Japanese Vending Machine Snacks

On this episode on Ranked with Babish in Japan, we're stopping by the city's most popular and unique vending machines!

Here’s the ranking:

Drinks

• Real Gold royal jelly soda: 7

• Real Gold melon cream soda: 8

• Pocari Sweat: 6

• “Chill out” melon vitamin drink: 4

• Unsweetened green tea: 5

• Iced cocoa (chocolate milk): 8

• Sparkling apple soda: 5

• Lactic soda: 4

• Kirin DHA drink: 3

• Welch’s grape: 5

• Calpis melon cream soda: 8

• Canned whipped cream: 8

• Canned cream with cake: 9

• Chocolate canned cream with cake: 10

• Fresh-squeezed orange juice machine: 8

• Orange jelly drink: 7

• Creamy caramel latte: 7

• Vitamin “C” drink: 4

• Calorie Mate drink (café au lait): 2

• Sweet sake (both bottles): 4 each

Novelty machines

• Banana vending machine: 0

• Photo of a man: 9

• Photo of a cat: 10

• Raw frozen pork belly: 6

Hot canned soups

• Corn soup: 8

• Clam soup: 5

• Red bean soup: 8

Flavored milks

• Fruit milk: 5

• “Child” milk (plain milk): 7

• Orange milk: 7

• Pineapple milk: 7

• Melon milk: 8

• Lemon milk: 3

Ice cream machine

• Red bean waffle cone: 3

• Chocolate cone with peanut chocolate bar: 6

• Vanilla with sprinkles (coneless): 5

• Chocolate fudge swirl cone: 6

Park snacks

• “Confession box” vanilla snacks: 10

• Squid/mayo chips: 10

• Bourbon chocolate-filled buns: 4

• Alfort mini chocolates: 9

• Chocolate cake bar: 9

• Fettuccine gummy, green grape: 10

• Fettuccine gummy, cream soda: 7

• Fettuccine gummy, purple grape: 8

• Canned bread (“Pan-can”): 6

• Canned chocolate panettone: 4

• Fried skin crackers: 6

• Katsu sando: 6

• Pressed chicken/pork cutlet sandwich: N/A

• Beef sandwich with pickle: 6

• Red bean pancake sandwich: 5

Train station

• Vending machine cappuccino: 8

• “Popping Shower” ice cream: 5