I live in Singapore
and here you can find plenty of interesting
vending machines selling all sorts of things
from the typical drink and snack machines
to books to even selling pot plants.
But today, I'll be trying out interesting food
vending machines and see if they actually taste good.
First up is this machine.
Guys, I have been dying to try out this
vending machine for the longest time.
It's Japanese cake in a can.
Yup, you heard me right.
This is cake in a can.
I definitely know that I'm getting the shortcake can
I ordered the strawberry shortcake
And it costs the most at $11.80.
Wow. Look how pretty it is.
There's two layers of sponge cake, strawberries,
and it's all nicely presented.
I wonder how long it took them to do this.
How am I supposed to eat this? Where’s the spoon?
Is it inside?
It went everywhere
Okay.
So be careful when opening a cake in a can
because it can explode onto everyone.
I found the hidden spoons.
I was trying to get the perfect bite
of everything on my spoon,
but it ended up looking like a hot mess.
Let's just hope it tastes better than it looks.
So I just need to verify something.
It's decent.
The strawberry.
I was a bit confused about the quality
until I went for a bigger chunk.
It tastes good. It tastes fresh,
It doesn't taste like it's
been in the fridge for a week or two.
You know what I mean?
Not bad.
I think if you're craving dessert
and you just want to get something quick
Cake in a can, guys
Mmm
Alf, you try it.
Let me know.
Mmm
I'm very surprised by this.
All right, taste test Zenn
Zenn is a big cake lover.
I actually like the cream.
It's not super sweet, but.
Yeah, pretty good.
It's a quite nice, fluffy cream.
There's nuts?!
No way there’s nuts
Almond
I ate a nut
Oooh
Omg, with the nut
like extra texture
Our first impression
after eating cake out of the can
was surprisingly pleasant,
though the price was definitely higher than we expected.
But we all did really enjoy the flavor
and the quality of the cake.
And just as we were finishing up eating,
something incredible happened.
Oh my gosh.
So one of the workers just saw us filming a little video
and he offered us the tiramisu flavor for free.
I feel like I should become a legit food blogger now.
I want free food forever.
Oh my god. He's opening up the vault.
Okay. Nice. Thank you so much.
Can’t wait to try. Thank you.
We've scored free cake, guys.
Our parents will be so proud of us right now.
We've got the tiramisu flavor.
All right.
Tiramisu.
This one tastes so much better than the other one.
wow. I love the cream of this one.
Dang. I'm so glad he gave us this one.
We almost walked away and didn't get it.
It’s good
I don’t want to share it.
He's not speaking.
He's going for the second scoop.
Oh no.
Yeah, it's good.
Mmm
Right right
Oh my god. This is so much better.
Mm yes
Hands down it's a double thumbs up.
This flavor was delicious.
It had the perfect amount of coffee, cream and sweetness
making you want to come back for more and more.
It's so good and seriously addictive.
We’re all feeling a bit thirsty now,
and we've passed by a few of these
ijooz machines already,
so I think that's a sign for us to try it out.
This machine squeezes fresh oranges
all the way from Australia
to make a healthy cup of orange juice.
I say healthy because it's advertised as no sugar added,
and the most wow part for me is that it only costs $2
after making payment
four organges and dropped down
and rolled downwards to get squeezed
I couldn't actually see the oranges getting squeezed.
This part was sort of covered,
but at the bottom I could see
the juice was flowing into a paper cup.
I was silently hoping that the machine
would fill it up to the brim, but unfortunately not.
The cup is then sealed and ready for us to taste test.
But first let me grab a straw.
To my surprise, it was actually good orange juice.
It was sweet, but not overly sweet.
It tasted fresh and also
it was slightly chilled,
which made it a very refreshing beverage.
And guys, it was only $2.
Can you believe that?
I'm pretty sure
if you went to a convenience store
and bought processed orange juice,
it would cost more than $2.
I'm sold on this one.
I would definitely get this again.
Next up, we came across this vending machine.
It's advertised
as rich and creamy frozen yogurt
made from quality ingredients.
And for only $2 a cup.
That's a steal right.
So we got to try it out
Hmm as the machine was filling up the cup,
the portion was a little bit questionable
for a cup that says big ice cream on it.
The portion sure felt a little small, in my opinion.
Not going to lie.
I was expecting a little bit more, but can't be mad.
It was only $2.
Let me grab a spoon
from the side of the machine and give it a taste test.
Not the best that I had.
It feels a little bit icy, you know what I mean?
The flavor can't really identify this flavor.
It's not a natural flavor.
Or is it?
Definitely a $2 frozen yogurt.
It tastes more like the cheap stuff.
If you see this type of vending machine, please
do not waste your money on it.
It will only disappoint.
Thumbs down.
It's a lie.
Lie
Don’t know
Now let's try something more substantial.
This is a wall of vending machine that serves hot meals,
snacks, drinks like juice,
coffee and dessert, the whole shebang.
Now, I've never had a hot meal from a vending machine,
so we got to try that out.
The hot food menu looked pretty decent.
There were options
like stir fried noodles, rice with curry, spaghetti,
nasi lemak
And then I saw this one.
It was marked as the World Chef Series.
And it was chicken korma with tomato rice.
It had that special badge on it, guys.
So I had to order that one.
And it was only $7.
Not bad.
You can even choose to have it served hot
or you can buy it frozen
so that you can bring it back home and heat it up later on.
But we are doing hot today
after making payment,
we had to wait 3 minutes for the meal to be cooked
or should I say reheated
because it's definitely not freshly cooked.
Ding! lunch is served.
The food was piping hot, but there was one problem.
It seemed like
someone may have forgotten
to restock the cutlery that was supposed to be dispensed.
Couldn't find any cutlery.
So I found the next best thing
2 coffee stirrers,
which I will attempt to use as chopsticks.
Here's what the meal looks like.
It looks like your typical frozen meal.
Pretty similar to the stuff that I used to eat after school
when my parents worked late.
I survived on this for years,
so hot!
it’s so hot!
it's not bad.
It kind of reminds me of airplane food.
Chicken's not overly dry.
It's not the best succulent chicken I've had out there.
And I just noticed that
a patch of my tomato rice is completely burnt.
I would say that this hot meal is pretty okay
like it's convenient,
the taste is nice and it's well-priced.
So if you're someone that's short on time
and you just want a quick meal,
and you don’t have a microwave
and just want something hot, this is a decent option,
my chicken's dry.
If you avoid the crispy rice, it's not bad.
It's pretty good.
It’s not bad
Rice is meh
Chicken is okay I think
Next up, we're heading to Bistro Bites, which serves up
freshly cooked food in these lockers.
It's essentially a cloud kitchen
made up of different restaurants, all located together
behind the lockers
to make it convenient to order and
collect your food.
They have touchscreen kiosks outside
that you can browse and order from.
Their menu was pretty good.
Like they had Taiwanese food,
Japanese, sushi, rice, noodles.
I ended up choosing the Japanese
UFO omelet and curry sauce.
It looked interesting.
Okay, so I wanted to try it and it cost me
$13.93
In less than 10 minutes
my order was ready to be collected
and I had to key in a pin
on my receipt to unlock the locker
my food was in
Here’s my order.
And it looks promising, guys
One thing that I really appreciated about this place
is that there was a designated
seating area for customers
to sit down and enjoy their food.
Unlike the other
normal vending machines,
you just buy and stand around and eat it.
I really liked that they designed an area.
My meal is essentially a takeaway meal
that you get from a restaurant or food court.
It's got the omelet and rice in one box, the curry sauce
and a salad.
So I’m just going to pour the curry sauce on top.
I wonder if the egg will ooze out.
Not really.
It's not one of those unraveling eggs.
Oh my god, I'm kind of excited to eat this
Wow.
So much flavor. The curry packs a punch.
It's not so spicy, but there is a kick to it
It’s well seasoned
it's so good.
I think this is the best thing I've eaten all day.
Hands down.
It's a double thumbs up.
Is it good?
Yeah, it's pretty good.
Egg is very soft and fluffy.
The rice is not dry at all.
Packed of flavor.
I'm excited for this.
This one’s really good
It's good, right?
Wow.
Omg the egg’s so good
No doubt.
This was the most enjoyable food we had all day.
I really like the concept of this place.
The variety of food they had, how it was freshly cooked,
it was convenient,
and it was really easy to collect in those lockers.
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