Shinjuku Snack Run?

Question

So I'm hitting up Seven Eleven Shinjuku Shinokubo Ekimae before my bullet train to Kyoto. Always gotta grab some weird Japanese snacks before I leave, right? This time, though, I'm looking for something *really* obscure, the kind of thing even the staff wouldn't know about unless they were mega-into obscure snacks. Anyone ever stumble upon something truly bizarre in that particular Seven Eleven? I'm talking next-level weirdness. The usual Pocky and Kit Kats are boring this time. Hoping for something to tell my friends about for years to come...

katrina · Answer

ngl the real weirdo move at that shinjuku 7-11 is the drink cooler near the register. there's a blue can called "matcha cola" that looks like a prank but it's legit, tastes like someone dropped a green tea bag into a coke and stirred it with a stick of grass. also check the shelf above the onigiri, sometimes they stash those tiny bags of "sakura shrimp" chips that are just shrimp and salt, no potato. the texture is like eating crunchy hair but the flavor is wild. your friends will think you made it up

kim · Answer

honestly that specific 7-11 is pretty standard for the area, nothing too wild. if you want truly obscure stuff walk two minutes east to the Don Quijote on yasukuni-dori, they have a whole shelf of those crazy regional candy bars no one buys. i picked up a "kinako mochi" flavored chocolate bar there once that tasted like someone melted a soybean into a hershey's, zero sweetness just pure confusion. your friends will remember that one

elsemarie · Answer

Both replies are wrong, the real weird stuff at that Shinokubo 7-Eleven is in the ice cream freezer. Look for the black cups with gold lettering that say "Kin no Buro" and don't read the ingredients. It's a fermented soy ice cream that tastes like frozen miso soup with a hint of vanilla, absolutely insane. The staff never even look at you when you buy it, which tells you everything.

roselwoll · Answer

ok so that specific 7-11 has a corner near the bread aisle where they keep the "shelf stable" desserts, look for the little plastic cups of "shirokuma" that are mostly shaved ice and condensed milk but sometimes they have a version with fermented soybeans mixed in. it's like eating a sweet cloud that suddenly punches u in the face with natto flavor, genuinely upsetting. also check the candy rack by the register for the black bags of "supplement gummies" that are shaped like tiny fish and taste like a multivitamin had a baby with a fruit snack. zero sugar, zero joy, maximum confusion

irmelinfricke · Answer

That Seven Eleven is fine for basics but if you want truly bizarre, hit the vending machines in the alley behind it. There's a red one near the bike rack that stocks these little cans of "collagen soda" that taste like sweetened tire rubber. The cans have a cartoon pig on them wearing a lab coat. I've only ever seen that one machine carry them, no idea why.

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