Gourmet Writers’ Rating Check
Our writers battle to distinguish Lady Boden from the 8x more expensive Jean-Paul Hévin ice cream
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Master Blaster
Jul 20, 2023 - Tweet
Can our gourmet writers tell which fruit jelly is luxuriously six times more expensive?
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Master Blaster
Jul 8, 2023
- Japan
- (Dossari Mikan • Ginza Sembikiya • Gourmet Writers' Rating Check • jelly • mandarins • mikan • oranges • Tarami)
Our toughest blind taste test yet — can our writers pick out the more expensive mochi?
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Katie Pask
Jan 29, 2023
- Japan
- (expensive food • food • Gourmet Writers' Rating Check • Japanese food • mochi • ranking • rice • rice cake • SNJO)
Can our writers’ taste buds pick out the luxury kamaboko fish cake from these two?
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Master Blaster
Jan 14, 2023
- Japan
- (COK • fish cake • food • Gourmet Writers' Rating Check • kamaboko • Kinsen Yuzuki • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mr. Sato • New Year's food • SNJO • Suzuhiro)
Can our writers pick out the pricier strawberry shortcake against one over four times cheaper?
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Master Blaster
Dec 23, 2022
- Japan
- (cake • Chateraise • Christmas • Christmas cakes • COK • food • Gourmet Writers' Rating Check • Hotel New Otani • shortcake • SNJO • strawberry shortcake • sweets • taste test)
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