{"id":8113,"date":"2026-08-30T20:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T03:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=8113"},"modified":"2026-08-30T20:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T03:00:47","slug":"7-eleven-japan-goes-viral-for-chilled-soba-thats-too-salty-to-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=8113","title":{"rendered":"7-Eleven Japan goes viral for chilled soba that\u2019s \u201ctoo salty to eat\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We find out if these convenience store noodles really are as bad as they say.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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When Japanese convenience store food goes viral online<\/strong>, it\u2019s usually because of how good it is<\/strong>. Now, though, there\u2019s a new find that\u2019s going viral for all the wrong reasons, with people saying it\u2019s too salty to eat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The product at the eye of the storm is the \u201cRamen Walker-supervised Chilled Pepper Soba,\u201d which went on sale at 7-Eleven stores across Japan on 25 August, priced at 537 yen (US$3.60).<\/p>\n

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\nSupervised by Ramen Walker<\/strong>, one of Japan\u2019s largest ramen information media outlets, the new noodles are part of a series described as \u201cThis is the Type of Thing We Wanted<\/strong>\u201d. Curiously, though, judging by people\u2019s reactions online, this is not what diners wanted at all, with some people saying they can\u2019t even finish the meal.<\/p>\n

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\nThe chilled soba has a simple base of noodles and green onions, but what makes it intense is the astonishingly dark sauce and overzealous peppering, which had us nervous just looking at it.<\/p>\n

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Having tried intensely salty ramen in Japan before<\/a>, we weren\u2019t sure how our palates would react to this tub of noodles, so we called upon three of the reporters on our Japanese-language team to give us their verdict.<\/p>\n

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After preparing the noodles as instructed, by mixing the sauce in thoroughly then adding the pepper before mixing it thoroughly again, we lined up our colleagues for the tasting.<\/p>\n

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\u25bc The \u201cRamen Walker-supervised Chilled Pepper Soba\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u25bc So, how does it taste?<\/p>\n

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Well, their faces say it all really. At first, it seemed like a fairly rich chilled noodle dish, but within seconds an intense saltiness took over. Though they wouldn\u2019t say it was impossible to eat \u2013 these men do have iron stomachs, after all \u2013 they did say it was so salty that every bite was a challenge, and they could definitely see why some people might struggle to eat it all.<\/p>\n

The level of saltiness was unusual for a convenience store product, so it would easily take customers by surprise, and finishing the entire portion required a certain amount of determination from our trio. At the end of it all, their reactions ran the gamut from\u00a0 \u201cArgh, it\u2019s salty!\u201d to \u201cIt\u2019s strong, but I can eat it\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s strong\u2026 and not tasty\u201d, so online reactions calling it \u201ctoo strongly flavoured to eat\u201d did seem to have some truth to them.<\/p>\n

One of the things everyone agreed on was the saltiness, because however strong you think the salt might be, double it and you might be in the ballpark. Still, it hasn\u2019t stopped 7-Eleven from selling the product, and it\u2019s still continuing to attract attention online so if you\u2019re up for the challenge, keep an eye out for it at 7-Eleven, and be sure to try the super hot mince cutlet while you\u2019re there<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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