When you travel to Japan, no matter where you go, buying convenience store food is a must-do on the list. In Korea, convenience store culture has naturally settled in as Japan brought convenience stores to Korea. It is so famous that Japan comes to mind when it comes to the beginning of convenience stores. In Japan, besides Seven Eleven, there are many other convenience stores such as Family Mart and Lawson.

Japan has about 50,000 convenience stores nationwide, and you can buy all sorts of goods, from lunch boxes to desserts, drinks, and daily necessities. In addition, convenience stores are constantly releasing original products with unique characteristics to avoid falling behind their competitors. Especially when it comes to food, there are various kinds, and the taste and quality are top-notch.

There are many foods that Koreans love in Japanese convenience stores. In winter, various famous and delicious foods such as fish cakes, dango, sushi, and bread are displayed. Do you know that Japanese convenience store pudding is famous for its high quality? It's also famous on SNS for recommending delicious Japanese convenience store pudding. Pudding is also available in Korea, but it's not as serious as Japan, so there are fewer types, and the taste and texture are standardized.

As Koreans become interested in pudding, various cafes are introducing pudding menus. However, pudding sold in cafes is expensive, and sometimes you may be disappointed because you paid a high price but didn't like it. So, I would like to recommend two kinds of Japanese pudding that are diverse and affordable. Today, I will recommend the pudding I liked among what I've eaten.

Jersey Pudding (ジャージー牛乳プリン)

The first one is Jersey Pudding (ジャージー牛乳プリン).

Jersey (ジャージー) refers to the milk of a breed of cows. It is available at Seven Eleven as well as Lawson convenience stores. Pudding made with good milk, the milk flavor is strong, and it has a moderate sweetness that makes it one of the popular products that suits the Korean taste. It was a pudding style I had never tasted before. It had a very smooth, soft, tofu-like texture rather than being chewy. However, it wasn't too sweet, and it had a milky taste, so it was easy to eat. It's a pudding that you can't eat easily in Korea, so I recommend it. It looks a little like yogurt and feels smooth and high-protein milk.

It's a soft pudding that doesn't bounce too much, so if you were expecting a chewy texture, you might be a little disappointed.

Namelaka Pudding (なめらかプリン)

The second one is Namelaka Pudding (なめらかプリン). Namelaka (なめらか) means smooth.

The quantity is really small, but it feels like the flavor is compressed. Namelaka also has a milky taste like Jersey Pudding, and it reminds me of milk ice cream. It also has a caramel flavor and a heavy, high-calorie feeling. It's not very chewy, and it's slightly separated like yogurt, but it's delicious because it feels full of flavor. Jersey Pudding only reminds you of milk, but Namelaka is a bit less so, so even people who don't like milk can enjoy it without feeling overwhelmed.

Besides these, I haven't tried them myself, but I recommend Yaki Pudding (焼きプリン), Takeya Milk Pudding (TAKEYA Milk Pudding), Morinaga Milk Pudding (もりながミルクプリン), and Tamago Pudding (たまごのプリン) because they are said to be delicious!

This concludes my convenience store pudding recommendations!