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…
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Sweet
Klepper & Klepper Sweet Licorice
This is branded as the best licorice ever. A bold claim to say the least. I am by no means a licorice aficionado, so I can’t say whether it’s considered a good or bad licorice.…
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…
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…