MOS Burger Tobikiri Hamburger

MOS Burger (モスバーガ) is a popular Japanese fast food chain famous for its fresher, healthier selection of hamburgers. MOS stands for Mountain Ocean Sun. MOS Burger recently announced that it will release a new burger as part of its Tobikiri Burger series. Tobikiri (飛び切り) in Japanese means extraordinary or superb and this range of burgers is a premium selection from MOS Burger. The Tobikiri Burger series made its debut in 2008 and has proved to be very popular.

Interview with ‘Loco in Yokohama’

Baye McNeil is a fellow blogger in Japan that I have been following for many years. He is originally from Brooklyn, New York but now calls the beautiful city of Yokohama home. A multitalented man who is a writer, blogger, amateur photographer and teacher, I really enjoy his work which includes his blog, Loco in Yokohama. Baye is also a published author with his first book, Hi! My Name is Loco and I am a Racist, an acclaimed success. He is just about to release his latest book; ‘Loco in Yokohama’, so Japan Australia took the time to interview this fascinating man.

Lotteria Super Cheeseday and Super Fryday

Japanese burger chain Lotteria is celebrating its 40th anniversary with an Autumn special that might interest all those ex-pat burger lovers here in Japan. Back by popular demand are Lotteria’s Super Cheeseday and Super Fryday burger deals.

Starting from September 23 until October 9, you can find two new items back on the menu. The Zeppin Cheeseburger will come with five beef patties and slices of cheese. It will be priced at 1360 yen (USD$13.60). The Ebi Tree Burger is a seafood option featuring ebi (shrimp). It contains five deep-fried shrimp patties and costs 770 yen (USD$7.70). You may remember that both of these classics featured in the recent Twin Burger.

KFC Corn Potage Fritter

KFC Japan has just released a new item to its menu, the Corn Potage Fritter. It went on sale on September 5th across the country. Corn Potage is a very popular soup in Japan that is thick and creamy. It is served at most restaurants and cafes and can even be found in vending machines during the colder months. Corn Potage also seems to be a flavour of the moment here in Japan and can be found in everything from snacks to ice-cream. KFC has taken this Japanese favourite one step further by serving it deep-fried. Yes, that’s right deep-fried! The Corn Potage Fritter is crispy on the outside while soft and creamy on the inside.

How do KFC do it? 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games

Tokyo has been chosen to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Members of the Olympic International Committee (IOC) chose Tokyo over Istanbul and Madrid at a meeting in Buenos Aires on Saturday. The final result was 60 votes for Tokyo against 36 for Istanbul in the final round.

Tokyo was seen as the front-runner after finishing third in its bid for the 2016 Games, which was won by Rio de Janeiro. Tokyo campaigned with the message “The Olympics will be safe in our hands”.

Tsukimi Burger 2013

The Tsukimi Burger at McDonald’s Japan is an autumn favourite of mine and I always look forward to it making its annual appearance on the menu. Autumn in Japan, which is September – November is the time to enjoy delicious autumn food, cooler weather and koyo ~ the colourful autumn leaves. The Tsukimi Burger is only available for a limited time during autumn in Japan and made its appearance back on the menu in 2013 on August 23rd.

Starbucks Refreshers Japan

Starbucks Refreshers hit the store shelves on June 25th in Japan. They are a new kind of energy drink made by Starbucks and can be found at Seven Eleven’s across Japan. The drink is fruit juice based and lightly caffeinated with green coffee extract to pick you up. Designed mainly for the female market and as a light afternoon pick-me-up as opposed to a full on energy drink. They are available in two different flavours ~ Cool Lime and Very Berry Hibiscus.

The drinks contain real fruit juice along with green coffee extract, ginseng, and vitamins B and C.

They come in a 200ml can and cost 200 yen (USD$2.00).

How do they taste?

Cool Lime ~ Very fruity and you can really taste the lime. The fruit juice makes it seem more like a soft drink but it’s very refreshing.

Starbucks Refreshers Cool Lime

Very Berry Hibiscus ~ A lot sweeter than the Cool Lime and you can really taste the berry flavours. Definitely our favourite of the two and easy to drink.

Starbucks Refreshers Very Berry Hibiscus

Have a look at our video to see the new Starbucks Refreshers in Japan