Hi Chew – VITAMIN C Fruit Mix
Marketing unhealthy snacks and candies is always a challenge, but sometimes it’s easy wins for some brands. Like non-wheat based snacks claiming to be gluten free even though it was never a gluten container. When…
Category: Japan
Tirol Chocolate – Red & White Strawberry
Looking back it’s kind of crazy to see how many different strawberry based flavours of Tirol I’ve done a review for. There really is just that many of them. It’s even crazier when I think…
Fit’s – Grape Mix
Chewing gum was once considered social taboo in Japan. There was and still is, a generally frowned upon thing to take something from your mouth once it’s been put in there. It’s why Hi-Chew was…
Black Thunder – Pistachio
My biggest gripe with Black Thunder is portion size. I like to think a big part of this issue is just the fact that I’m from the west, where portion sizes are generally bigger. For…
Hi-Chew Premium – Golden Kiwi
I remember the first time I had a golden kiwi. It was truly a revelation. up until that point I assumed that most kiwis were super tart unless they were just the perfect level of…
Toppo – Salty Vanilla Ice Cream
When I think of all the snacks that have salt front and centre in their marketing and packaging, I think back to the first time I learned of the power of salt. By this I…
Hi-Chew – Cherry Yogurt
Cherry flavour is a polarizing one for sure. Well, at least in the west it is. Most people will tell you that they don’t taste like actual cherries, and worst yet that it usually tastes…
Tirol Chocolate – Cinnamon Maple Cookie
Cinnamon maple cookies feel like a very Canadian flavour. Most people associate the frigid North with snow, moose, toques, plaid, friendliness and maple syrup. While none of these are incorrect, we don’t consume THAT much…
Toppo – Grilled Sweet Potato
To describe my relationship with sweet potato candy/chocolates as tumultuous would be an understatement at this point. And yet, I keep coming back for more. Perhaps it’s that ever optimism that leads me to believe…
Hi-Chew – Umai-Chew White Peach
The Umai-Chew line of Hi-Chew is marketed as a slightly premium take on some of their popular flavours. What usually happens is they take a standard flavour and throw in pieces of sugar crystals or…