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Come with us as we try these two new packs, which incorporate unique rose petal toppings in deliciously different ways.
Starbucks and coffee nuts alike shouldn’t miss out on this unique, luxurious method of coffee preparation.
We’ve had our expectation betrayed by “matcha” foods before, but what happens when we try this instant curry from Kyoto?
Warm, cute and delicious – this is the type of Pokémon everyone in Japan wants to catch right now.
The cool Frappuccino and its hot counterpart are some of the sauciest, best looking drinks we’ve ever tasted.
Come with us as we take a look inside the cream-filled presents and snowman-shaped doughnuts ahead of their official release.
Demi-glace soup is the fanciest-sounding, best-tasting machine-sold canned treat we’ve had in a long time.
Our reporter with the larger-than-life character gives us his verdict on the equally giant sweet.
A popular Okinawan treat gets a crispy crunch. Join us on a taste-test of delicious proportions!
We headed to our local Starbucks branch for the debut of the Bavarian cream-enhanced dessert drink.
We’ll take any excuse to drink shakes, but was this new temptation, over a century in the making, worth the wait?
Only available in certain countries for a limited time, these regional cakes come with a number of gorgeous details.
RocketNews24’s Meg pits the two cookies against each other, and also tosses made-in-China-for-China Oreos into the fray.
If green tea, Japan’s favorite traditional drink, can make desserts better, why not its most important seasoning, too…right? Right?!?
From a melon soda monster to a mummy filled with purple ooze, these awesome new designs and flavours make this range one of their best releases yet!
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