from Family Mart too. It's not restaurant quality, but it's quite good and I'd say it's about 1/5th the price give or take depending on where you go, of the price of sushi at an average sushi restaurant. I haven't been back to the US in awhile so I can't remember well enough to compare it to American grocery store sushi or restaurant sushi, but the Family Mart Sushi is good, and it'll fill you up for very little money. Another food you should try while in Japan if you haven't tried it before, is ramen. It's a noodle soup usually made with pork and topped with nori, green onions, and sometimes an egg or eggs. Depending on the place there are various other potential toppings like beansprouts or cabbage and regional varieties have special toppings/ingredients/flavorings that are fun. The portions are very large generally speaking though, so I recommend a serving of noodles at 200-300 grams max to avoid getting too much, and don't worry you don't have to finish all the soup broth, but you can if you want to, otherwise leaving some broth is considered the standard way to eat it. Good luck with the rest of your trip I hope it goes over really smoothly and is so much fun!
I love how she shares every snack with her mom. Macha chocolate Ive tasted the kitkat. They are good
I love Japanese foods. This was such a fun video. Thanks for doing a taste test with us! 😊
You don’t have the resealable packaging because companies prefer that people eat it all at once or get stale and have to buy more sooner
The writing on the candy is 昭和チロル (Showa Tirol). Tirol is the name of the candy company. Essentially it's candy made to mimic the flavors of food found in cafes in the Showa period (1926-1989) like cream soda, or the dessert pictured which is called "Pu-rin" or pudding.
The pudding pictured looks just like a caramel pudding to me.
@@ragnkja that's basically what Japanese pudding is! Kind of like flan, custard type pudding with a caramel topping. Soooo good
This was so interesting because I don’t think there’s one thing in 7-Eleven here (I’m in California) that I would let pass my lips! I would love to visit Japan! Thank you for this, Molly!
I was at one of the convenience stores in Japan and the cashier wouldn't sell me the sushi roll I picked up because it had been sitting on the shelf too long and was "old" all the ready-to-eat food has a date and time stamps on it and the registers won't ring up the item if it is past its sell-by date. This is not an issue for nonperishables though.
This is exactly the energy that eating snacks and such should bring! I love it! I’m on the edge of my seat!
I love seeing Molly react to each new snack 😅
Hi, Molly, I'm Japanese and I'm glad you are enjoying those snacks and drinks, the one you picked that says 昭和チョコ that's chocolate. It's sweets that Japan had in Showa Era.
Hope you're enjoying your stay.
Molly I hope you are enjoying your trip to Japan. 🎉❤
I'm sure someone has already said this by now, but the potato chips you tried that were similar to Lay's that had the hint of some other flavor, the flavor was seaweed! 🙂
I've been living in Japan for the past 7 years and it's fun to watch people enjoy convenience store food because it's all just so commonplace for me! It reminds me of when I first moved here. 😊
new sub. Huge fan of your content, especially the relationship you have with your mom. I adore my mother, unfortunately we live on opposite sides of the country. We traveled to France together and had such a wonderful time.
Have always wanted to travel to Japan. Appreciate seeing your adventures and the great vibes you ladies bring.
Hi! I used to live in Tokyo for a very long time and am so intrigued why SO many influencers are heading to Tokyo now! haha! But glad to see some fresh eyes on a place that I used to live in. Out of curiosity, did you learn any Japanese braille before going? I know they put braille all over the place, so I am curious if you are utilizing any of those?
I also love aloe water with chunks in it❤ so yummy.. their jelly stuff comes in all flavors, even coffee
Sitting on the train back from the airport home. Spend the last 3 weeks in Japan. This makes me so happy :)
Japan is on my bucket list! I would LOVE to try all the beautiful and amazing food they have!
I'm so jealous I couldn't try any of theseeee! do more food haul taste tests! I love how well Molly describes things & doesn't just go "it's good. next". Describe the texture, flavor, aftertaste, sweet or salty or bitter or sour? also I think we have similar tastes, so you saying the foods I love were SO good,, made it even better hahaha
This was super fun to watch. I have always wanted to do exactly what you just did! Thank you for sharing!!!!!
I really really want to visit Japan someday hopefully soon!!! I’m glad you got that opportunity ❤
Oh my gosh!! I was getting so jealous! LOL Everything you were trying looked so wonderful! I've never been to Japan and I don't expect to every be able to, but I'm happy that you finally got your dream to go and are having a wonderful time. ❤
I love this haul! We are actually lucky enough to have a pretty good Japanese grocery store accessible to us in New Jersey and after many trips we’ve narrowed down what our favorite things are and so many times when people do the Japanese food tests they miss all the good stuff! You grabbed some of my favorite treats! The gummy candies you got are so good good and they come in different flavors they’re one of my favorite Japanese candies and I love the potato sticks you got as well everybody always misses those and they’re so good! I actually really love how crunchy they are without being too hard, and they come in all different flavors did you get the chance try the sukiyaki once they’re like beef flavored and they’re so good it sounds weird but it’s good like beef soup flavor. You should also try some of the kit Kats if you see them they come in all different flavors in Japan and they’re like more for me type candy they’re not as cheap as they are here in the US they come and literally like 100 flavors! People also always missed the lemonade and the milk tea in the cup like you had.
I went to Japan about 10 years ago for an event, so I was about 70 miles south of Tokyo and didn’t get to spend any time in the city (other than the airport), but still had an amazing time there! Loved the food and the people!
Thanks Molly !! Hope see u back here soon!❤
Agreed on trying things you haven’t liked years ago. It may be better, or it may just be prepared better. My example is trying Brussels sprouts as a kid was horrible because it was steamed or boiled, but later finding I love Brussels sprouts when they are roasted and maybe tossed with maple and chili.
Oh the lemonade looks like what we call cloudy lemonade. we have it here in the UK. Can't wait till I can go to Japan, definitely would try all these snacks.
this seems so fun so cool trying diff treats and snacks
What a fun taste test with you@Molly Burke & your mom- I love visiting my Asian & Japanese grocers. I hear Tokyo has lots of fun vintage & consignment shops too- Keep sharing & Enjoy! ❤😊
I’ve been seeing so many Japan videos and now I wanna go! I’m a flight attendant so for me it’s easier than most. I’m actually in your home of Canada right now and just bought some snacks. Hopefully I like everything. 😋
Hey Molly! It'd be super interesting to hear how you felt about the accessibility in Tokyo, especially compared to the US and Canada. When I lived in Tokyo, I always wondered how you would find it.
Asian grocery stores are some of my favorite places to shop as I'm always finding new favorites and combinations or textures I never would have tried before. I live in the Boston area which has a lot of great places.
Uuuh, never been this fast❤
I'm so here for the Japan trip❤
Always wanted to go myself.
Wish you the greatest of times❤
I’ve never been there but I hope you both have fun!!
I used to live in Japan and moved away two years ago. I missed Japanese 7-Eleven (and everything else) so much!
Hope you enjoyed your trip im sad near me I cant find many Japanese snacks but my fav at the moment is Japanese strawberry KitKats
Lawson was actually my favorite when I lived in Japan. The karaage-kun (chicken bites in different flavors like spicy or cheese) was amazing! I also love 7-11 Fami-chiki (family chicken that’s a small piece of fried chicken). There were also some smaller chains near me that had certain pastries I liked. Every convenience store is slightly different and it’s fun to try them all!
To Molly and non-Japanese people
Your food choice was really interesting because there were some snacks I don't know either.
In Japan, hot foods and drinks are common in convenience stores. You can also buy hot beverages at vending machines in winter in Japan.
It says cough throat on the "e-ma" 's packet.
Actually, the jelly drink was a nutrient drink, so most people do not drink it as a snack. I sometimes have this when I don't have enough time to eat breakfast.
The next chocolate, Showa-era TIROL, is a tiny bite-sized chocolate piece. On the package, it says there are pudding flavors and melon cream soda flavors. The Showa era is from 1926 to 1989, and this means that the flavor is old-fashioned.
The long potato snack is quite famous in Japan. They have various flavors, so if you have a chance, you should try other flavors! The package says "congratulations" in Japanese, but I don't see what flavor it is. Maybe a normal one.
The next one after the chewing gum, it's another potato snack. It says net-shaped potato.
You've got so many potato chips lol. I think Calbee is the most famous company for potato chips in Japan. The flavor is salt and Aonori which is dried green seaweed. They also have many flavors.
I think GABA, the cube chocolate, you pronounced collect. It says that you can reduce your stress by eating this chocolate because there is "GABA" in the chocolate which helps you reduce your stress.
The crape one, the package says crape with whipped cream and chocolate chips.
My English cannot be perfect, so if you feel it's difficult to read this, let me know.
I'm glad that you enjoyed Japan!!
Thank you so much for this super thought out and informational comment! Was very informative for me at least. And your English was perfect. Again thank you for taking the time to explain it all. ❤️
You described everything perfectly! Thank you😊
Your English is phenomenal!!
Your English is brilliant!!
Tokyo, Japan has been on my list for 13 years. I'm so happy for you, Molly! Hope you have/had a wonderful trip! ❤❤❤
Mint gum all the way for me lol
I had the unfortunate experience of trying clove gum 🤮 not for me
I don’t know if you have it in the US but in the UK we have a gum flavour called Juicy Fruit. It’s amazing! I’d recommend!
It's in North America, as far as I know.
@@harveyabel1354 I wasn’t sure, but that’s good to know :)
@@imabbi8550 Along with Doublemint.
I imagine there are lots of fashion stores for you to enjoy as a petite woman.
Hehe that first brand of green tea bottle is very readily available in the US too, just not hot.
Same with the blueberry sour candy (called fettuccine gummies!) And the potato sticks and potato chips w seaweed~!
Even tho I cant eat most of these foods I still watch videos like these. It makes me so happy to see people try new foods. I love eating. 😂 I have too many dietary restrictions/intolerances to just randomly grab whatever. But I will find what I CAN eat whenever I get to visit someday 😊
My favorite gum flavor is polar ice or wintermint or the version of it for each brand. The best flavor
I am so jealous of your Tokyo adventure. I miss it terribly.
What blew my mind is the fact vending machines have hot and cold things alongside one another. Like, you can get a cold soda or a hot coffee. The first time I went, it was in the winter, so the coffee was a lifesaver. It didn't occur to me to just go to the 7-Eleven like I would back home, even though it was right around the corner from my hostel.
It’s lovely have a fun trip!
Crepe cake is my favorite. We got some for my birthday from a H-Mart (Korean /Asian market) one time and even though it was pre-made frozen it was still good! My family has made it fresh before but they said it was a team effort so I did not mind buying instead..
The Calbee chip one looks like seaweed. You can find the calbee honey butter ones here in California too because they are so popular. At most big Asian chain markets… even daiso!
I love love Japanese packing.. wow. This definitely makes me want to visit Japan even more.
You’re so lucky Molly you get to travel and go places I wish I could do that because I would love to go to Japan, and I would love to take my younger brother with me. Your blog is amazing. You are amazing keep up the good work.
Molly if you haven't tried onigiri from 7-11 you HAVE to. They are my favorite snack and have cool packaging
I loved this video so much 🥰🥰
You should try the different onigiri (little packaged triangles with filling in the middle, rice around and seaweed on top), loved those, can find them in any convenience store. Japanese milk or matcha ice cream is incredible and finally unsweetened green tea in a bottle.
Hi, Molly! Love your channel! I was wondering, where did you get the shirt that's in the thumbnail of this video? It's so pretty!
My family is stationed in Yokosuka Japan! I love your videos ❤
Omg I love calbee chips. So yummy. Those are seaweed potato chips!
I'm glad your having fun Molly. On a side note Japan would not be my destination of choice if I was on a budget.
The only large trip I've ever done costed less than you can get 2 tickets to Japan for. It was a 3 day trip and included everything for 5 people
I’ve just been to South Korea and Taiwan and the 7/11 in both countries were outstanding too. We basically had lunch from them most days. The packaged pastries were the best.
Um just an fyi, whoever did the editing didn't put any links in for the other videos you referred to.
Glad you are enjoying japan and sharing all the fun snacks. Have a great trip
The thing I found about American food is that they put a heap of sugar in everything even things that are supposed to be savoury. So if your not a huge sweet tooth it would make sense for the Japanese food to taste so much better. Which I mean let’s be real, even the Japanese 7-11 food looks delicious and making crave crepes…they are so good!!!!! Hope you guys have a great trip ☺️.
I'm going to Japan in two weeks. I'm so excited to try all the amazing food!!!
YOU ARE MY QUEEN! 👑
The other day I asked my husband if people in his high school said "11:11, make a wish." He had never heard of it.
There’s Little Tokyo in LA. You can always get your Japanese snacks there.
Japanese snacks are so good. I love Capus Diary drinks and matcha candies.
I love your food taste test there always so fun 😊
Japan is Mollys paradise
Manifesting that I’ll someday get the chance to go to Japan as it’s been my dream since I was a small child! I’m now in my 20s and hopefully by my 30s will achieve my dream 🥺❤️
What a fun trip!
Lawsons is my fav combini in japan!
The potato chips are nori salt flavour!
You should really try meronpan is not wsy too sweet and urs so soft bread with a thin layer on top *O*
oh when you said "white lemonade" i was hoping it is calpis hahaha. good to know that you love it as well!
The Japanese trifecta! 7-eleven, Lawson’s, and Family Mart! The perfect three on every street corner full of amazing food well beyond what we have in North America!
The one says 1926 to 1989 on the package, it is known as one of the most affordable chocolates in Japan. It must be a special one featuring flavors known in these years because of the name, Showa :) There are really good flavors out there, just sometimes not very good haha Anyway, I'm glad to see you had a great time in Japan!
My biggest issue in Japan is that, at least 10 years ago, finding a place to get plain black hot coffee in the morning was not easy. Our hotel room only had tea, and I like tea just fine, but first thing in the morning I just need a cup of black coffee to get me going. The 7-Eleven nearby sold plenty of iced coffee drinks, but that’s just not my thing. I just want plain black hot coffee when I wake up. Fortunately, we discovered a McDonald’s several blocks away from our hotel that served the precious brew. I was there for an event, and the days of the event I was able to get hot coffee there, but on other days, that McDonald’s was my lifesaver.
I don’t live in Japan anymore but when I was there everyone loved the familymart chicken. My fav convenience store was 7-11 but everyone has their favorites.
I'd thought I'd like to visit Japan, but after this, I want to visit Japan just for the desserts 😂
Prince Edward Island has chocolate covered potato chips, enjoyed them a bunch when I
visited with my wife.
The one you couldn’t translate said Showa Chirol/Tyrol. Not sure what that is but Showa is a period of Japan from like the 20s-80s. The Calpis lemonade is made with fermented milk and carbonated like soda. There are non carbonated options too. It usually scares people off of you tell people what it is ahead of time.
You should try fast food like McDonald's and Starbucks. Their menus are different in Japan.
Hey Molly. Can you put captions on your videos? The automatic captions from RUclips are not good, especially when your mom talks, and sometimes it makes it hard to understand your videos. Thank you! ❤ love you Molly!
Will there be any japan vlogs?
The dessert picture is flan. It's a custard dessert (Mexican). It's covered in caramel. So yes it's super sweet and creamy. ☺️
Happy to hear you loved Tokyo. I will teach you Japanese if you move in Japan😜
I love the premade meals at Japanese Lawsons and 7- Elevens. Particularly the noodle dishes and the eggs. Yum!
Reading comments like these makes me super envious. Visiting Japan is also on my list of places to go. I'm not saying it's perfect, but from everything I have read and heard from friends, the food is just so much better. I also love that some places have tactile crossings. Not here! As a blind woman, I get comments like: "why aren't you walking in between the crosswalks? "
Well if I could actually see where those crosswalks are, I would!
Molly you’re not bad at languages ! You learned braille !
@Dan Sgambelluri she still had to learn it!
I love your excitement! I wish I was there so I could try all of those goodies. Wish we were friends and you could mail some to me. You just have a fantastic time there in Japan. I know you are and you will.❤️
okay if you will be going back to lawson , family mart or 711 here are things to try:
pudding ( soooo sooo good) not too sweet and really creamy)
fried chicken
egg salad sandwich
dont be afraid to try desserts in Japan because they normally dont make desserts too sweet.
also if you can try japanese pancakes , I recommend happy Pancakes and Japanese cheese cake
Ive been to Japan 8 times and I am already planning my 9th trip
7:55 the packaging is like that of cup noodles