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Mr. Kanso in Osaka: Eating Grasshoppers

Mr. Kanso in Osaka: Eating Grasshoppers

Published on Jul. 3, 2019 by

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, Osaka, Japanegg in a can (dashi) at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, Japansteamed grasshoppers in a can at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, Japantime to dig into the bizarre cans offered at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, 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, Osaka, JapanMomo at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, Japanour dining spot at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, JapanYuri and Momo at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, 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, Osaka, Japantrying 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, Osaka, Japanchicken meat + chicken eggs at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, JapanBBQ pork in a can at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, JapanBBQ pork, needs heating at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, Japangrasshoppers at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, JapanMatt & Momo at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, JapanTOP 10 cans at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, Japangrasshoppers at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, 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, Osaka, Japancreepy 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, Osaka, Japancampbells cans at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, JapanMatt at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, JapanDashi tower at Mr. Kanso in Osaka in Osaka, 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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