Hi-Chew – Momotaro Green Grape
Hi-Chew cranks out multiple flavours on a near consistent basis. I’m honestly surprised I can even keep up with half of all the stuff they release. I have it on good authority that grape is…
Category: Asia
Tirol Chocolate – Potato Apple Pie
There’s an old saying, that there’s no accounting for taste. For the most part I agree with that. But there are some things that I feel can possibly breach that, and create an exception. Things…
Black Thunder – Hojicha Latte
I’ve talked before about how tea flavoured items are largely an asian thing, and that’s slowly starting to change now that matcha is a staple flavour here in the North. The process was relatively slow,…
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…
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…