Black Thunder – Nut Mix
Insert nut joke here. Ok now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about this bar. Black Thunder is known for being inexpensive but tasty snack that people can find in any convenience store.…
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Hi-Chew Doubles – Cherry and Strawberry
And deeper down the Hi-Chew doubles hole we go. At this point it’s become more of a game of which flavours and fruits they haven’t combined. Cherry and strawberry seems pretty tame and normal right?…
Tirol Chocolate – Sakura Matcha
There are certain flavours or foods I wonder about. Some things that we take for granted would have at some point been a discovery by our ancient ancestors who took the risk to find out…
Lotte – Nuts and Rum Raisin Chocolate
Rum raisin makes a great combination. I’m not sure if I’m in the minority or not, but there’s enough people who like rum raisin enough that it’s a fairly standard flavour of ice cream. I…
Hi-Chew – Aloe Yogurt
Aloe is an interesting case study in how the idea of something can be marketed into oblivion and overproduced to the point that people completely forget what the original product or concept was. What I…
Tirol Chocolate – Soda Ramune Dagashi
Every once in a while I see something and everything in my brain and body tell me, “don’t do it!”, or “it’s a trap!”. When it comes to food and snacks I try to override…
Lotte – Lemon Liqueur Chocolate
If something works, it only makes sense to keep releasing it until people get tired of it. That and releasing slight variations of the working formula until people get tired of the original and the…
Tirol Chocolate – Hokkaido Milk Mochi
I have reached a point in my Tirol tasting career that it’s getting harder and harder to find new flavours. I don’t feel like today’s flavour is a new one, but likely a slight rehash…
Tirol Chocolate – Young Donuts Dagashi
It’s often that we have chocolate in or on pastries and baked goods, but how often do we have bake goods and pastries inside the chocolate? As it turns out, it happens a lot with…
Hi-Chew – Umai-Chew Muscat Grape
I’m working my way through another Umai-Chew flavour, something that has become quite commonplace currently. A theme that is somewhat similar to a lot of Umai-Chew varieties of more common flavours – the texture is…