Tirol Chocolate – Creme Brulee
Repetition is the mother of all learning, as the ancient Latin proverb tells us. I’m not sure that applies similarly to reviews of snacks. After all, most people barely have the attention span to read…
Hi-Chew – Superstitious Fruit Mix
At a certain point, I will have reviewed enough Hi-Chew products that I won’t be able to say much more. Sure the fruit varieties will be a little different, but I’m not sophisticated or experienced…
Programmed Obsolescence
There’s a simple concept that I like to think I use to live a big part of my life by. Hanlon’s razor is a simple one – don’t attribute to malice something that could be…
Senjaku Assorted Grape Hard Candies
Grape has by now, established itself as a sort of “default” choice when it comes to fruit flavoured candy from Japan. The number of positive experiences vastly outnumber the negatives, so I feel pretty confident…
Lay’s Grilled Squid Flavour
After my previous review of the Grilled Pork flavour of Lay’s that is unique to China, I decided to give the other flavours a try, just to whet my curiosity. One thing I have noticed…
Lotte Koala’s March – Cheesecake
Nostalgia is such a fickle beast. It’s rare you’d ever view it without rose tinted glasses. Almost like it hides in plain sight, but you can’t find it unless you wear said glasses, like those…
Tirol Chocolate – Chocolate Croissant
Not to sound like a Seinfeld comedy special, but what’s the deal with croissants? Why are they so magical and seem almost impossible? I’m sure a lot of you think I’m insane, especially the bakers.…
Jagariko Potato Sticks – Salmon Cream Cheese
Back in the time tunnel when I was but a poor student working at my first co-op work term, salmon cream cheese bagels were my best friend. Let me explain. During tax season, we had…
Pocky – White Peach and Strawberry
Anyone who has read more than one of my reviews of strawberry flavoured anything, which looking back is actually quite a few, will know that I talk about Pocky a lot as my standard for…
Galbo Chocolate Mini – Milk Tea
Being the titan of industry that they are, Meiji has a ton of brands, just looking at their confectionery arm. While I’ve had many childhood experiences with a many of their brands, there are still…