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New Japanese convenience store rice balls taste like instant noodles [Taste test]

On our most recent visit to Japanese convenience store chain Family Mart, we walked right over to the shelf where they keep the rice balls. The usual range of fillings and flavors, such as salmon and tuna, were all there, but the one we picked […]

New Japanese convenience store rice balls taste like instant noodles [Taste test]

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On our most recent visit to Japanese convenience store chain Family Mart, we walked right over to the shelf where they keep the rice balls.

The usual range of fillings and flavors, such as salmon and tuna, were all there, but the one we picked […]

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On our most recent visit to Japanese convenience store chain Family Mart, we walked right over to the shelf where they keep the rice balls. The usual range of fillings and flavors, such as salmon and tuna, were all there, but the one we picked […] Nissin's Donbei comes to Family Mart in a new form.

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