taste test (Page 30)
The question is, do we want a convenience store to sell luxury food at a reasonable price?
We find out if this reasonably priced bowl stacks up to the ramen served at popular noodle chain Ramen Jiro.
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We unravel the true nature of the mysterious new flavor of Konnyaku Batake jelly that has our brains and our tongues in a twist.
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