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…
Category: Asia
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…
Tirol Chocolate – Belgian Waffle Manneken
It’s worth reminding that I am almost always on the side of waffles in the great debate of waffles vs. pancakes. There’s few arguments that can sway me otherwise. Sure you get more pancakes than…
Toppo – Corn Chocolate
Every so often it seems corn hits the spotlight in the confectionery and chocolate world. Not that it was every fully out of it, but every once in a while it blows up in a…
Tirol Chocolate – Zunda Shake
Certain colours draw me in when it comes to snacks. Blue for example, is a very cool colour for kids and the younger folk, but the older I get it seems less and less natural…
Calbee Crunch Sour Cream and Onion
When I think of Calbee potato chips, I think of very light, thin chips. While I love me some thick, crunchy potato chips, there’s still a time and place for the thin ones and I…
Black Thunder – Custard Apple Pie
I haven’t had apple pie in ages. It’s not that I don’t like it, oh quite the contrary. The issue becomes that the variety of apple pie that I crave comes only in a couple…
Tirol Chocolate – Mochi Ranger Mix
I’ve had a lot of Tirol in my time, and there have been a lot of winners, and a few losers. By far the best “archetype” that Tirol does, at least in my opinion is…