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Eating Insects at Canned Food Bar Mr. Kanso in Osaka

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Mr. Kanso is one of the most unique restaurants in Japan, this tiny food bar serves 300 different kinds of canned foods from all over the world ranging from canned BBQ eel to canned sea urchin to canned stewed grasshoppers.

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unagi in a can, BBQ eel - juicy and sweet at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan egg in a can (dashi) at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan steamed grasshoppers in a can at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan time to dig into the bizarre cans offered at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan

Mr. Kanso can be considered on-par with the crazy Robot Restaurant and Mario Kart Tokyo to complete an unforgettable Japan adventure.

Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan Momo at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan our dining spot at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan Yuri and Momo at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan

The bar is cheaper than your common restaurant due to not having a kitchen, no chef, no menus and no waiter but due to the rareness of certain cans prices can vary quite a bit.

trying grasshoppers from a can at Mr. Kanso in Osaka with Yuri & Momo in Osaka, Japan trying grasshoppers from a can at Mr. Kanso in Osaka with Yuri & Momo

We selected the following 5 canned foods for our Mr. Kanso ultimate review; Unagi (BBQ eel), Toritama (chicken meat + chicken egg), Dashimakitamago (sushi egg roll), Buta (heated stewed pork) and Inago (stewed grasshoppers).

tori tamago - chicken meat + chicken egg at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan chicken meat + chicken eggs at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan BBQ pork in a can at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan BBQ pork, needs heating at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan grasshoppers at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan Matt & Momo at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan TOP 10 cans at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan grasshoppers at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan

My friends Yuri and Momo from Osaka joined me on this crazy canned food adventure, it was their first time at Mr. Kanso as well. Remarkably, they had never heard of this place before making it a hidden secret in Osaka every tourist should check out.

creepy grasshoppers at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan creepy grasshoppers at Mr. Kanso in Osaka

The grasshoppers turned out to be more delicious than initially anticipated. Due to still being quite crunchy, it had a nice sweet flavor and taste more like chips than the remnants of a nasty insect.

BBQ pork at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan campbells cans at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan Matt at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan Dashi tower at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Japan

In conclusion, my favorite canned food was the unagi, BBQ eel but the dashimakitamago (cold sushi egg roll) came very close. It makes sense since the dashimakitamago is their best-selling item. I want to thank my friends Momo and Yuri for joining me on this food adventure, it was a lot of fun. Please let me know if you would like to see Momo and Yuri again in a future Reformatt episode.

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