Tirol Chocolate – Matcha Warabi Mochi
Food is such a magical, versatile thing. Some people think that it’s simply what we need to sustain ourselves and survive. But long ago I learned that food is so much more for us humans.…
Category: Chocolate
Tirol Chocolate – School Lunch Dessert Mix
School lunches were pretty basic when I was a kid. And by basic I mean depressing. To be fair, our school was so small we couldn’t afford a cafeteria, so the “eat in” option was…
Tirol Chocolate – Japanese Pear
As Gertrude Stein once famously wrote, “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose”. We could debate about how that line should be interpreted, but fair to say most people will agree it…
Tirol Chocolate – Bitter Crunch
Do you ever have a go to flavour when it comes to snacks or chocolates? I feel that most people do. I say this because certain flavours seem to be very common across brands and…
Tirol Chocolate – Raw Mochi Kinako
I know what you’re thinking. Raw?! What?! How is that safe?! Well readers, let me assuage your fears. Raw mochi is perfectly safe to eat. In fact, there’s a good chance that you’ve had raw…
Kit Kat – Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear or see the term Japanese snacks or candy? There’s a good chance the first thing to come to mind is Kit Kat. I don’t follow…
Tirol Chocolate – Pine Pineapple Candy
Not long ago I did a series of summer Tirol chocolates that were collaborations with various companies and brands. Today’s limited edition is a collaboration with Tirol and Pine. Pine is a long standing candy…
Black Thunder – Pretty Style Tiramisu
As previously mentioned, I bought a lot of Black Thunder bars in my trip to Japan. They were just so cheap…and everywhere. It was hard not to buy a bar here and there. Next thing…
Tirol Chocolate – Strawberries and Milk
I think it’s fair to say I went a bit overboard with the snack buying during my trip to Japan. A lot of that blame falls on Tirol, where I would scour every store and…
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…