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The convenience store treat (?) from Japan’s northern island is delicious…as long as you eat it the right way.
Pick your slice carefully — one of them is spiked with one of the hottest chillies in the world.
”Ba-…baka! It’s not like Domino’s bakes these specifically for anime fans or anything!” …oh, wait, they do.
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Super-spicy Tokyo ramen served in a 572-degree Fahrenheit bowl? Yep, we’ll eat that!【Taste test】
Our resident spice fiend puts his tongue to the test in Tokyo’s most competitive ramen neighborhood!
Between Cup Noodle’s Mega Spicy Miso and 7-Eleven’s Mongolia Tanmen Nakamoto Hokkyoku BLACK, which one left our tongues more of a spicy, shriveled wasteland?
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