DARS Chocolate – Premium Pistachio and Cranberry
While I wouldn’t say DARS is bad, I also wouldn’t consider it a premium chocolate under normal circumstances. This one makes it clear it’s supposed to be premium though. I’m not sure if they mean…
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Tirol Chocolate – Winter Party Mix
Have I mentioned before how much I love Christmas? Yeah, I probably have quite a few times already. I am a winter baby, and add on the fact that it’s basically Christmas season for a…
Pretz – Crispy Chicken and Herbs
The packaging on these look fancier than the Pretz I’m used to. I wonder if they’re trying to market these as a premium version or something. It’s definitely giving me upturned pinky vibes. The flavour…
Hi-Chew – Strong Grape
What do you think of when you think of the word strong? Do you think of giant, muscly body builders? Or do you think about a bottle of perfectly aged scotch that burns the nostrils…
Hi-Chew Premium – Golden Peach
I’ve been consuming enough Hi-Chew in all it’s various formats to know which one is my favourite, at least based on experience thus far. While the premium format is not my top choice, that’s mostly…
Chocoball – Hi-Chew Grape
Chocoball is a brand of chocolate coated balls (inspired, I know) that have a variety of fillings. The mascot named Kyoro-Chan is some strange brand like creature. Why this helps sell chocolate balls is beyond…
Country Ma’am – Rum Raisin Cookies
I have to admit that I have yet to have a really good or memorable pre-packaged cookie in Japan. The good cookies I’ve had were all either fresh or made by a bakery. Though in…
Mintia Breeze – Strawberry
My idea of what constitutes a mint may be very different from what others consider a mint. This would largely be due to the fact that brands that are known for mints make mint-adjacent candies…
Tirol Chocolate – Royal Milk Tea
Milk tea is a very distinct flavour. Royal milk tea especially, is a pretty popular style of milk tea in Japan. Mixing black tea with lots and lots of milk, to give it a very…
Chocoball – Aloe Yogurt
Summers get really hot and sticky in most parts of Japan, so chocolate is different from what we get here in colder climates. Chocolate has to have it’s recipe adjusted to account for shelf stability…