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![Tokyo’s insane Garlic Ramen is a meal, and an aroma, you’ll never forget[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/nr-5.jpg?w=640 "Tokyo’s insane Garlic Ramen is a meal, and an aroma, you’ll never forget[Taste test]")
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![Pizza Hut Japan’s drinkable curry pizza is here – Is it all we dreamed it would be?[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/2_847992.jpg?w=640 "Pizza Hut Japan’s drinkable curry pizza is here – Is it all we dreamed it would be?[Taste test]")
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