It’s salmon vs. salmon as we taste-test 7-Eleven’s attempt to stem the tide of rampant combini onigiri price inflations.
salmon
With only one of these caught for every 10,000 salmon, this rare fish comes with a super high price tag.
And if you eat it like we did, there’s essentially a second rice bowl waiting for you too.
Will the conveyor belt sushi chain’s recent playful menu item be as much fun to eat as it is to look at?
Salmon is one of Japan’s most popular sushi options, but which kaitenzushi restaurant does it best?
Costco Japan adapts a traditional unagi recipe to salmon, and it should let the U.S. market taste it too.
New project makes the popular chain the first of its kind to utilize 100 percent of the fish they acquire.
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We stayed at Asakusa’s super-narrow, super-cheap, and surprisingly comfortable hotel
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