So apparently the Japanese 7-Eleven's are like mini to-go restaurants, while the ones in the US serve packaged processed food, or reheated frozen processed garbage. It's almost an insult to call them the same store, how do we let them get away with this crap here?

George is just living his best life in this episode lol Joe looks like he’s grounded while all his friends are out playing 😂😂😂

3:31 元コンビニ店員からすると、棚の後ろから取るのは構わないけど、一応前の方に並べられてるやつも新鮮だったりするし廃棄が増えちゃう事になりかねないからあんまりやって欲しくないよなって思っちゃったw

7-11 in Japan has better food then most restaurants here in the UK

Thank you very much for giving me this precious opportunity. I’m really honored to work with you amazing food war’s team. Arigatou gozaimasu!! And I’m looking forward to watching new food wars US vs India episodes!!

I don't think I've ever seen such a stark difference in selection and quality on a Food Wars ep before lol

As a foreigner living in Japan. I can say that I can’t live without convenience store food. And most people in Japan can’t. The deserts, drinks, breads, hot foods everything is soo good, fresh and convenient when you’re having a lazy day or craving something.

日本人の自分としてはバカでかいソーダと自分でチーズを好きなだけかけれるナチョスが憧れ！ けれども自分が実際にアメリカに住んでいたら今の体重の3倍に膨れ上がってたと思う😂

There's no comparison between U.S 7 Elevens and the 7-11 in Asia. Dramatic difference on quality of food and service. For ppl who live in the U.S and want to experience the Asia 7-11s, go to Hawaii. 7-11s are run by different companies in Asia which explains the significant difference. As an American, I barely go to 7-11 except if I need a drink. Food is mostly unedible unless ur drunk, high or don't care

No contest. Japan wins every category. They pretty much perfected the "convenience store". Pricing = amazing. Choices = Phenomenal. Packaging = A+. And just by looks alone, Taste = Way Better.

Man, this video just reminded me how much better the konbinis in Japan were. I won't even go to a 7-11 in the US but almost went every night in Japan just to try so many of the snacks. What a stark contrast.

i love how George is having the time of his life and Joe is trying to find a reason to live

The Japanese chocolate doughnut looks much better than the one you’d get in America or here in the UK

I’m upset that Japan’s 7-11 has actual proper food where we have nothing but junk food. Anyways, I’m excited that you guys are branching out to India!

ホットスナックは寒い日の学校帰りによく買ってました。1日の疲れが吹っ飛ぶくらい美味しくていまだに感謝してます😊

No kidding, the ones George showed is barely the tip of the iceberg for what 711 Japan offers. There's so much more that wasn't shown. It's amazing 👑

For anyone who’s ever visited japan, you can literally get a quality meal from 7-11. It’s not even a comparison. I wouldnt set foot in a 7-11 in america but went almost daily in japan.

It’s good to see that George doesn’t sugar coat everything lol he had me laughing when he said “the coffee tastes like sh*t”

Man I was obsessed with Japan as a kid and all that food is reminding me why. I was a fat kid who loved food, and all the Japanese movies/tv shows I watched as a kid had me drooling. This was a good episode, but god it made me really jealous.

I agree with you that the 7 eleven Salmon sushi is amazing!!! Definitely deserve a standing ovation.

Me, as a European, am always so surprised about the drink sizes in the US. How can the smallest soda be 651ML!! That would in the Netherlands be enough for the entire family!! (I mean in Japan they have 1l and 1.5 liter packages but they are clearly to pour in glasses and share, they aren't portion sized...

George just enjoying all the food from Japanese 7-Eleven while Joe tends to get more and more disgusted by the American 7-Eleven food being like just stop just stop ugh. poor American joe.

curry bread is so nice, when I was in Japan found a food stall in Kyoto which sold them it was my daily treat

i love japans 7-11s, went there for a week and it was so good 😭

It seems in this series that George enjoys what he eats WAY more than Joe does.

US 7-Eleven Stores are pretty sad compared to the Japanese ones. I agree with you Joe, the food is horrible in both Canada and the US. George, you should have had milk after that spicy FINAL Noodle Dish. Milk stops the burning and coats your tongue and throat.

Asian 7-Elevens, specially the far east ones are just a league of their own. They are truly "convenient" from practical daily needs, snacks, ready meals, bill payment, etc It's always exciting going to one and checking what the new seasonal food items are. Always exciting when you go in and realize a fresh batch of fried goodies just came out of the fryer 😍

When I went abroad to Japan many years ago 7-11 was a saving grace. 7-11 and Family Mart (similar to 7-11). Daily convenience items, banking, event tickets, hot food, drinks, alcohol. They really are mini hot food + grocery + convenience stores. Rated 20 out of 10 for japan. Maybe a 5/10 for US 7-11 (mainly over processed and prepackaged foods/drinks)

The Japanese ketchup and mustard pack for the corn dog. Nice.

You guys definitely are missing out on 7-11 food in Hawai'i! We've got a mix of Japanese bento and rice rolls with the general US style foods. A must try if Joe or George ever visit!

I love your energy George! Keep that smile

I heard about 711’s in Japan and checked one out when I visited in 2019 and the selection threw me off. They had so many GOOD food options.

So what we all learned is that Japanese 7- Elevens are mini restaurants, and far better then American 7-Elevens. But who’s surprised?

My family and I visited Japan in end of 2018. We mainly stayed at Osaka, and the Airbnb we stayed at was a block away from a 7 Eleven store. I was particularly impressed by how delicious their food items were mainly their sandwiches, noodles and pastries. Definitely incomparable to the quality of food in 7 Eleven North America.

I grew up in Hawaii and it was like a mix of American and Japanese 7-11s. Loved the hot food and the Spam Musubi (which you see more often now in Japan). Of course I’ve been in Japan for the last 18 years, so I love my Japanese コンビニ.

I'm in CA, but I miss the HI 7-11 because the offerings were closer to the Japanese 7-11 konbini

George is always saying how “yummy” everything was, so when he said “it tastes like S#%T!”. I almost fell off my chair! LMFAO 👌😂😂

I've been depressed these last few weeks, but George's personality always finds a way to warm my heart a bit. thanks for these

The tiny ketchup and mustard sauce really got me 😍🥰so cute and smart

I’m in Japan right now and the 7-Eleven here is way better. Everything is so fresh and healthy. I can’t wait to try all their famous foods and drinks. Japanese food is so delicious.😋😋

This whole video pretty much went like. Japan: it's so good. And convenient US: please don't make me eat that. Of all the things I wanna try if I go to Japan is visit a 711. My friends would think I'm crazy. But here in the US it is very much that vibe of get what you need, then get out.

I absolutely love this series, and I am so excited for US vs India Food Wars. With that being said, please do not forget George and Harry, and maybe utilize hem for other projects. The Food Wars team is all incredible.

I love George! He has great expressions and just exudes fun and friendliness!!

Back when I was visiting Japan, I was only planning on going to the convenience stores once. That once turned into 2 or 3 times a day cuz the stuff was so good

I'm so jealous of Japans flavorful foods. I am now mad we don't have fruit sandwiches and curry buns.

It is amazing how good 7-eleven food is in Asia. It makes travelling much easier and affordable for sure and the shrimp onigiri is just a thing I could eat for a 2 weeks straight. I wish they've done the same in EU.

I have never watched a 30 minute video with clicking out of it, except for this one, these videos are intriguing somehow lol

The curry bread at 7-11 Japan is something else. I freaking love it!

I’m convinced 7-Eleven hates their US customers.

13:04 mackerel cooked with miso is so good! It taste sweet and yummy. I miss eating it when I'm in japan

Your videos are good to watch always ❤️

Japan : Healthy quick bits of veggies, meats, fish and rice, for very cheap Amereica :Yeah this thing will make you poop yourself"

Is it just me or does George feel quite comfortable eating everything and really telling us his own experience. It’s very entertaining thank you ❤️❤️❤️

That Japanese ketchup and mustard packet blew my mind🤯

Aww ☺️ Thanks for this video. I lived in Japan for 2 years. … I really miss 7-11 food. Especially onigiri and curry pan (curry donut or curry bread). Mmmm. I really tried not to eat onigiri while walking, until I found out it was not polite. LOL. I love 7-11 bento. Omg. Good memories :) Japan 7-11 food is the best! 🇯🇵

0:49 love how in Japan its a carton of Juice you can put in your fridge And in the USA you have no choice but to drink it all at once

This was my first video I've seen from this channel and I was genuinely entertained throughout the whole 38 minutes! On top of the editing both hosts were hilarious and charming

There's a major difference between the two countries to consider and it's the "form factor" of the stores. American 711 developed as a place to grab essentials when grocery stores had limited hours; people went there for a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread when they forgot to get it before the stores closed, which isn't a problem anymore in the age of grocery deliveries and 24 hour wal marts. The prepared food and snacks came later as just to have something for hungry drivers grabbing something while they fuel up as many if not most 711s are connected to a gas station (at least that's the case where I come from.) The car centric nature of the majority of the US means that its a stop along the way to a destination and not something a person would want to purposefully go to as a lunch option. Japanese 711s were developed in high density areas are a part of the neighborhoods that people live in, often in the case of Tokyo and other big cities by a train/metro station and are a part of daily life. That brings higher volume sales and brings the chance to develop more variety of high quality foods since they know it will sell well.

Having been to Japan before, I knew this was going to be a blowout.

Yakisoba Pan,Natto Sushi, Green Tea Puff,a bottle of hot green tea.....I will get all of those in Lawson when I get off the plane,always my first meal in Japan

George says he picked the onigiri from the back because they're fresher, but generally speaking onigiri are only kept on the shelf for a day or so. That doesn't seem like enough time to make it worth going for the "fresh ones" especially when you (and other people trying this "lifehack") will likely touch all the other items in front. 7-Eleven Japan actually asks people to pick the items in front (手前どり), to reduce food loss. It might also help reduce transmission rates of germs and bacteria, since there will be less touching overall.

OMG!!!! I'd just guessed it was India when Joe said that they're starting food wars with another country. So excited for Food Wars: USA v/s India. People are gonna know the Indian varieties of their favourite fast foods. This is gonna be really great.

mixed berry Danish looks delicious❗😍😍😍

Check out the Hawaii 7-11s. They’re like a mix of US and Japan food offerings plus some Korean and Filipino snacks

This is probably one of my favourite episode in food wars. Everything about it is so chaotic 😂 and fun to watch, that I would literally laugh every minute about something. This is basically chef's kiss 😽

Went to Japan for a 1 week holiday and ate food bought from 711 and family mart for breakfast and dinner. It's like eating at a restaurant honestly.

Having lived in Japan for two years and being back in the States, I miss familymart the most they had the best hangover food .

ジョージさんほんとに好きだわ

The other country where 7/11 is king is Thailand. There’s literally one maybe every few hundred metres in some areas. It’s a one stop centre for everything… Also, Family Mart has brought this amazingness of great convenience stores to most places around Asia. For example, 7/11 in Malaysia was coasting for a long time until Family Mart came into the market and they had to up their game with their offerings.

I think the lower end of Japanese food is at a higher standard than the lower end of American food in general. Cheap fast food is higher quality in Japan as well. The only thing is that some foods like pizza are significantly more expensive in Japan for comparable size/quality in tje U.S.

Rion!! So excited to see you here. Very proud! Go you!!! ❤😊

George is so nice 👍🏽 We need more humans like you Naturally good vibes everywhere

If the US had the same foods as the Japan 7-Eleven, I would go more often.

Pretzels with peanut butter in them are surprisingly delicious, and a very filling snack.

There was a 7-eleven near my house in Chicago for a long time and there were a few good products I tried there (though not many). I think some of their frozen drinks are very experimental and odd but the coke flavored slurpee is always a banger, and they used to offer poorboy subs that were quite basic but quite good (basically a combination of turkey, ham, salami, roast beef, and a little cheese). The cured and roasted meats would add a nice kick of flavor to complement the blander stuff, it was cheaper than subway, it had very high protein content, and it was quite tasty. Sadly the poorboy is no longer offered in the 7 elevens I have been to, so the frozen drinks are really the only thing I remember fondly anymore in US 7 elevens.

i love these videos cause im actually going to korea and japan for vacation

As someone who is half Japanese and lives in Japan, I go to the nearest conbini which is like a 2 min walk away, almost everyday. They literally have everything from a single egg, to full blown family sized packaged Yakisoba. I personally love Frappes, where you can choose the flavor of the ice cream-ish thing, and you go to the drink machine and it adds the hot water and hot milk so it’s basically a slushee but it’s not a slushee. I can do grocery shopping for my mom at ease, and the cashiers have known me since I moved here! Also the conbini nearest to me have tables so you can eat immediately, and an extremely annoying pig squeaky toy that makes my ear bleed, and a Dino air blow up thing.

Wish you can try Thailand vs US 7-11 comparison. The healthy food trend is big here and I am sure you can find interesting drinks and food items like tons of herbal drinks, functional drinks, plant-based, keto, etc.

Fantastic!!

I live in Taiwan, we have the highest densely of 7-Eleven in the world(not the most "convenience stores", we lost to Korea by a little bit ), there are over 6500 in Taiwan( Taiwan is 36.719 square kilometer) you can find a 7-Eleven in every 2 blocks. our 7-Elevens are a replica of Japanese 7-Elevens and a little twist of our own things. we even have seats in 7-Eleven, so you can sit there and eat.most have ATMs. Some also have bathrooms.

I am in love with this series, like it's the only reason I'm on my phone at 4 am.

the 7-Elevens in Japan are... bliss. haha I could live off of their food for a few days. And I can say this even after years of visiting regularly. Also George is really fun and makes the food look even better than it already does

I line in Minnesota and I never had anything from 7 11, but we do have kwik trip and the premade meals and pizza they cook to order are amazing

I bought the Hamburg steak while in Japan and it was the second best burger I’ve ever had, first being the one from Dennys in Japan.

I've been to Japan twice and loved the 7-Elevens there. The pizza buns are amazing, especially with melon soda. 🥰

I need to go to Japan again, I was there In 2019 it was amazing and I love the bakeries there 711 was so clutch I was day drinking everyday lol and eating all the bun in 711 all the origiri ahhh so amazing

One of the best parts of visiting Japan is going to a 7-Eleven or Lawson or Family Mart for snacks or if you just need a good low budget meal and I love the fact that they're everywhere if you are in a major city.

This is the best contrast in all the food wars episodes

7-11 in Hawaii is very close to the Japanese ones. They are owned by the Japanese subsidiary so we have lots of Japanese snacks and drinks, and a wide variety of hot and cold foods as well as microwaveable dishes. I actually buy lunch or dinner from there sometimes because it's way better than anything I can make. And cheap, too!

fun episode , so excited for us vs india also i found thailand's seven eleven really nice it had some really cool stuff if joe or george you happen to travel there , do visit it

That ketchup and mustard packet that you squeeze for both at the same time! 😱

Here in Germany, our supermarkets are selling onigiri and those sweet japanese panecakes. Japanse snacks are really "in" in the last recent years

The egg sandwiches in Japan 7/11 were to die for, I had about 10 in the 2 weeks I was there

The editing in these videos is flawless! Very impressive the work you guys do. I look forward to seeing more!!

すぐ食べるならおにぎりは後ろから取らないで欲しいです〜。フードロス。

I love how they give ice cups for free when you buy a drink at the South Korea one. Would love to visit one someday!

I miss convenience store onigiri so much. I’ve tried making it myself and it was not the same. I wish onigiri would become as popular as sushi in the west. They’re pretty similar.

very excited about the upcoming series as i will finally have something as a point of reference! i hope Nikhil can live up to the likeness of Harry and George.

where I live, most of the 7-Elevens are partnered with Stripes (another convenience store chain) and they all have a local taco company kiosk (Laredo Taco Company) that serves fresh Mexican Breakfast Tacos 24/7. They're so good. That's the only fresh food I've tasted that I really like from there.

donbei kitsune udon is the best instant noodles I've ever had and it still remains my #1 favourite