Senjaku Assorted Grape Hard Candies
Grape has by now, established itself as a sort of “default” choice when it comes to fruit flavoured candy from Japan. The number of positive experiences vastly outnumber the negatives, so I feel pretty confident…
Category: Sweet
Lotte Koala’s March – Cheesecake
Nostalgia is such a fickle beast. It’s rare you’d ever view it without rose tinted glasses. Almost like it hides in plain sight, but you can’t find it unless you wear said glasses, like those…
Tirol Chocolate – Chocolate Croissant
Not to sound like a Seinfeld comedy special, but what’s the deal with croissants? Why are they so magical and seem almost impossible? I’m sure a lot of you think I’m insane, especially the bakers.…
Pocky – White Peach and Strawberry
Anyone who has read more than one of my reviews of strawberry flavoured anything, which looking back is actually quite a few, will know that I talk about Pocky a lot as my standard for…
Galbo Chocolate Mini – Milk Tea
Being the titan of industry that they are, Meiji has a ton of brands, just looking at their confectionery arm. While I’ve had many childhood experiences with a many of their brands, there are still…
Tirol Chocolate – Strawberry Milk Mochi
I know what you’re thinking. “Bear, didn’t you already review this flavour?!” Well yes, but actually no. You see viewers, the previous flavour was supposed to simulate a strawberry daifuku, which is basically a mochi…
Ritter Sport – Dark Whole Hazelnuts
A while back I reviewed the White Whole Hazelnuts flavour of Ritter Sport, and found myself enjoying it quite a bit despite not liking white chocolate in general. I figured if white chocolate and hazelnuts…
Kinder Bueno – Dark Chocolate
Some companies are known for doing one thing really, really well. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s how you end up with quality products like those made by Ferrero. Their most obvious claim to fame…
Starburst Gummies – Sour Berries
When it came to candy I could get easy access to as a kid, I tended to favour the berry varieties. Whether it was Starburst or Skittles, I tended to like the berry varieties more…
Tirol Chocolate – Ichigo Daifuku
During my trip to Japan I scoured department stores and convenience stores for Tirol Chocolates, and I was seldom disappointed. The flavour today is not a new one, but it is an exclusive at Matsumoto…