Hi-Chew – Mint Peach
Let it be known that I like to give everything multiple chances. The last time I had Hi-Chew mint, it did not agree with me. Or did I not agree with it? Either way we…
Category: Japan
Tirol Chocolate – Taiwan Dessert Mix
Taiwan is known for many things, most of which are food and drink based. Apart from the more obvious and more commonplace items like pineapple cakes and bubble tea, lemon cake and mango shaved ice…
Morinaga Mini Caramel 4 Flavor Mix
Before Morinaga made Hi-Chews, they were actually pretty famous for other snacks like their caramels. The caramels are basically what you’d get here in the west, those chewy, sweet little cubes of diary and sugar.…
Hi-Chew Doubles – Golden Kiwi and Mango
I feel like it’s been a while since Hi-Chew has started doing doubles as a flavour. The idea is simple, combine two random flavours and hope for the best. At least that’s how a lot…
Hi-Chew Doubles – Ume Plum and Lemon
You ever have those moods where you feel like eating something that is out of your typical flavour “profile”? Like feeling the craving to consume spicy food even though you are certified spice wimp that…
Yaokin – Morokoshi Wataro
I’ve always been more partial to corn snacks, be it corn chips or corn based snacks like corn nuts. Something about corn as a texture feels heartier and crunchier for some reason. Not so much…
Tirol Chocolate – Rich Banana
As I run out of “must-try” chocolate flavours for Tirol, I’ve had to default to flavours I may not enjoy quite as much. Apart from the fact that I’m now in reissue territory, my blind…
Hi-Chew – Mint Lime
To date, I’ve yet to come across a lime mint that I enjoy enough to become a repeat buyer for. I mostly blame Fisherman’s Friend. No, that’s not some weird family friend that gave me…
Nobel Sours Gummy Candy – Fruit Mix
I’m always on the lookout for interesting gummy candies. By interesting, I mean ones that are different from the typical stuff you find laying about. For me this usually means they have an interesting flavour,…
Toppo – Burnt Basque Cheesecake
During my trip to Japan, among the other trends I noticed that were big at the time like bubble tea, cheesecake was a big thing. Not just any cheesecake mind you, since cheesecake has been…