{"id":1340,"date":"2025-07-02T18:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T01:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2025-07-02T18:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T01:00:52","slug":"family-mart-service-brings-local-hokkaido-goods-to-your-local-convenience-store-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1340","title":{"rendered":"Family Mart service brings local Hokkaido goods to your local convenience store this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-706336 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/1.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Beat the heat by ordering some delectable products from Japan\u2019s northernmost island using the Famima Online service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For those who can\u2019t get enough of the convenience of Japanese convenience stores, the <a href=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/2025\/06\/12\/japans-mint-chocolate-season-hits-family-mart-with-14-new-choco-mint-treats-and-five-superstars\/\"><strong>Family Mart<\/strong><\/a> chain is adding to the fun with <strong>Family Mart Online (\u201cFamima Online\u201d)<\/strong>. This service gives access to exclusive goods that can only be ordered online and picked up at your local Family Mart store location, of which there are 16,300 store locations nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>One of Famima Online\u2019s ongoing campaigns is giving people access to regional foods and famous local products from throughout Japan. The current theme, lasting from June 10 through July 7, is <strong>Hokkaido.<\/strong> As you can probably imagine, it comes with plenty of choices of tasty treats from up north as detailed below. Products that are part of the campaign were selected by the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations\u2013known as Zen-Oh for short\u2013as well as by Famima Online representatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Omakase Vegetable Set (7,199 yen [US$50.15])<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For this set, Hokkaido-based company Kururu no Mori is providing a selection of 10-12 fresh and seasonal fresh vegetables delivered in refrigerated packaging. As it\u2019s an \u201comakase,\u201d or \u201cleave it up to us\u201d package, the specific contents may vary slightly from shipment to shipment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-706337\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/2.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Assortment of northern pickled fish (5,866 yen)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What better way to cool down than with some Hokkaido fish? This set comes with four kinds of pickled fish:<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Salmon pickled with salted koji rice<br \/>\n\u25cf Salmon pickled with green onions and miso<br \/>\n\u25cf Cod pickled with salted koji rice<br \/>\n\u25cf Mackerel pickled with green onions and miso<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-706338\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/3.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kabocha snow pudding (Six jars for 6,333 yen)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Japanese-pudding from Kafukudo Kitchen is made using the uncommon Yukigesho (\u201csnow blanket\u201d) kabocha squash from Assabu, Hokkaido. The squash is sieved twice to result in a luxuriously smooth texture. Impressively, it won the top prize at the 32nd Hokkaido Processed Food Contest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-706339\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/4.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Furano Melon (5,533 yen per melon)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hokkaido is known for melons, and this refreshingly sweet, deep orange variety from the city of Furano doesn\u2019t disappoint. Its flavor is said to be exquisite due to the perfect temperatures where it\u2019s grown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-706340\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/5.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Assorted cheeses (6,645 yen)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dairy products are also Hokkaido\u2019s jam, and this selection of four varieties, courtesy of producer Toit Vert, is the perfect way to say thank you to the northern cows. The set comes with blue cheese, cream cheese, white blue cheese, and Camembert cheese.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-706341\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/6.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The one potential hurdle to using Famima Online is that it requires you to use Family Mart\u2019s <strong>FamiPay app<\/strong> for ordering and the <a href=\"https:\/\/famima-online.family.co.jp\/feature\/250610hokkaidogf\">website<\/a> for Famima Online doesn\u2019t appear to be accessible from certain locations outside of Japan. If you\u2019re in the country and have the app, though, you\u2019ll definitely want to take advantage of this easy way to sample <a href=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/2024\/12\/31\/why-are-there-so-many-hokkaido-food-fairs-in-japanese-department-stores-these-days\/\">the best of what Hokkaido has to offer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source, images: <a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000001773.000046210.html\">PR Times<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u25cf Want to hear about SoraNews24\u2019s latest articles as soon as they\u2019re published? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RocketNews24En\">Follow us on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketNews24En\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beat the heat by ordering some delectable products from Japan\u2019s northernmost island using the Famima Online service. 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