WEIRD Or AMAZING? Japan's Obsessions With Canned Foods

Unbox & Review weird and unique canned foods from japan. During my last trip to tokyo, I went to a shop called canderful in Tokyo. It was there that I realised really how deep japan's obsession was with canned unique and weird Japanese foods. This is definitely a unique thing to do in japan tokyo.
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[@5iverse]

The comment about the pink on the chicken: it's very likely smoked chicken, and that pink is called a "smoke ring"! They very likely just mass smoke these meats, and the nitrogen dioxide from the burning wood binds to the myoglobin on the meat. It's completely harmless and delicious :) I'm from Texas and have smoked a lot of meats!

[@nataliegray8019]

this is exactly what I was thinking. Definitely a smoke ring, not undercooked. ❤

[@Annie_Annie__]

Yep. I’m from Texas too and all my friends that have worked in barbecue restaurants have this memorized because so many people would insist that the chicken isn’t cooked all the way through when they saw the pink. I don’t know why they bothered to explain, though, because usually the customer was adamant that it was undercooked chicken and they wanted their entire table of meals comped. I’m so glad I don’t work in restaurants anymore, lol. (I never worked in a barbecue restaurant or smokehouse, but we got similar complaints at the places I worked at)

[@chelseavannorman2600]

That was the chicken with the bone? I was told that if it's pink by the bone it's okay. Can't remember the reason why lol

[@5iverse]

@@chelseavannorman2600 the smoke ring (pink under the skin) is different from the pink at the bone, but yes both are safe to eat! the pink by the bone is pigment from blood vessels bursting next to the high heat of the bone and pretty much staining it :) perfectly safe.

[@Rachel-tw2wq]

Now I want some smoked meat! 😢

[@alessia8090]

Jackie, the borscht was completely wrong. It's not even a matter of the amount of meat or cutting of vegetables. The thing is that this is BEET soup, not tomato. It hurt me 😅

[@AnnaChmielecka]

yes! my thoughts exactly! I love borscht, eben if it not loves me, but it's BEET soup, nothing with tomatoes and/or cabbage/meat/ carrot (sure there are many types but most of them are "clear" pink/violet broth with uszka's (dumplings) or potatoes 😅 I'm also curious what Pat would say on this concoction 😅

[@joannabaparileszczynska]

Thank you! As a Polish person I find this borscht an insult. Where are the beets?

[@theresa_lili]

Would have loved to know the shelf life.

[@marcusfridh8489]

A borscht without red beetroots is like a boullabaise without any fish. The whole idea with borscht is that it is litteraly red beetroot soup.

[@sydneysahota]

I thought she would know because isn't her husband Polish?

[@JaeJekyll]

Awh man I was looking forward to Pat's taste test of the borscht!

[@jettvessels5685]

I am digging this food based nerde chapter. . . I dunno about anyone else, but I feel like I am down for more of this

[@josienid3045]

Oh yess me tooo!!!!!

[@mikaelastefkova]

Me too!

[@nottheoneforyou]

I really appreciate that you added the prices in US on top of Canadian and Yen. While I have a general idea of prices it helps know an exact number. Not a lot of people take the time to add that information.

[@Kreative_Rainbow]

I would have loved to see Pat's reaction to the Borscht. My stomach says you are brave! 😅😂 Tuna might be closest or Spam. But we normally just do soups in a can. Definitely an interesting experience. So happy you made it back to Japan!! 👏👏🥰

[@Marie-PoilBelle]

"It's exactly like beef jerky but wet" 💀 I have bad goosebumps and acid reflux everytime you open a savory can. It's... I CAN'T !

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

I thought Pat was from Sweden or another Scandinavian country....nice to hear he's Polish!! My maternal grandfather's paternal grandfather is from Danzig (previously part of Prussia....now call Gdansk). Don't let my last name fool you....ironically, my ex-husband's relatives are from Poland (just not sure where) as well.

[@fyredance]

You are the real MVP! Not only wasting your money so we don't have to, but sacrificing your taste buds so we don't have to for the sake of curiosity. Thanks for saving us!

[@that_Senni]

this borscht looks like another dish called "leczo" (in english "lecho"?) to me but maybe because of my idea of borscht that comes from Poland and it's beetroot-base soup (exept white borscht... that has nothing to do with beetroot)

[@Nightmareroses2379]

9:38 how you know what cat food taste like jackie? Yess love the mha can!

[@haruhi7745]

Ah love your videos and your honest reviews with salty expression 👍🌷💙🤍

[@thepurpledusk3381]

I believe (from a past ADHD hyperfocus rabbit hole) that pink colour around the bone is bone marrow staining. It's perfectly safe. Though it's often a sign that the chicken was very young and thus still has quite thin and permeable bones.

[@tessuttaja]

Will you ever do more of the classic cash or trash craft kit videos, I have been waiting for one for so long 🥲🤔

[@HeyItsMeChelseyOnYouTube]

Thank you Jackie! I love the mix up of the content. I’m going to Japan at the end of March with my husband, his friend and his friend’s sister. I’m so excited! Any tips you may have would be appreciated! Doumo arigato gozaimasu!

[@drag0nblight]

Japan's "obsession" to canned foods is an emergence for being always having a natural disaster. They are also available in vending machines around Japan.

[@nottheoneforyou]

For some reason I've always thought that canned foods from Japan would be way better than the ones I've had in the US. I just felt like Japan probably has a higher standard of quality. And I will say with some of the stuff you tried it does look a lot better. But it is interesting to know I was wrong in thinking it would taste better lol. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and trying all of these different canned foods to let us all know.

[@andreaewert7204]

Thanks for sharing. My son and his wife going to Japan later this year I'm going to share this video with them 😋❤

[@sashacasson7325]

Absolutely love you and your videos! You're the me I wish I was. Pretty sure I've binge watched all your vids.(sure I missed some.)lol tell pat I say hi, and sika and her hubby too. Best wishes for you and her family throughout this new year

[@jakietomaznaczenie5426]

Greetings from Poland to all of you here ❤

[@nehamaw]

We also have canned meals here. Usually either rice or quinoa or pasta. With either canned tuna or salmon. It's great for meals on the go. Or an emergency meal when u have 0 energy

[@editornia]

Thanks for the reminder of canned foods when the spoons are down! I often have quite low energy, but I'd forgotten about this quick fix! (-:

[@ChantelleArts]

these videos are getting so wild, I LOVE IT ☺☺☺

[@ivygarcia6878]

I'm from the US and I've had canned pozole before. Like, heat-it-up-ready-to-eat pozole, not just a can of hominy. It was pretty good. Not as good as the one my mom makes, but for a craving, I give it a yes.

[@hayleymariemills]

Jackie, great video! Excited to see the others! Emmymade has sporadically done these types of videos over the years, crazy food from japan, canned meals, MREs (the military ration dinners with the self heating bags), etc! ❤

[@valeriejoylauria8944]

Jackie, I’ve been looking for your Nerdecrafter videos on Tuesdays but they’re not there. Have you cut down to only Fridays? Thanks love what you do. ❤️

[@tumblweed80]

You can buy bacon slices in a can in some stores in America. Every Easter we have Polish Brorscht which is white and very vinegary and has hard boiled eggs and sausage in it. My grandpa parents came over from Poland

[@axselka88]

Its Żurek not Barszcz jou eat at Easter

[@klaradyszynska4668]

@@axselka88i think that in some regions they call żurek white barszcz. But the typical barszcz is a beetroot soup. There is also Ukrainian barszcz that also is made with beetroot but has some cream added 😅

[@klaradyszynska4668]

@@axselka88i googled it, żurek and white barszcz are made with different flours, but are very similar 😅

[@za3144]

I see Jackie, I click

[@Kipli-ou4oj]

Oh. You need to do a comparison of the Japanese canned foods vs USA canned foods.

[@laylaflora3212]

That is not even remotely close to a borscht. I would watch a real Polish cuisine taste test from you and Pat ❤

[@katej9934]

Like bigos ❤

[@thesweetcandy12]

Great video Jackie!! 😍

[@oOMickeyKKOo]

it would be cool to see Pat or your sis to be in the video with you and trying to foods too. if they like those food of course. also here in Australia, i love going into these small Asian grocery shops. the things i love buying the most is banana milk in a can, chocolate and milk mochie, noodle cups and banana flavor choco cakes.

[@linzeaya680]

Fascinating video. I've def never even heard of most of these being in a metal can from the store. 🙃

[@leahwyckoff217]

I love your plates! The one burger looked so good.

[@hetherpickwell5174]

I believe the bacon was actually just chunks of pork belly....they are the same cut of meat but the way its cooked/preserved/smoked is very different

[@chefykitty]

Yeah, most likely meant to be eaten with rice, as well.

[@jeng6786]

This is what I was thinking as well

[@user-xi1kr6nk9y]

Love your vids ❤❤❤🎉 ur the best and the saltiness

[@nrieh4553]

That thing was not even remotely a 'borsch' (which is not really of Russian origin either, but that's another story). It somewhat reminds me of a cheaper version of Schi, which is a cabbage-based veggie soup. Something like that could be served in public schools, hospitals and other places, where they need to feed many people for little budget. Home-made Schi would be much more nourishing. And borsch is supposed to be made of red beet, with some extra ingredients depending on region and personal tastes.

[@nehamaw]

This is so cool! I love canned food! I have salmon in a can all the time. Its great when u need a packed lunch but have no fridge.

[@ashbee9513]

That Emerald Mountain Blend coffee is the best! When I visited Japan several years ago, that was one of the only coffees in a can I actually enjoyed. So good!

[@louisejohnson6057]

When I was just a tiny Grain between 6 & 10, my family would spend a couple of weeks each summer at my grandparents cottage on Lasqueti island, just off of "the big island", of Vancouver Island. The cottage had no electricity, so it was Coleman lanterns and cooking on the large cast-iron wood stove. And one of the things that I remember mum cooking each morning was bacon in a can! It came coiled in this tin that was girthier than it was tall. And unlike the eggs, milk, meat and other perishables, it didn't need to be in the bucket that was lowered into the refrigerator cold well. I don't remember how it tasted though, as this was around 50 years ago.

[@kaciewilliams12245]

You should try make it mini appliances

[@stormraven2313]

lol the snoring cat brain is so funny and cute. love it.

[@OtterLover2425]

Jackie i love your videos

[@Eshe-zm3fz]

You're videos are amazing

[@tricciavillela]

I loooove food tasting videos, thank you ❤ and I have one question, isn't borscht made of beets?

[@ResinAlchemist2024]

One can food I am dying to try is a Japanese Self Heating Disaster meal of canned Duck Soup. 🦆 🍲.

[@reiganlief]

Duck soup! 😮

[@carrie4910]

That’s a very pretty sharp pointy thing! 🫣

[@kornstaralc]

Love this! Eating a can of spaghetti-os while I watch! 😂

[@briannahudson6329]

The bacon cans remind me of MRE or field ration cans which are made to be heated over a field stove/fire or in boiling water. Those cans are specifically made to do that and the flavor and texture is better that way than taking them out and heating them in a microwave because they don't loose moisture or become tough.

[@Tania-CherieMical]

Oh Jackie, how brave you are to eat these foods. I did have to turn away when you ate the meats. Thank you for your descriptions, you make me feel im actually eating with you, goosebumps and all ❤

[@Eyeballz1]

def amazing!!

[@trinitythecuber7953]

Jackie you should review fluffie stuffie minis. It’s a lot less of a mess than the big ones and they are squishy and soft. I would honestly love to see you review the product. Luv you❤

[@ayakotami3318]

Someone commented this, but that pink on the chicken is a smoke ring and not raw chicken. It's quite common when meat is wood smoked which is utterly delicious.

[@megannottage6739]

Yay🎉 I would love to see you do this with your sister too

[@Rmystixmarshall]

I've had Haggis from a can and it was cooked on a barbeque. I loved it.

[@slateportraichu5416]

Happy Friday, Jackie=3 Thank you for the great video=3 Have a wonderful weekend=3

[@Jayde272]

Hiiiii i love Ur vids so much i have always be insecure and u dont know this but u helped me through it ❤❤❤❤

[@xoskeleto]

In England we can get pies in cans ,sausages ,stews , puddings , fillings for savoury or sweet pies puddings, plus usual beans spaghetti, soups etc ❤❤

[@manhaxoxo]

I've been a fan since 2020. I hope you have a great day nerdycrafter! 😊

[@PatriciaMaroney]

Definitely interesting to see the different ways people come up with solutions for portable food. I have seen other KZbinrs' videos on Japanese vending machines a few times and it is amazing to me how convenient and well thought out what is available. You showing the contents and giving a taste test review was a good idea because not all canned foods apparently are equal. I think the weirdest thing I have ever eaten from a can was a canned plum pudding from the UK. I guess it was just not what I was expecting after many years of imagining what that would taste like. I think the problem was I didn't have the right sauce for it.

[@Queena90]

U should mix the peach nectar drink with some calpico/calpis (depending on where u live) try diff ratios. I do that sometimes

[@Softsqueakyduck]

Canned Whole chicken is a thing that shouldn't be a thing. I personally don't like the flavoring. Yuck, I live in the US for reference. I also kinda think MREs (meals ready to eat) are similar to canned food, not good but okay if you've been in the field for a few days.

[@jettvessels5685]

20:35 Oh! Oh! Oh! I have a gut feeling these canned goods could be some fun food experimentation beyond just taste testing. Like I feel like the peppered bacon has the potential for a banging bean soup. . . Like I feel like some of these have potential for ingredients even more than stand alone products.

[@beckscald3855]

Japan has such an interesting culture.

[@UnboundedArtandCrafts]

@Jackie you could open the specialty coffee with a can opener that folds the edge so you can turn it into a drinking "glass" 💡 I don't get grossed out fast but that chicken 🍗 made me speed through 😅 The weirdest thing I ate out of a can is ravioli 🫣

[@Ghostkittyart]

somedthing i really want to try is canned bread looks so good

[@laurathiele9591]

I'm a Canadian born and bred, and I refuse canned meats...North America took a left turn and got itself lost when it comes to canning meats..I'm always jealous of the videos I see of other countries and the mass variety of excellent quality, or what appears to be excellent quality meats and other things...I can tolerate canned tuna and other fishies (except salmon leaving the bone in, it's a textural thing in my case)...and on my food bucket list is trying Japanese canned bread lol emmymade tried a few varieties (flavours) on her channel and now it's a wish list thing for me

[@cheekybirdie312]

They do 50 pork mince and 50 beef mince as the pork mince keeps the burgers softer and more tender than pure beef mince but yes it is bad if you don’t eat pork and don’t realise.

[@estrellitagutierrez8676]

I love these videos do more ❤

[@zoesharma9723]

Jackie is the best.

[@katkaat]

I want to go to this store next timee I go to Japan~

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

One of the best pizzas I ever had was a black pinsa with high quality canned tuna in oil and caramelized red onion. Yum! It was from a little Sardinian restaurant in Dublin next to the Gaelic football stadium. Definitely worth checking out if you're ever in Dublin!

[@tammyperino1402]

❤ Yes , Jackeh time❤ my favorite time of day ❤

[@samanthadean1083]

Fun fact: the US also has canned bread!!!

[@louisemorris1581]

I once saw cheesecake that was literally sponge cake with grated cheese on it 🤣🤣🤣It was in a club restaurant in West Papua, Indonesia.

[@smuckersmurfbarnes9932]

My daughter's grandmother on Dad's side is pen pals with a lady in Japan (another grand daughter's dad's mom) and she would send sweet and savory candy to all the grandkids. They all used to get adorable hello kitty socks

[@ElicBehexan]

I'd like to try the cheesecakes, but I'd first have to be able to read the ingredients, because of my severe corn allergy. As for the rest... well... I have to rotate my meats, but chicken is one I can eat with more frequency, so maybe the canned chicken... again if it is corn free.

[@CooperGal24]

We have strange and weird canned foods here in the states as well, but PROBABLY some you’d never heard of or seen. From canned cheese and canned bread, to cans of whole chicken, alligator meat and rattlesnake meat. The latter isn’t being sold anymore from what I’ve heard. Canned cheesecake sounds WAY better than a whole chicken in a can, that looks like it got shredded or mutilated before being canned in the juices! 😅 Also, I think one canned hamburger brand was wrapped in a parchment paper before being canned! And if you’re into racing games, thought about giving Disney’s Speedstorm a try or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? They’re both fun!

[@kukavex9381]

Every time you say hefty it makes me think of Sika 😂 Hope she's doing okay and can maybe show in one of the next can reviews! ❤

[@thefairhairedwanderer7866]

I will never forget the whole chicken in a can. My uncle didn't believe my grandma that it could possibly be a whole chicken, so he actually called a couple of his friends to ask if they wanted to open it with him. Here are these four grown men crowded around a can they couldn't believe would possibly hold an entire chicken. So he opens it and dumps it onto a plate and out plops an entire chicken bones and skin and all, met with simultaneous gasps of amazement. There really was a whole chicken in there! He and all his friends were so excited to know it was true 😂 it's one of my favorite and random stories involving my uncle and his friends and their shenanigans

[@reiganlief]

Thanks

[@victoriahayden2961]

I enjoyed this. They were quite expensive but fun to see what you can get. I’m British - we don’t really have anything weird in cans here…

[@MediocreTree]

Jackie please do the Valentine’s Day make it minis 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@kittymauldin6229]

Would've loved to see Seka's reaction to these lol

[@Asiafan5317]

I realy like your videos and ı am a big fan.

[@goddog9479]

Never sprinted this fast

[@siliinnorway]

The hamburgers aren't really hamburgers as in a meat patty between two buns of bread, it's hambagu which is a meat cake and not meant to be served as a hamburger.

[@annasensee8132]

It's been almost 10 years since I've been to Japan! Hopefully I can go back in a few years. I don't remember a lot of canned food being there. I would try a few ❤

[@maria_mosash]

hi! your litraly my fav youtuber please reply!!

[@ExSharkV]

I live in New England and when I was a kid my grandmother managed to get her hands on a canned whole chicken. Like it was an entire cooked chicken, bones and all in a very large can. And it was absolutely vile.

[@fyredance]

Your Sharp Pointy Thing is pretty!

[@robynlynch4992]

There was no biscuit base in the cheesecakes... I would feel so robbed 😂

[@thegoldenminecrafterrjm7114]

Fun fact wall mart has caned octopus I haven' tried it and you have to order online but still intresting😂❤

[@jestempies]

We've once bought French military MRE (meal ready to eat) and they've each contained a can of a very tasty meat dish, among other long-shelf-life items. If you've never tried one, they can be pretty good. Pozdrowienia from Poland :)

[@antrazitaj5209]

As somebody who cans themselves I'm completely impervious to how it looks

[@tonisangel5024]

Cool video!! I ordered from Ballie Jae love her shop! Love ya girl❣🌟

[@miamiwilkinson933]

In the UK we have something called bacon grill and it is in a can a bit like spam and we normally fry it in a pan for a bit and then serve it with a full English breakfast

[@user-od4cf1cr4h]

I am so early (: Amazing work Jackie for the video!

[@LunaMikkelsenBJD]

My grandparents originally come from East Prussia and we still have relatives in Poland. I grew up with Borscht but all the products in the German supermarket (either canned food or instant powders) taste nothing like my grandmom’s Borscht. My grandmom’s Borscht looks totally different from that canned Russian… ehm Japanese soup. Also grandmom’s soup’s base is red beet ^^ I really enjoyed this video even though I never eat canned food. Haha. It’s still very interesting to see what Japan is putting into a can other than tuna or fruits.

[@azurejerseygirl]

We in the states have canned chicken but it’s usually like flakes like tuna. Also, we have beef and chicken chow mein in can by la chow . It pretty good and not too expensive. Makes a quick easy meal for a family.

[@hallieharvey4073]

You can also get chunks that’s basically what you find in a lot of canned chicken soups or in the frozen pot pies or you can get whole chickens as well

[@hydreg]

Oh this is not Polish borscht. The stock is made from beets over here and usually has either beans or potatoes.