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If you missed the last few videos,
I'm sharing the behind the scenes of my experience
during the Olympics in Japan.
I'm at Haneda Airport, just went through multiple checkpoints.
The games brought me to Sendai, Japan's third-largest city north of Tokyo
[laughs]
And I worked with some of the most amazing people.
I couldn't go sightseeing due to the restrictions for foreigners,
but still found a way to try the specialties in Sendai
and Miyagi Prefecture.
Mmm! This is beef tongue.
In this video, I'll share some Japanese chocolates
and my favorite snack here.
But first, time to say ' sayonara' (bye) to this view.
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Today we return to Tokyo, let's get the bullet train again.
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This is the Hayabusa Shinkansen, a high-speed service that connects Tokyo
to the southern end of the Hokkaido Island,
the second largest island in Japan.
Look at how spacious the train is.
It always amazes me.
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Look at how cute the hotel key!
Konnichiwa, Tokyo! [hello in Japanese]
This is where I'm gonna try some Japanese chocolates from now on.
Let me just take a quick moment to show you this room.
The most amazing bathroom overlooking the bedroom.
This the Conrad Tokyo Hotel in Minato City.
No way, R for Renata.
It would be even better if I could use the metro.
There's a station right here.
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My new Japanese friends have no idea I'm shooting this video,
and they have been so kind bringing me chocolates every single day
since Miyagi.
They are so delicious, and I had to save some of them
to try here with you.
Look at the variety of Kit Kats you'll find here in Japan,
and there's probably more.
Google Translate here to help. It's all Japanese.
These ones here I already know.
There are almonds with cranberries.
This one is probably topped just with milk chocolate.
This one might be topped with cranberries, I don't know, because it's pink.
[laughs]
This one here, sweetness of adults.
[laughs] Oh, that's funny.
Deep cacao scent. Probably dark chocolate.
The green one is matcha.
Traditional Kit Kat.
This one, even without reading, I can imagine it's white chocolate.
Cookies and cream.
Ah!
A bunch of little cubes.
So delicious! Crunchy chocolate being the cookies,
and the creamy part outside.
That's what you see white.
Mmm, really delicious.
Next...
Ah.
Oh, the bag comes with smaller chocolates inside,
a bunch of prepackaged chocolates that you can take on the go.
Look at this, totally pink.
It even looks like there are little pieces of cranberries
and almonds on top.
Mmm.
Just a slight taste of cranberries,
inside, like a traditional Kit Kat.
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Mmm.
Let's try their cousin.
Same thing, smaller packages inside.
Oh, there you go, just like the other,
topped with cranberries and almonds.
Of course, it's delicious. [laughs]
It's so hard to choose a favorite because they are all so good.
Let's go for the matcha because this is a really different one.
I'm expecting a green chocolate.
Oh, yeah, look at this, it is green.
Wow, a green chocolate.
Oh, my God, it reminds me of green tea.
I love green tea.
You can really taste matcha here. Wow!
Mmm, this is the most different one I've ever had.
If you like matcha and green tea, you're gonna love it.
If you've never tried matcha,
it's a really good way to get introduced to it.
Very good. I'd buy this one, too.
I'd buy all of them.
Let's try this one here that I think it's the dark chocolate.
I'm not a big fan of dark chocolate.
Let's see. Maybe I'm wrong.
Actually, I'm guessing here because the translation was not that great.
Yeah, it is dark chocolate, but it's not bitter.
It's just deep chocolate.
It's good as well. Good, too.
Inside, the traditional Kit Kat.
I like it.
I really like it...
because it's not bitter.
This looks like a more concentrated chocolate.
Oh, my God, I need some water.
Okay, this...
...can only be white chocolate, huh?
Surprise, surprise! [laughs]
Mmm, white chocolate is so sweet.
I really love it. [laughs]
Mmm.
So good, so, so good.
And to close the session, let's go with the traditional Kit Kat, huh?
Just to compare.
Mmm, very good.
But now that I tried all the other flavored Kit Kats,
I don't think I'd buy the traditional anymore.
[laughs]
But Kit Kat is always a Kit Kat, huh?
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Now, my Japanese friends also introduced me
to this other brand here called Bourbon Alfort.
And, wow! They're a mix of chocolate with what looks like
it's graham crackers.
I already ate most of it.
I saved a few to show you.
Look at this!
Mmm.
I don't know if this is unique to Japan.
Maybe I didn't pay attention in other countries,
but this is so delicious.
And if you come to Japan, you should try it.
And this other one here is the white chocolate version.
According to Google Translate, this is salt vanilla.
Exactly the opposite.
Mmm.
Mmm, this is really, really, really good.
Oh, Japan, I also love you for the chocolates.
I also got a corn chocolate here.
And as today is chocolate day, why not, huh?
Reminds you of corn, look at how cute.
Wow, it tastes like chips, sweet chips.
So interesting, also very good.
It says here, Hokkaido Hori.
I don't know if it comes all the way from Hokkaido.
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And for the chocolate grand finale,
something I've been keeping in the fridge since when I got it.
One of my friends here told me it tastes even better like this.
There are two names here,
so I don't know if the name of this chocolate is Lotte or Sasha.
Let's assume it's Sasha.
[laughs]
Wow.
Look at this, how luxurious!
Wrong bet. Here it clearly says. The name of the chocolate is Lotte.
Mmm! This is aerated chocolate.
You almost can see through.
[laughs]
Wow, this is so cool.
I can see it.
I can see why it would taste so much better when it's cold.
Wow!
Oh, my God! It's so good.
And when you come to Japan, one of the things you absolutely must try
is their rice crackers.
This is something I discovered with a Japanese friend,
even before my first trip to Japan,
and it's something I absolutely love.
I miss it when I'm home, for you to have an idea.
Japanese people when they watch this video, they will even laugh
of me talking about this because for them it is so obvious,
but not for you if you never came to Japan.
And this is something you have to try.
Look at this, better to eat on top of something
because the crumbs will fall.
They are crunchy with a slight taste of shoyu sauce.
Some have seaweed, absolutely delicious.
They come in a bigger bag with orange and green stripes.
Very common here, you find in a lot of mini-markets,
like 7-Eleven, Lawson.
And inside they're all individually wrapped like this,
So that you can go out and take as many as you want.
I love this so much.
Oh, something else very important for you to know.
If you're ever in a situation here in Japan where you can't go out like me,
or you don't want to go out,
Lawson, this convenience store, that I just mentioned, they deliver.
If you've never heard a Lawson, they're like 7-Eleven,
it's a mini-market/convenience store with a lot of products,
which is great,
because this way, you can get snacks, you can get coffee,
hand sanitizer, for example.
And they deliver via Uber Eats.
So Uber Eats here is not only for restaurants
You're welcome.
Everything in English and Japanese, look at this.
Because not all restaurants have menus in English.
It's really nice.
Lawson was very useful for us during the Olympics here in Japan.
I hope you enjoyed the tips.
And if you want to see more authentic Japanese food
in Japanese restaurants,
there are the videos of my previous trip here to Japan.
Wow!
I'm leaving the link in the description.
There are so many nice videos in different cities.
It tastes really good!
We tried so many good things, huh?
I miss it! But hopefully, there will be a future trip.
In the meantime, see you in the other videos.