Tirol Chocolate – Butter Corn
Hokkaido is an area in Japan that is known for a lot of things, namely their milk, melons, and various other fruits and veggies. This is due in large part to the land itself there,…
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Black Thunder – Banana
Certain well-established beliefs that aren’t actually based on fact are always interesting to dissect. Take the association of bananas and gorillas or monkeys for example. You’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t assume…
Puku Puku Tai – Berry
Unicorns are a magical idea, aren’t they? A mythical creature that looks like a horse but has a giant horn on it’s forehead, and potentially poops rainbows. I feel like as I get older, the…
Oh Henry! – Reese’s Peanut Butter
Oh Henry! is a classic candy bar over here in Canada. I’m not sure about outside, but most of us who grew up in the Frigid North will instantly recognize this classic, whether you liked…
Reese’s Miniatures with Pieces
In my previous review of the Oh Henry! – Reese Peanut Butter bar, I talked a little about how these days everything is kind of coalescing into each other, until eventually we will only have…
Ritter Sport – Dark Chocolate with Almond & Orange
Some combinations of chocolate remind me of certain times of seasons of the year. The combination of chocolate and candied orange peels for example, brings back memories of a happier time, specifically Christmas. The chocolate…
Tirol Chocolate – Tapioca Milk Tea
One thing that really surprised me during my trip to Japan was the fact that Tapioca Milk Tea, or Bubble Tea, or boba, has really only become a thing over there in the past year…
Ritter Sport – Rum Raisins & Hazelnuts
Before I started nursing my Tirol obsession, most of that time and attention went into hunting down Ritter Sport. I feel it important to qualify this statement by making two things clear – 1) I…
Black Thunder – Kaki No Tane
Perhaps I am just getting older, but I feel that more products and foods these days are turning to strange combinations that don’t seem intuitive, as a way to innovate. It makes sense, given that…
Tirol Chocolate – Double Sweet Potato
Ah yes, sweet potato. Long been a staple of Japanese cuisine, and only in recent decades has it seen an emergence in western cuisine. Even now, sweet potato fries seem like a fad that never…