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…
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Hi-Chew Premium – Mikan Mandarin Orange
And here we are again, with another stint of me putting chewy balls in my mouth and letting you know how it tastes. Some things never change eh? Ever the sucker for anything Hi-Chew, I…
Wawel – Brownie and Cherry Chocolate
I found this at a local European grocery store and it instantly caught my eye. Mostly because the bar has huge, but also because brownie and cherry sounds like a wildly decadent flavour and I’m…
Milka – Raspberry Creme
I haven’t had Milka before, but based on the packaging and the fact that it’s owned by the same company that runs Cadbury, I’d assumed it’s not that different from the other purple packaged chocolate.…
Venco – Dropmix Fruitig
Venco is an established, tenured brand that does mass market licorice. I’m always on the look out for licorice mixes since I’m not quite at the point of loving licorice on it’s own in most…
Oh Henry! – Level Up
Oh Henry is on a very small list of snacks that the Frigid North gets that our salty northern friends in the US don’t. I can’t tell you why that is, thought I can only…
Venco – Tikkels Drop & Fruit
As the old cliche goes, life does come full circle sometimes. I remember as a kid trying Good & Plenty as a kid, being drawn in by a box full of colourful little cylinders, not…
Endangered Species Chocolate – Cranberries, Almonds and 72% Dark Chocolate
I know I often say that I don’t fall prey to the whole scheme of buzz and hype around a product simply because it exists or is sold to consumers a certain way. Things like…
Taveners – British Mix Gums
Sometimes I wonder what the thought process behind wine gums was. I mean, I know the official history behind them – they were basically created as a sweet and marketed as an alternative to alcohol,…
Black Thunder – Fermented Butter
Fermented butter is one of those things where I really know next to nothing about but it sounds like a fancier version of a kitchen table staple. What does the fermentation do? How does it…