unagi

Does eel ramen really taste like eel?

A Japanese souvenir like no other.

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Eating Japan’s Mystery Eel, mysteriously, both is and isn’t like eating real eel【Taste test】

Cup Noodle maker releases instant cup unagi…except it’s not really unagi.

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Cup Noodle maker now offering instant Mystery Eel meals

Nissin’s Mystery Unagi isn’t quite like its Mystery Meat, though.

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Hotel’s amazing breakfast buffet shows why it’s your loss if you skip Nagoya on your Japan trip

Often-overlooked Nagoya is one of Japan’s best towns to eat in, and this affordable hotel lets you dig in to multiple local specialties first thing in the morning.

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The Unagyu Burger Kit’s ultra expensive/ultra cheap mixture is here, and it’s time to taste test it

A cheap grub/fine dining hybrid from a nationwide fast food chain and an exclusive sushi restaurant.

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Super expensive sushi restaurant super cheap beef bowl chain team up to create Unagyu Burger

Teruzushi and Matsuya come together for a broader interpretation of Japan’s summertime eel-eating tradition.

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Eel-topped takoyaki is delicious in any season, but here’s why now is the best time to try it

Hint: it’s because you can only buy it at one specific place. 

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Tokyo’s Curry Udon Croquette Burger is four of Japan’s favorite foods in one【Taste test】

Ikebukuro Bread Festival serves up hybrid rice bowl burgers too.

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Eggslut adds a whole ass eel to a new sandwich in Japan

Ah, the joys of a Japanese summer.

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The poop ice cream to end all poop ice creams


This weird Japanese dessert flushes all the others down the drain. 

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What’s it like to eat eel from a Japanese vending machine?

Mr Sato takes us on an unagi adventure.

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Does the eel from these cheap takeout shops pass the buyobuyo quality test? We find out

Unagi for about 1,000 yen…is it worth it?

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Eel-fortified chocolate now on sale in Japan

Just in time for the summertime heat, here comes unagi chocolate.

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Anime cooking in real life – How to make Food Wars’ unagi matelote【SoraKitchen】

What happens when Japanese eel meets French cooking, then jumps from the anime world to the real one? We find out!

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Come on, Costco! Sell your Japan-exclusive kabayaki marinade salmon in the U.S. too!

Costco Japan adapts a traditional unagi recipe to salmon, and it should let the U.S. market taste it too.

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This is what a 10,000-yen (US$90) Unagi Sushi Cake looks like

A beautifully arranged, blissfully huge order of one of Japan’s favorite summertime foods.

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Butter on sushi? We’d heard it was great, but we wouldn’t believe it without trying it ourselves

Fans swear this sushi restaurant’s butter unagi is amazing, so we taste-tested it.

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5 little-known facts about Japanese society from Twitter users

From love hotels in summer to the history of fireworks, these juicy bits of information amaze even Japanese people.

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We ordered RAW eel through the mail and achieved a state of total Unagi

Say it! Say we are Unagi!

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Is Japan’s highest-ranking unagi restaurant worth the six-month wait for a table? We find out

Already checked all the sushi and ramen boxes on your Japanese food pilgrimage list? Then come along with us to the country’s favorite unagi specialist, located in downtown Tokyo.

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