Pure – Pikachu Tropical and Soda Gummies
I could lie to you and say that I’m not easily gotten by lame collaborations or crossovers, but truthfully I haven’t tried Pure Gummies before and the combo of packaging and Pikachu shaped gummies did…
Category: Asia
Befco Rice Crackers – Pizza
I’ve talked at length before about creativity in food, and how eventually everything will be combined with everything else at some point. There’s only a finite number of edible things on this planet, and even…
Tirol Chocolate – Strawberry Daifuku
A large majority of you are likely familiar with the famous colloquialism, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Perhaps I’ve a touch of the crazies. Or perhaps…
Puku Puku Tai – Zombie Blackcurrant
Zombies are a popular genre for a multitude of reasons, none of which are particularly appealing to me, but I get why people enjoy the medium so much. Something about fending off hordes of mindless…
Toppo – Vanilla Milkshake
When you think vanilla milkshake? What comes to mind? For me it’s 60s or 70s style diners and malted milkshakes. I’m sure it was a magical time, you know, apart from all the racism, impending…
Hi-Chew Mix – Snoopy Edition
When you’ve had as much Hi-Chew as I have, the word special seems to hold less meaning. A wise man once said to me if someone says sorry often, it loses it’s meaning. I feel…
Hi-Chew Doubles – Peach and Plum
I often like to make fun of companies that run out of ideas, having to resort to overdone things like re-releases and remasters. Maybe I’m just getting old but I’ve noticed a staggering number of…
Tirol Chocolate – Coffee Jelly
Why do I do this to myself? I don’t drink coffee, nor do I enjoy the flavour profile. Yet here I am with a full bag of seven coffee flavoured chocolate pieces. I can’t tell…
Hi-Chew – Tohoku Cherry
Back when I was traveling around Japan, I noticed a series of regional limited editions of Hi-Chew flavours. They were usually sold in local store fronts as sort of a souvenir, similar to how you…
Kit Kat – Strawberry Daifuku
I have a vague recollection of mentioning strawberry daifuku before – it’s a somewhat seasonal dessert that is popular particularly in the spring season. It’s basically a mochi filled with red bean paste, and with…