Hi-Chew – Umai-Chew Pineapple
Umai is the Japanese term used to denote a lot of things, like skillful, good, or in this case, delicious. Umai-Chew is basically the term that Hi-Chew uses for certain flavours that have the added…
Category: Japan
Toppo – Hokkaido Milk Cream Cheese
Some companies like to bring back seasonal flavours back once a year. A great example is the McRib that comes back briefly each year. It builds expectations and not much changes, which is both good…
Morinaga – Omochi-Chi Kinako Chewy Candy
Some companies have a tendency to throw certain words that trigger our purchase impulse when it comes to new gimmicks or fads. Take ghost peppers as an example – when it came into vogue, every…
Black Thunder – Pablo Cheese Tart
Cheesecake is not a new thing in Japan, but it did come into vogue for a while in the past decade or so, and it doesn’t seem to have gone anywhere in popularity. Unlike a…
Country Ma’am – Vanilla & Cocoa Chocolate
Cookies and cream is not something new. What is new is cookie chocolate. Well, new in the sense that I haven’t seen a whole lot of it, but I’m sure it’s existed in some form…
Toppo – Butter Caramel
Butter is one of those products where you can add it to almost anything and it makes things just a little bit better. Within reason, I find this to be true – popcorn, steak, bread,…
Hi-Chew – Mammy Mix
This collaboration or crossover, whatever you want to call it, seems much less odd when you consider that the same company behind Hi-Chew is the same one that created the Mammy line of drinks. Morinaga…
Morinaga – Omochi-Chi Matcha Chewy Candy
Mochi and matcha – two of my favourite things. One for the chewy, bouncy texture and the other for the rich earthy, bitter flavour. Apparently I’m not the only one because Morinaga decided to make…
Tirol Chocolate – Menbei Rice Cracker
You may be familiar with senbei, which is the Japanese term for rice crackers. Menbei is the brainchild of Fukutaro, a well established Japanese snack company most known for their interesting take on the rice…
FritoLay – Bean Curd Flavour Tortilla Chips
I love tofu and bean curd. Really, any edible soy product is something I am all about. While I’m sure my cultural background has a part to play in it, I didn’t actually enjoy it…