Hi-Chew – Sono Mama (Plain)
An interesting gimmick for today is what if we took your beloved Hi-Chew, and just removed all flavour from it? This flavour is…flavourless? The idea here is that this is the true, plain essence of…
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Hi-Chew – Strawberry Daifuku
It’s not too often that Hi-Chew does non-fruit based flavours, but they do tend to do some fruit adjacent flavoured ones like sodas, and today’s flavour which is technically fruit adjacent. Maybe it’s a cultural…
DARS Chocolate – Fragrant Muscat
As part of my haul in my travels, I chanced upon DARS in what appeared to be a limited flavour, and my tiny collector brain lit up like a Christmas tree. And so here we…
Hi-Chew – Golden Pear
For those unfamiliar, across Asia there are a variety of pears that fall under a general umbrella known as Asian pears. These pears are different from the western ones like the Bartlet in that they…
DARS Chocolate – Fragrant Strawberry
With brands like this I sometimes wonder if they ever consider the branding implications early on or that came much later. DARS is an interesting brand name, and it often lends itself to the association…
Chocoball – Kyoto Matcha
Chocoball is generally considered more of a children’s brand, and is obviously marketed as so. As the children who grew up on it, they become nostalgic and become a bigger portion of the purchasing base.…
DARS Chocolate – Premium Apricot Brownie
I’ve had positive experiences with DARS so far, but most of that has been with less gimmicky flavours where it’s a single piece of chocolate, nothing crazy and no fillings. Similar to the other “premium”…
DARS Chocolate – Premium White Brownie
With some products, it’s a little more evident what makes something “premium”. I am not quite sure what makes this particular product so, other than a fancy package, some nice gold trim and the words…
Hi-Chew – Banana & Milk
Admittedly I’ve done a lot of duplicate flavours by now, and even if this isn’t a dupe, surely there is a lot of overlap with my other reviews. I have a tough time figuring how…
Hi-Chew – Fantasy Mix
When east meets west – a common phrase used to denote the marriage of two vastly different cultures. Mayhaps it’s just me personal experience, but when I hear that phrase I often think of food,…