Black Thunder – Corn
Something that not a lot of people appreciate about me is my perspective that nothing in life is ever as simple as black and white, or yes and no. Life would be too simple if…
Category: Asia
Hi-Chew Premium – Chardonnay Grape
Innovation is the key to success, as some say. This would extend to confectionery brands as well, like Hi-Chew. While we all know that they are tops when it comes to chewy candy, it’s important…
Tirol Chocolate – Matcha Warabi Mochi
Food is such a magical, versatile thing. Some people think that it’s simply what we need to sustain ourselves and survive. But long ago I learned that food is so much more for us humans.…
Tirol Chocolate – School Lunch Dessert Mix
School lunches were pretty basic when I was a kid. And by basic I mean depressing. To be fair, our school was so small we couldn’t afford a cafeteria, so the “eat in” option was…
Hi-Chew – Golden Shikuwasa
Japan has always been quite successful in building up an air of exclusivity around certain regional products that they have. In particular, fruits and produce of certain regions are touted as superior, high quality or…
Tirol Chocolate – Japanese Pear
As Gertrude Stein once famously wrote, “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose”. We could debate about how that line should be interpreted, but fair to say most people will agree it…
Hi-Chew – 4 Melon Variety
Melons. I’m loath to admit that I don’t have melons as an actual fruit very often because I’m lazy to learn how to pick the proper ones for consuming, and I find it too much…
Tirol Chocolate – Bitter Crunch
Do you ever have a go to flavour when it comes to snacks or chocolates? I feel that most people do. I say this because certain flavours seem to be very common across brands and…
Hi-Chew Doubles – Kawachi Bankan with Grapefruit
Sometimes we get so caught up in trying to innovate or improve things that we fail to ask the key question of whether we should. We are too busy asking questions like “can we do…
Tirol Chocolate – Raw Mochi Kinako
I know what you’re thinking. Raw?! What?! How is that safe?! Well readers, let me assuage your fears. Raw mochi is perfectly safe to eat. In fact, there’s a good chance that you’ve had raw…