Black Thunder – Big Thunder
During my first trip to Japan, I was blown away by the sheer number of options of snacks in even the smallest of convenience stores like Family Mart and 7-11. I can’t quite put my…
Category: Chocolate
Puku Puku Tai – Chocolate
Taiyaki is a traditional, and popular Japanese snack that is shaped like a fish. It’s usually made using batter and has the consistency of either waffle or pancake on the outside, and typically has a…
Hershey’s Chocolate Almonds – Gingerbread
What Christmas holiday would be complete without some sort of cinnamon, peppermint, or ginger flavoured chocolate? It’s probably a living nightmare for people who don’t like those particular flavours, but it’s great for me since…
Tirol Chocolate – Chocolate Mochi
Continuing the trend of reviews for Christmas week, I have another Tirol chocolate review. This one is more seasonably appropriate. This one is another flavour of their mochi line, with that adorable little mochi mascot…
Tirol Chocolate – Yogurt Mochi
Christmas time is usually when I tend to go crazy with snacks and food, like most people do. With how crazy we get with food, you would think we were getting ready to hibernate. Alas,…
Tirol Chocolate – Okinawa Box
Today’s product is the perfect embodiment of that commitment to regionalism. I present to you, the Okinawa box. While the internet has made it a bit easier to procure regional varieties like this, I picked…
BAKE Chocolate – Cheese Cake (Matsumoto KiYoshi Edition)
I love cheesecake. It’s real unhealthy. The only reason I’m not fat or on the verge of death is because I am also really picky about what kind, and what quality of cheesecake I allow…
Milky Chocolate – Milk Cream Filling
Probably one of the most iconic mascots in Japanese candy is Peko-chan of the Fujiya brand. Even if you weren’t sure of what her name was, or what she was supposed to be selling you,…
Bourbon – Chocolate Ganache Mochi
Mochi is another one of those staples in Asian cuisine that has gained a much wider western audience in recent years. While mochi is somewhat specific to Japan, many Asian cultures have their own variation…
Black Thunder – Matcha Azuki
Another week, another new, but “safe” review. I say safe for a couple of reasons here. Black Thunder has already established itself as a solid choice for Japanese chocolate, and I’ve yet to be wronged…