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Ramen rice fills our stomach with guilty pleasure, and our heart with hope for the future.
Usually, going to the convenience store or cooking for yourself is an either/or question, but not this time.
Japanese Twitter chefs fall in love with a hassle-free way to make an entire meal with only about a minute of work.
The new version of the popular cooking bento box boasts of cooking other things…but does it really work?
When the opportunity to recreate a mouthwatering manga meal comes up, we’re not going to turn it down.
Japan is known for its crazily expensive fruit, but is the Ruby Roman really worth the exorbitant price tag?
Tapioca tea is everywhere in Japan these days – even in the SoraNews24 office rice cooker!
Meg steps into the SoraKitchen, and steps back out with a strawberry shortcake in record time.
We’re back in the RocketKitchen for a super-easy dessert recipe to impress family and friends with this holiday season.
Usher in the holiday season with a huge mound of “rice cooker roast beef” using our all-too-easy recipe.
In the name of science, our caffeine-addicted team of intrepid reporters continue their culinary tradition of trying their taste buds to the limits.
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