Monthly combini recommendation thread – what delicious food do you recommend?

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1. My local 7 had these awesome salami in cheese things that I was buying way too much. It’s probably better for my health that they stopped carrying them in January, but I was crestfallen when I realized they’d no longer be stocked.

2. None. It’s all garbage. Actually, it’s increasingly overpriced garbage.

3. “what delicious food do you recommend?”

   Nothing in a combini. You’re in a country with one of the world’s best cuisines. Eating out of a combini seems like going to a Michelin star restaurant and eating out of the bins.

4. I love the Mitsuimo brulee from Lawson!

5. The new pringles sour cream famichiki was really good

6. Mods should replace the worthless job thread with this one

7. I’ve no idea what the name of it is but the Family Mart rectangular sweet bread thing with chunky chocolate chips in it, they did a version with banana chocolate chips in it a while back as well and as usual… was limited only to about 3 days.

8. None, overpriced for quantity/quality. Buy real ingredients from the supermarket or Costco. Japanese meat and produce are good quality and don’t need crazy prep/seasoning to be edible.

9. Legend has it last October I went to my local 7/11 and had “Bread with Salty Vanilla Cream”. It was only there the one time, and then disappeared forever…

10. Famima does a yuzu ice bar that is orgasmically good …

11. Familymart 4 piece tortilla wraps, I think there’s at least 2 different variants, both are very nice, not too expensive and easy on the go

12. I like nanachiki and jumbo frank from 7-11.

13. Oh man. One of the kids is addicted to the berry flavor macaron ices. Luckily he has his own money with which to buy them.

    They are delicious. A whole one is too much for me. Nice to share. Will try the vanilla!

    Still cold enough to be loving Seven’s curry pan.

14. Wasabi and Kelp onigiri at 7/11

15. Ippudo NY clam chowder instant noodles were fantastic.

16. Ippudo NY clam chowder instant noodles were fantastic.

17. Lawson have some really spicy chips called Death Mix. I may or may not have ate two packets yesterday.

18. The famima chocolate pound cake must have heroin in it or something

19. I’m a fan of the magic powder karaage-kun at Lawson that came out last week.

20. The 7-11 Sumire Chahan is really good. You just microwave it, so it’s a really easy lunch.

    And I love the Famima crispy chicken if it’s been freshly made. I had one right after it had been fried and man. Can’t do regular famichiki after that anymore.

21. Spicy Crunky Chicken at ministop fucking slaps.

22. Bacon macaroni salad from 7/11. Easy 10/10

23. Family Mart has some delicious Chicken Fried Rice, and Spaghetti meals.

24. Seven Eleven has a DELISH yuzu tofu-skin onigiri right now that I am addicted to.

25. 7/11 has these sausage and egg muffins that are good. A few years back they switched out to a runny scrambled egg style that was shit, but they’ve changed back to the circle single egg style

26. I’d like to give a shout out for JR New Days. Their bread selection is the best!

27. Lawson’s oden, especially the konjac.

28. lemon karaage-kun is my current favorite protein option when i want a lazy dinner

    famima mala peanuts are an incredible snack, especially with a cold beer

    famima mentaiko bread is good too. give it a lil toasting for excellent texture.

    i miss all the strawberry desserts tho.

29. I don’t know if Lawson still has Karaage Kun, that was my favorite. Too bad now I don’t have any Lawson near where I live

30. Lipton has the irish tea latte flavor out now which is pretty good. Saw it in Lawson, but I assume it’s not exclusive.

    Also a few weeks ago I had the Yangnyeom chicken from family mart which was addicting. Not sure if it’s still there.

31. Sadaharu Aoki ice cream in 7-eleven???? Thank you for informing omg I need to try that

32. Daily yamazaki fried egg bread.

33. The cheese, ham, and olive oil sandwich on a baguette at 7-11 is top tier.

34. Damn my seven doesn’t have the Aoki ice, unless it’s really really new

35. Lawson has some great stuff at the minute.
    I got some garlic fried rice with beef yesterday. Very tasty!

    I’d always recommend Lawson over the other two for food.

36. Secoma’s Fried chicken. (Make sure there’s “Hot chef” sign outside the store)

37. Family mart has an incredibly high calorie cookies and cream donut that is to die for

38. Seven has the black thunder ice bars 11/10

    I’ve tried everyone’s chicken it’s always so oily and greasy. I wish the curry pans also weren’t so greasy.

39. Convenience store food contains many additives, when eating there it’s better to select items that are labeled “無添加” (additive-free)
    https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2006/07/21/national/ex-additive-salesman-warns-of-hidden-dangers/

40. I recently discovered a hitherto-unknown fetish for チーズもち. I can only find then in select Natural Lawsons, however… so I usually buy out the whole stock in one go, like some maniac.