-
Mr. Sato eats luxurious fish from a vending machine, doesn’t get food poisoning
投稿日 2021年8月13日 10:00:33 (ニュース)
-
続・お知らせ。海外セレブゴシップ&ニュース
-
お知らせ
-
We spot the legendary dekotora Aki Kannon, dedicated to actress and singer Aki Yashiro
-
New Pokémon GU collaboration dresses all the family, including babies for the first time
-
How do European Cup Noodles taste to a Japanese palate?
-
We’ve been doing it wrong – Japanese genius shows us how we should all be making sandwiches【Pics】
-
The future is now with full face sunglasses
-
Natto-infused ramen is a thing — we tried it, we love it【Taste test】
-
Jellyfish and Halloween in perfect harmony at Sumida Aquarium event
-
Japanese toilet paper collection opens our minds as we open our butts
-
Aomori police on the lookout for man shouting unsolicited advice at kids about dating and ramen
-
Former Arashi members Sho Sakurai and Masaki Aiba get married… Wait, that didn’t come out right
-
Creator of Japan’s longest-running manga, Golgo 13, passes away, leaves fans one last gift
-
Crazy cheap cosplay at Daiso? How to transform into Dragon Ball’s Vegeta at the discount shop
-
7 Halloween-themed afternoon teas you won’t want to miss this year
-
Krispy Kreme Japan creates doughnut burgers that are a meal and two desserts all in one【Photos】
-
Get in the damn drift car, Shinji? Evangelion Tomika toy brings D1 machine home in miniature form
-
Demon Slayer Nichiren Blades ready for new duty: Slicing through your sweets as dessert knives
-
Man in Japan arrested for breaking into ex-girlfriend’s apartment to steal her Nintendo Switch
-
The Japanese Internet chooses the top too-sexy-for-their-own-good male voices in anime
-
First-ever Studio Ghibli x Russell Athletic range pays homage to My Neighbour Totoro
-
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan announces first expansion with new Donkey Kong area
-
Cup Noodle pouch satisfies our never-ending need for instant ramen
-
Retro Japanese train is our new favourite office space
-
How do Japanese fans feel about Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop opening sequence?
-
We try Uniqlo coffee at first-ever cafe inside Ginza flagship store
-
The number of elderly people in Japan this year has yet again smashed multiple records
-
Mr. Sato broadens his home drinking horizons at Kaldi【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】
-
We try Japanese Twitter’s newest trend the Penguin Egg, end up hatching something very disturbing
-
Takoyaki makers surprisingly good at grilling meat for yakiniku too
Sponsored Link
Mr. Sato taste tests some famous fish from Shizuoka.
Vending machines are absolutely everywhere in Japan. While most of them are filled with your stock standard drinks, every now and again you’ll come across vending machines dispensing some unique wares.
In recent years, vending machines selling food have become more popular, according to our vending machine expert and Japanese-language reporter Mr. Sato. So much so that a new pop-up store in Ginza, Tokyo is full of one-of-a-kind vending machines selling local specialties from all across Japan.
For example, you can buy apple juice and peach juice, fresh from farms up north in Aomori…
… or perhaps yuzu citrus juice, or pickled vegetables, courtesy of the island of Shikoku?
Those all looked appealing, but the thing that really caught Mr. Sato’s eye first was this vending machine from nearby Shizuoka, home to Mt. Fuji. Shizuoka is known for wasabi, green tea and…
…sea bream. In particular, this golden bream comes from Numazu, a port town in Shizuoka famous for fish.
This was the first time Mr. Sato had seen dried golden bream in a can, and what’s more, clearly unrefrigerated. Even the slogan on the bottom of the box says “Eat it as it is, bones and all!” meaning Mr. Sato wouldn’t need to do any kind of cooking to enjoy his Shizuoka golden bream. The can cost 860 yen (US$7.80) so he thought “Why not?” and bought a can to try.
Sponsored Link
As he looked closer at the box, he noticed a small disclaimer saying “picture shown for illustrative purposes only”, but Mr. Sato still kind of hoped he could open the can and the contents would be fish-shaped.
The can was a ring-pull type, and the use-by date was February 2023, meaning the can could be kept at room temperature for almost two years. Pretty impressive.
Disappointingly, the can was not filled with a whole fish in its original form like Mr. Sato had hoped, but rather boiled fillets of dried golden bream. But as Mr. Sato took his first bite, he was immediately struck with a feeling of high class.
The meat was soft and slightly sweet, and Mr. Sato savoured each bite. This wasn’t your everyday can of fish you can buy at the supermarket; this was a luxurious fish.
The pop-up vending machine store was created as a way to connect producers and customers throughout Japan, as due to the coronavirus many of those connections have been lost. Mr. Sato suspects we may be seeing more and more of these kinds of vending machines in the future, and we hope so too — if it means we can get stuff like fresh pizza whenever we want, we’re certainly not complaining!
Location information
Sukima Department Unmanned Pop Up Shop / スキマデパート 無人ポップアップショップ
Address: Tokyo-to, Chuo-ku, Ginza 2-2-2
東京都中央区銀座2丁目2−2
Open: 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
Photos ©SoraNews24
● Want to hear about SoraNews24’s latest articles as soon as they’re published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Source: SORA NEWS24
Sponsored Link
最新情報