Originally published at: In Japan, you can buy cake in a can from a vending machine | Boing Boing
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Can’t you buy anything in a vending machine in Japan?
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Well, not actually to the degree that some parts of the internet claim. But yeah, as far as stuff that most people would be interested in the variety is huge and comprehensive. I assume that a lot of it just comes down to being able to concentrate a lot of retail sales into a very small space coupled with a culture that makes them less likely to be vandalized
I wonder if there is a Yakuza-vending machine connection in Japan like there is a mob-vending machine/juke box connection in the US?
Here is some Japanese vending machine porn!
(Note, I have not fully vetted this video - if he turns out to be a Nazi I apologize)
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It’s also worth noting that the cool vending machines are only really in Tokyo and Osaka. But you’re never far from a vending machine for beverages even in the sticks.
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I know… it was a joke… 
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They will stop only when they have vending machines that dispense other vending machines. Then we will have hit peak Japanese vending technology.
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actually it’s it’s singer-a-bluddy-pore…
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I have never seen anything do to Google results what “vending machine vending machine” does
Not useful, but really strange
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I would eat cake from a box, cake from a store, cake from a restaurant, cake from my wife, and cake from a can.
Did I mention I like cake.
Isn’t a mention of Spotted Dick required in any conversation about cake in a can?
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For the record, the video is in Singapore…
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There is a can of spotted dick that has changed hands between me and my friends for over a decade of Xmas white elephants…
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The ratio of cream-to-sponge really makes these more like trifles than cakes. Would definitely try one
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I’m a huge fan of both cake and vending machines, so I do want to buy and eat these “cakes”. And yet… this esthetic of Japanese “parfait” type treats upsets me in a way I can’t quite articulate. I feel there is some kind of ASMR-like violation at work. And putting it in that type of can emphasizes the exact thing that bothers me, so I know it’s deliberate. It mainly relates to a particular sort of wet scooping sound, but the way of cracking open these cans is also connected.
Here is one in Osaka
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Seems like one of the Tokyo locations is very close to my commute home, might take a detour tonight to check it out.
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If you aren’t watching “Dancing Bacons” on youtube, you’re missing out.
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