Hey, Fellow Canuck! I used to live in Japan, and I can tell you that you are 100% right, and it's awesome! I wish Canada had Japanese convenience stores....
Love these all day convenience store crawls! Makes me miss Japan! I wish the food at our convenience stores here were half as interesting and delicious! Another great video! That Wasabeef burrito looked really good!
Love these kinds of film where we see you root through a convenience store. Enjoy seeing what else is on the shelves as well as what you choose. Those morning pancakes looked good. So fluffy! Heartily approve of the crisps in the lunch time sandwich. Good job Paul. Though it didn't look like you particularly enjoyed any of the drinks you chose 🙂
I think if the pancakes hadn't been so fluffy I would have been less inclined to try them. But yeah, they were actually really good. The apple juice might have been the best drink that day ;)
Yes! You need to time it too ---it's OK to finish the rice and have a bit of roux left, but if you eat all the roux and are left with just rice it kinda sucks ;)
I know I voted for Daily Yamazaki, since it's a spot that isn't covered a whole lot. And hooo, man, that curry looked good. Surprising how substantial that looked for the low price. Thanks for sharing all the goodies!
That was a lot of fun! It's cool too see just how much food you can get at a convenience store there....it's on another level compared to what's available to us here in Canada. Great video Paul!
Thanks! They are always bringing out new stuff to try too ---I could probably shoot videos just at convenience stores and never run out of things to try... ;)
The background music always makes me think of a James Bond film... A suggestion for the future content - if you are into camping, camping in a national park for a weekend and show us what types of Japanese camping food would be eaten. You get the food and some natural scenery footage along with walking some of your calories off.
Japanese camping food is just curry or if they have a bbq then they'll break out the yakisoba. I took some students on a weekend camp trip years ago and they were blown away by roasting wieners over a fire on sticks... ;)
@@CriticalEatsJapan Interesting... When we go camping, we try to bring along some good food, ala steaks, baked potatoes, pancakes, etc... Well it was a thought for future content. Keep up the good work. Thank you for the content you present.
Yeah, it's just a different mindset. One of the first videos on my channel was an excursion to the lake where I cooked over a fire ---but that was in my old car with a seat that would lay flat. The one I have now would be really hard to sleep in...
@@CriticalEatsJapan I will look for that one... On another note, I found Kewpie mayonnaise from another TH-cam Channel and just love it. It has replaced the mayonnaise, I use to eat.
Wow I love the convenience store food there in Japan, it’s always so interesting and delicious looking. That soft ricotta pancake looks good. Great video Paul
It is one of the top ones but I think it is waning these days ---still famous for their baked goods though. Within 2km of hwhere I live there are probably 5 Lawson's, Family Marts, and 711's, but only 1 Daily Store... ;)
Something interesting, which I'm happy about, is that locally a couple of convenience stores are offering a bigger food selection here in the US. It's still nothing like Japan, but I'm hopeful. The one right by my house even has a kitchen that makes various foods to order, and you can order it on your phone. But I often grab snacks there, and I love to see what you can find in the Japanese ones. Some of the things I'd love to try.
I like pancakes, but never for breakfast because I want to sleep afterwards :-) Pancakes once in a while for dinner only ha ha. I'm impressed you added the the wasabi beef chips to the sando - nice move!!! Dinner looks delicious - yum!!! I never thought of the roux to curry ratio before :-) Fun day, Paul - Thanks!!!
Another great video I always enjoy ones like this. You can order Primanti brothers sandwiches and they will ship you a kit but I don't know if they will ship it to Japan. But you can probably get all the ingredients over there and make your own. Id like to hear what you think about their classic sandwich. They are a Pittsburgh staple.
this just made me look forward to my cheat day tomorrow even more haha especially for sweets, also never apologize for saving on calories on drinks, thats a change I made last year that has helped me lose 95 pounds haha
@@CriticalEatsJapan thanks man, makes me appreciate my food a lot more now that I have better eating habits. Just going to lose 5 more pounds just so I can say I lost 100 pounds and then focus on building muscle
I like the lunch better. Sandwich and chips was a good combo. I think the salmon for dinner would be better but overall I think you did great even the meals was reasonable. . Would you be interested in doing smoked flavors? I need to watch more of your videos? Thanks Paul.
I really enjoy the conbini quests. The only bad thing is that I can't experience them for myself. I don't dare eat most of the trash in the US convenience stores.
You know, you got me all worked up about Japanese convenience stores -- I love them so much -- that I took a little break from my normal lessons (I am a Japanese language teacher) and taught the kids about Japanese Convenience stores today. I know you'll probably not mind, but may I have your permission in the future to show your videos to the kids at the school, please? I'm sure they'd get a kick out of your stuff. Cheers!
@@CriticalEatsJapan Thank you sooo much for granting permission! And by the way, I just uploaded a new vid today, if that interests you at all. Cheers! =)
Good stuff! Somehow a lot better on the calorie intake this time around despite getting both crisps and a dessert (only in Japan?). Also, that's a calorie amount you could reasonably manage if you did this every day (which really seems doable without wanting to jump off a cliff). Just a suggestion, getting your patrons to vote on some less realistic limitations could probably result in very funny videos e.g. only items with green (easy mode) packaging or only food containing curry. Will require some more dietary sacrifice from you though. These ones doing every meal of the day and the ones comparing the same type of product from different stores are my favourite KQs but really, they're all great.
Yeah, that was kinda surprising to me too ---but I guess it was a good thing. There may be people who live off of convenience stores but they must get tired of eating similar things all the time
A man could live a lot longer in a Japanese convenient store than a USA store that's for sure!!!! Big selection in Japan. I personally like your solo videos better. All the vids are good actually. Take care
@@CriticalEatsJapan you're probably right. I really enjoy watching your videos. The food, culture,the facts and your friends are very interesting..I generally find out something useful or entertaining. You must spend a lot of time in your car.
You mean from the rainy Gusto video? That was shot a few months ago. It was actually the first Burger Brothers video we shot but we decided to bump it until a little later. I remember getting the haircut for continuity ---but then we went and messed it all up ;)
They certainly have a large variety of food choices in Japanese convenience stores! Thanks for sharing this adventure with us.
Hey, Fellow Canuck! I used to live in Japan, and I can tell you that you are 100% right, and it's awesome! I wish Canada had Japanese convenience stores....
Thanks for coming along. Convenience stores are a huge business here ---I bet there are at least a dozen within 2km of me right now...
Yum the food looks delicious, the curry and short rib looked the best 🤤🤤
I agree!
Great video - thanks. Love to see what is available at konbinis. Wish our convenience stores in US had good food choices.
Yes! they are always bringing out new items too ---not hard to get tired of the same old stuff ;)
Wow they have lots of different stuff at the markets in Japan
You could subsist on convenience store food forever...
Love these all day convenience store crawls! Makes me miss Japan! I wish the food at our convenience stores here were half as interesting and delicious! Another great video! That Wasabeef burrito looked really good!
The Wasabeef was so good! One of my favourite chip flavours here for sure
Great job Paul! You’re lucky you have so many great choices of food at the conference store! 👍🏽
I think I take it for granted ;)
Thanks for doing this.....the Japanese convenience stores are the best. Your dinner looked the best!
There's such a huge selection of foods and drinks I don't know how I would choose. Haha The pancakes and curry looked the best to me.
I was craving that curry since lunch time ;)
I like both pancakes and waffles. Butter and syrup. Yum !
Haha, there ya go! 👍
Love these kinds of film where we see you root through a convenience store. Enjoy seeing what else is on the shelves as well as what you choose. Those morning pancakes looked good. So fluffy! Heartily approve of the crisps in the lunch time sandwich. Good job Paul. Though it didn't look like you particularly enjoyed any of the drinks you chose 🙂
I think if the pancakes hadn't been so fluffy I would have been less inclined to try them. But yeah, they were actually really good. The apple juice might have been the best drink that day ;)
I would love to do a konbini quest video with you and Aaron when the borders reopen for Japan. My treat!
I agree with you on how to eat the curry. A little bit of the rue and rice at a time. Definitely not all mixed.
Yes! You need to time it too ---it's OK to finish the rice and have a bit of roux left, but if you eat all the roux and are left with just rice it kinda sucks ;)
Fantastic.. i like the wasabi chips and the energy drink name "mad hacker" ... Yeah i work in IT and sounds a fun name..
Yeah, their whole marketing strategy is in that same vein too. I like trying the new drinks they release but some are much better than others
I know I voted for Daily Yamazaki, since it's a spot that isn't covered a whole lot. And hooo, man, that curry looked good. Surprising how substantial that looked for the low price.
Thanks for sharing all the goodies!
Haha, my comment was more because it was also voted for dinner last time. And Family Mart for lunch... ;)
That was a lot of fun! It's cool too see just how much food you can get at a convenience store there....it's on another level compared to what's available to us here in Canada. Great video Paul!
Thanks! They are always bringing out new stuff to try too ---I could probably shoot videos just at convenience stores and never run out of things to try... ;)
Thank you for bringing us on this Konbini Quest!
SUCCESS 👍
Yes, we did it! Not by much, but just enough so the next attempt isn't too hard...;)
This was a really good upload!
🙌🏽
The background music always makes me think of a James Bond film... A suggestion for the future content - if you are into camping, camping in a national park for a weekend and show us what types of Japanese camping food would be eaten. You get the food and some natural scenery footage along with walking some of your calories off.
I was thinking of the James Bond theme too.
Japanese camping food is just curry or if they have a bbq then they'll break out the yakisoba. I took some students on a weekend camp trip years ago and they were blown away by roasting wieners over a fire on sticks... ;)
@@CriticalEatsJapan Interesting... When we go camping, we try to bring along some good food, ala steaks, baked potatoes, pancakes, etc... Well it was a thought for future content. Keep up the good work. Thank you for the content you present.
Yeah, it's just a different mindset. One of the first videos on my channel was an excursion to the lake where I cooked over a fire ---but that was in my old car with a seat that would lay flat. The one I have now would be really hard to sleep in...
@@CriticalEatsJapan I will look for that one... On another note, I found Kewpie mayonnaise from another TH-cam Channel and just love it. It has replaced the mayonnaise, I use to eat.
I am glad that Daily Yamazaki has got some love 😂 great video glad you came in under budget 👍🏴
Yeah, it got the most votes last time too ;)
Wow I love the convenience store food there in Japan, it’s always so interesting and delicious looking. That soft ricotta pancake looks good. Great video Paul
I probably eat from a convenience store at least once a week ---just so convenient ;)
Lunch was "critical", lol, cheers!
Loved this video. I don't remember hearing of the Daily store before so that was a treat. All the food looked good.
That could be why it is always popular. No 711 this time ;)
The entire British nation approves of you adding your crisps (chips) to your sandwich. That's just what we would do 👍
The Commonwealth approves.
We in America will also put fries on certain sandwiches or or Gyros. But also onion rings are common as well especially on Burgers.
Interestingly enough it's not unheard of in the US either. I recall sometimes putting them on sandwiches growing up.
It just had to be done! ;)
I liked all your choices. We call onigiri musubi in Hawaii. My favorite was the fluffy pancakes.
Oh man that burrito and chips looks tasty 😲
Another great all day Konbini food haul!
I think the dinner was my favorite meal. I've never heard of that kobini chain before i hope u do another kobini quest there.
The Daily Yamazaki are known for their baked goods.
It is one of the top ones but I think it is waning these days ---still famous for their baked goods though. Within 2km of hwhere I live there are probably 5 Lawson's, Family Marts, and 711's, but only 1 Daily Store... ;)
Thanks for showing us all these interesting things! I am jealous that you get to try them all :D
I’m British and I approve you putting Crisps in your sandwich i do it all the time and it’s fantastic
It had to be done! 👍
Something interesting, which I'm happy about, is that locally a couple of convenience stores are offering a bigger food selection here in the US. It's still nothing like Japan, but I'm hopeful. The one right by my house even has a kitchen that makes various foods to order, and you can order it on your phone. But I often grab snacks there, and I love to see what you can find in the Japanese ones. Some of the things I'd love to try.
Nice! Maybe some response to the current global situation ---I've noticed most restaurants here offering new takeout services
Nice video! I like the hot meals most. You could do more of convenience store spaghetti, curries etc. :)
I usually do an episode every month or so...
I have to find one of those combo plates at the Daily Yamazaki. Two of my favorite dishes in one.
Nice! If you can't find it I think places like Sukiya might have something similar
Doing great dude. Love your videos
Thanks so much!
I like pancakes, but never for breakfast because I want to sleep afterwards :-) Pancakes once in a while for dinner only ha ha. I'm impressed you added the the wasabi beef chips to the sando - nice move!!! Dinner looks delicious - yum!!! I never thought of the roux to curry ratio before :-) Fun day, Paul - Thanks!!!
Never for breakfast? Interesting. Not matter the ratio, it is important not to run out of roux before the rice ;)
Another great video I always enjoy ones like this. You can order Primanti brothers sandwiches and they will ship you a kit but I don't know if they will ship it to Japan. But you can probably get all the ingredients over there and make your own. Id like to hear what you think about their classic sandwich. They are a Pittsburgh staple.
Some ingredients are not so easy to come by ---but a decent sandwich would be more than welcome 👍
Thanks for the Konbini quest 🥞👌👍! I now know another use for my stick shift 😉😄!!
Haha ---I looked around and it seemed like the best option. ;)
This was fun. You did a good job.
Can't wait for burger bros on saturday!!!!
Wow! That pizasand looks great!
Do more of these videos and energy drink reviews!
I try to do convenience store videos every month or two ---especially if there is a new drink to try ;)
I would definitely try that curry/guydon combination. That looked pretty good. I'd also go for the onigiri look-a-like.
It really hit the spot. I think places like Yoshinoya or Sukiya have similar dishes I might need to check out one day ;)
this just made me look forward to my cheat day tomorrow even more haha especially for sweets, also never apologize for saving on calories on drinks, thats a change I made last year that has helped me lose 95 pounds haha
That’s awesome! 👏
95lbs? Way to go! 👍
@@SportingJapan thanks! =)
@@CriticalEatsJapan thanks man, makes me appreciate my food a lot more now that I have better eating habits. Just going to lose 5 more pounds just so I can say I lost 100 pounds and then focus on building muscle
I really liked this video.. You should do more... You are awesome... ;)
Thanks so much!
Sweet, love these kind of vids.
Well done, Paul! (^_^) Felt most hungry for the cream puff.
I like the lunch better. Sandwich and chips was a good combo. I think the salmon for dinner would be better but overall I think you did great even the meals was reasonable. . Would you be interested in doing smoked flavors? I need to watch more of your videos? Thanks Paul.
I think I did the smoked chicken in one of my previous episodes ---maybe it was the healthy eating one. My favourite flavour
That soda reminded me of my web admin days drinking Africola late at night.
I don't know that one ---but that is definitely their marketing strategy👍
Those pancakes look sooo good!
14:17, yeah, the man!
i dont know what it is about the japanese packaging, but it makes that apple juice look soooo enticing
🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Awesome stuff, dude
Thanks for watching!
Your hair grows very fast! There really isn't any difference between onigiri and omusubi. The gyudon/curry looked good.
Yeah, I looked it up later ---apparently it's a regional thing? But really I think people anywhere use either
Those pancakes are supper fluffy. Maybe a maple butter?
Yeah, the butter all melted ---it had a good flavour
I’m hungry now😏
I really enjoy the conbini quests. The only bad thing is that I can't experience them for myself. I don't dare eat most of the trash in the US convenience stores.
Haha! ;)
Helloooooooo, Critical Eats Japan! =)
Hey, man!
@@CriticalEatsJapan Konnichiwaaaaaaaaaa!! =)
Lays potato chip in america needs to make a soy sauce favor and or a wasabi flavor that taste like wasabi
That's our latest Doritos flavour ---wasabi/soy sauce ;)
@@CriticalEatsJapan duuude thats damn cool damnit
Those convenience stores have interesting drinks...
Well done :)
Thanks so much! And thanks for your Burger Bros superchat ---you are now on the Honorary Burger Bros list ;)
You know, you got me all worked up about Japanese convenience stores -- I love them so much -- that I took a little break from my normal lessons (I am a Japanese language teacher) and taught the kids about Japanese Convenience stores today. I know you'll probably not mind, but may I have your permission in the future to show your videos to the kids at the school, please? I'm sure they'd get a kick out of your stuff. Cheers!
Oh wow! That sounds awesome. I don't mind you using anything, just hope it somehow has a little educational value ;)
@@CriticalEatsJapan Thank you sooo much for granting permission! And by the way, I just uploaded a new vid today, if that interests you at all. Cheers! =)
Good stuff!
Somehow a lot better on the calorie intake this time around despite getting both crisps and a dessert (only in Japan?).
Also, that's a calorie amount you could reasonably manage if you did this every day (which really seems doable without wanting to jump off a cliff).
Just a suggestion, getting your patrons to vote on some less realistic limitations could probably result in very funny videos e.g. only items with green (easy mode) packaging or only food containing curry. Will require some more dietary sacrifice from you though.
These ones doing every meal of the day and the ones comparing the same type of product from different stores are my favourite KQs but really, they're all great.
Yeah, that was kinda surprising to me too ---but I guess it was a good thing. There may be people who live off of convenience stores but they must get tired of eating similar things all the time
A man could live a lot longer in a Japanese convenient store than a USA store that's for sure!!!! Big selection in Japan.
I personally like your solo videos better. All the vids are good actually. Take care
Chips in a sandwich is a great Canadian thing (for me at least)
I used to love putting Old Dutch BBQ chips on a tomato sandwich 👍
I think you did a good job
Thanks!
I do like the ISO Audio!
Ever thought of doing stealth camping like Ken does?
Not sure I'd have the patience for that. But I guess he works on videos with his laptop in his downtime... This way I get to go home between meals ;)
You don't go with that girl anymore, do you ha? The pancake family, lol!
That was like 20 years ago...
Cause "The Daily Store" is a cool name, that's why, lol.
Maybe you're right ---it did get twice as many votes as the other choices
11:42, put some of those chips in that sando?
Can you please review Japanese Red Bull flavors
I have actually reviewed all the flavours we currently have, but if they ever release a new one I will definitely check it out!
Doing a Ken Domik does pick a location for 24hr for brekkie.lunch and dinner
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I wonder if people watching were thinking that you put the curry over the rice like a gravy? Thanks for sharing your video.
I think they've just eaten too many microwaved dinners... ;)
@@CriticalEatsJapan you're probably right. I really enjoy watching your videos. The food, culture,the facts and your friends are very interesting..I generally find out something useful or entertaining. You must spend a lot of time in your car.
did the pancakes have any ricotta taste? The bisukeshu looked good to me. Maybe needed some more veggies, but overall I think you picked well.
Not really ---just butter and a light syrup. I should do another healthy eating konbini video one day 👍
@@CriticalEatsJapan Sara could help you with a 'healthier" konbini video.
If you're eating all day for around $20, you're doing well!
Glad I put on that restriction otherwise it would be easy to go over that
what's with the background 007 bond music ? Mr. paul
your chip bag was 75 percent air with a handful of chips at the bottom!
That's called the Mole ---it's just the music for this series
man really called out ol girls family pancakes 💀
They had it coming ;)
Imagine the chips in the sandwich.
It was good!
Eating at Japanese Convenience stores for 24H!!
Yeah, normally these types of videos are called 24 hours but it's a bit of a fib isn't it?
team pancake fo sho
We all saw that Supra at 16:34 right ? :0
I must have missed it ---my friend used to have one. So low to the ground
@@CriticalEatsJapan haha , gotta love Japan for them JDM cars !
I'm imagining you breaking up with your ex like "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. NO MORE GODDAMN PANCAKES! WERE THROUGH!" 😂
Was that a Spork or a Foon?
Yes!
I was thinking red color, but isn't there logo always red?
I think they change it depending on their mood ;)
@@CriticalEatsJapan haha
i liked lunch
I'm not a big fan of pancakes, I like French Toast and Waffles myself
Yay :D
Was this before the haircut?
You mean from the rainy Gusto video? That was shot a few months ago. It was actually the first Burger Brothers video we shot but we decided to bump it until a little later. I remember getting the haircut for continuity ---but then we went and messed it all up ;)
I don't mind pancakes but I would prefer waffles.
Agreed
Only in japan can u live on convenience store food.
Yeah, you literally could. And quite well too... ;)
:)
You need a better camera angle. Raise it up so we don't have to stare at the steering wheel.