tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:57:40 +0000GuimauveIshiyaDrinksBiscuitsSakuma DropsBiscoCheetosRoyal Milk TeaMintPuddingCiscoPucchoAppleHerbPoifullChocoballCaramelGanacheGrapeHalloweenCiderAlmondTirolSavouryVegetablesPieMisoHotcakesJuicyAsahiFujiyaKoikeyaXylitolSoy SauceKameda SeikaSapporoMitsuya CiderVitaminBerrySangariaVodkaMeijiCompetitionChelseaPanSaltiPhoneKoala no MarchLemongrassbloggingCitruspregnancyChocolate ChipNoodleThroat CandyCrunkyRamenCheeseKobeyaYaokinMangoSourSenbeiApolloCoffeeChilliPretzelDorayakiSouvenirFramboiseWafersAmanoyaDoritosTeriyakiKappa EbisenHi-ChewMatchaMeidi-yaJapaneseLotteNissinAzukiDarjeelingPersimmonKit KatBananaColaWatermelonFritolayYamazakiMilkCustardKinakoCup NoodleItoenShigekixhiatusSodaRiskaTakenoko no SatoHokkaidoCakeWatering KissmintCandyKabukiMarshmallowPockyCheezaDaifukuWaterMilkyKanroMorinagaMentosMeitoOrangeWasabiCondensed MilkTeaMelonMapleKracieNestleShiroi KoibitoBlack BlackSuntoryOkinawaKirinTiramisuGinger AleCalpisKabayaSyrupKinoko no YamaMaple SyrupSushiToffeeCountry Ma'amUmaiDounanPureLemonJuiceGingerPumpkinCurrySherbetCookiesCalbeeDangoBaby StarUHAKakigoriTeicaloOhagiPlumTohatoGlicoChestnutHamBourbonGumCreamMilk TeaMochiNougatWhipWhite ChocolateYoghurtGrapefruitAlcoholCherrySaladChuhaiChocolateKuriRilakkumaGummyPizzaSpicyRamuneCollonDarsGreen TeaHoneyButterScornMarukyoBlack SugarVinegarWacky SnacksPorteMont BlancStrawberrySoyEbiMuscatBallsSweet PotatoPeachVanillaBeveragesNatchanUCCReviewing Tasty Snacks From Japanhttp://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kelly)Blogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-5562107829913431358Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:21:00 +00002012-01-04T21:33:08.870+08:00SyrupRamuneKakigoriMeidi-yaIt's getting quite hot in Australia now as we are well and truly into summer. Today was 36 degrees and the perfect day for Kakigori (かき氷). So I decided to open a new bottle of syrup. It's by a company called Meidi-ya and the flavour is Blue "Ramune" which is a basic soda or "lemonade" in Japan. The syrup is bright blue and smells sweet. It's quite thin but is full of flavour. It tastes really http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/0290aTe_Nt4/meidi-ya-my-syrup-blue-ramune.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2012/01/meidi-ya-my-syrup-blue-ramune.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-4892234997111990646Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:21:00 +00002012-01-04T13:21:02.396+08:00iPhonebloggingAs a busy mum to a very active 9 month old I no longer have time to spend hours in front of the computer posting reviews, so from now on I will be posting shorter reviews from my iPhone (thanks to the blogger app!) as I still love reviewing, and don't want to give it up. The reviews will be shorter but more to the point, I hope that my readers will continue the journey with me :) Wishing you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/22E2Jl3rQus/iphone-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2012/01/iphone-blogging.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-9172772814474915620Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +00002011-07-27T08:00:05.935+08:00JuicyCiderKabaya I picked up this tube of Juicy thinking it was Ramune flavour, because usually Ramune candy is this same blue colour, but when I got home I realised it's Cider. Never mind, because I like cider anyway. When I opened the lid it smelled very similar to ramune anyway...very much like lemonade. Usually "cider" means apple, because it comes from "apple cider", but this doesn't smell like apple. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/H7y14AjsCw8/kabaya-juicy-cider.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)5http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2011/07/kabaya-juicy-cider.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-2060082056062321006Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:00:00 +00002011-07-25T10:00:02.362+08:00MatchaBiscoBiscuitsMilkGlico Bisco is a brand that has been around since 1933, they're made by Glico, maker of Pocky and other much loved snack brands. The packaging of Bisco always contains a child, because these biscuits are primarly for children. This is the latest flavour of Bisco - Matcha Milk or green tea and milk.    From the Bisco website, listing the new flavours, strawberry and match milk Each biscuit is 3.5 cm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/SsXyzYMPWNw/glico-bisco-matcha-milk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)3http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2011/07/glico-bisco-matcha-milk.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-8686755469115195282Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +00002011-07-23T23:21:54.261+08:00MatchaGreen TeaTirolSoy Wow, who would have thought to combine Matcha and Soy? I certainly wouldn't have...though I think maybe dairy intolerant people in Japan must already do this. The colour of this chocolate is absolutely beautiful. It's beautifully layered, just like the Tiramisu Tirol. When I put this chocolate up to my nose, all I could smell was white chocolate, so I wasn't too excited to be honest...thinking http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/_9oXPkI7TEM/tirol-matcha-soy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)1http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2011/07/tirol-matcha-soy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-5622868766242463864Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:17:00 +00002011-07-20T17:14:00.956+08:00TiramisuTirol I've been sitting on this and another Tirol for a while, and have been meaning to get back to reviewing snacks, but finding the time to actually photograph them and then write a review is really hard with a 4 month old! I've been saying it all along though...but now that hub has a day off work, I finally squared away a couple of hours to sit down and do it! So here goes. This Tiramisu Tirol hashttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/lP-KGcGqD2E/tirol-tiramisu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)2http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2011/07/tirol-tiramisu.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-8335177317087309039Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:52:00 +00002011-03-16T16:52:53.040+08:00White ChocolateSenbeiRiskaBiscuits I'm a fan of white chocolate and when I happened upon this bag of Riska White Chocolate crunch I decided to grab them. They were only $1.40 for an 80 gram bag which is surprisingly good value for a Japanese snack. When I opened the bag, a very sweet smell wafted up that reminded me of a cross between condensed milk and white chocolate. Yum! The only weird thing about this snack is that the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/PucEHTAEhrA/riska-shittori-white-choc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2011/03/riska-shittori-white-choc.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-3174172071324237084Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:57:00 +00002011-03-12T15:07:47.886+08:00GrapeJuicyCandyKabaya I was wandering around Nippon Food Supplies and wondering what to get as a small snack that would satisfy when I came up on this pack of Juicy by Kabaya. I love anything grape flavour and it was only 80 cents, so that pretty much sealed the deal for me. When you open the pack it is basically filled with little round discs, similar in texture to a hard sherbert (like the ramune candy) and it hashttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/uFDcllmra_Q/kabaya-juicy-grape.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)2http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2011/03/kabaya-juicy-grape.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-6287722560452939148Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:40:00 +00002011-03-03T09:40:00.528+08:00BiscuitsVanillaKoala no March I'm getting around to my backlog of Japanese snacks. This box has been sitting in the cupboard since before Christmas. Yasu has been eying it off every time he opens the cupboard...probably wondering when I'm going to crack it open. Well Yasu will be happy when he gets home from work today! :) This flavour is called "kougen no vanilla ice" in other words Highland Vanilla Icecream flavour. Not http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/4r8FEHYN6fA/koala-no-march-highland-vanilla.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)1http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2011/03/koala-no-march-highland-vanilla.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-2559264568014042827Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:37:00 +00002011-03-01T14:37:43.896+08:00NestleColaKit KatLemon Wow, long time no Kit Kat review! I've had this box sitting in the fridge since last year and it still hasn't expired, in fact it won't expire until May, but I thought I better get around to it now before bubs arrives, because then I definitely probably won't have any time to. This Kit Kat is a duo flavour, Cola, and Lemon Squash. It contains two individually wrapped packs, one containing two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/sgUcm460vl4/kit-kat-cola-lemon-squash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)3http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2011/03/kit-kat-cola-lemon-squash.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-3609479818121730535Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:49:00 +00002011-02-11T15:52:33.328+08:00DrinksSodaLemonBeveragesMitsuya CiderAsahi I'm not usually a fan of diet sodas, mainly because I don't like the taste of artificial sweeteners. But that all changed once I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, and majorly limited what beverages I can drink. These days it's a choice of water, milk, diet soda, or juice which is severely watered down. So when browsing in Nippon Food Supplies I came across this bottle of Mitsuya Cider http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/LU0dBtlXC8Q/asahi-mitsuya-cider-lemon-burst-zero.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2011/02/asahi-mitsuya-cider-lemon-burst-zero.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-1807360548284257360Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:16:00 +00002011-02-10T15:16:43.288+08:00UmaiRiskaCheese Photo courtesy of Riska as by the time I got around to photographing Yasu had already opened the packet! Here's a similar product to something I reviewed earlier, except this one is called Umai Wa, instead of Umai Bo. The difference is that Umai Bo is a long tube snack, whereas this one is made into separate rings. Umai Bo seems to be made by Yaokin, while Umai Wa is made by Riska. It's odd how http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/-s-Rl7f2Roo/riska-umai-wa-cheese.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2011/02/riska-umai-wa-cheese.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-1926414373450976706Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:37:00 +00002011-02-09T16:37:29.148+08:00BananaBiscuitsTohatoPie Hey, long time no post, since December 1, 2010 to be exact! I've been on a really strict diet while pregnant and haven't made any allowances for Japanese snacks, but now that I can relax a little, I can try out the backlog I've got going on at my place! I thought I'd start off with a rather summery fruit snack - All Banana - by Tohato. This is the first time I've ever reviewed anything from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/6BrpUdmKD2I/tohato-all-banana.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2011/02/tohato-all-banana.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-215267008640817682Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:31:00 +00002010-12-01T14:31:34.575+08:00MangoGummyAppleKabaya This is the last bag of sweets from a carepack from a friend in Tokyo, M. It's a bag of individually wrapped gumi candy. There were 13 in the pack, 7 apple and 6 mango. The pack smelled wonderful inside, so fruity and fresh. The gumi are so soft and smooth and have a texture of being almost wet. They are really like eating jelly, much softer than any other gumi I've had. The mango did nothttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/jEJ7SZh8b8I/kabaya-apple-mango-gumi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/12/kabaya-apple-mango-gumi.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-802032230172930515Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:19:00 +00002010-11-20T10:19:00.460+08:00CaramelMilkChelseaCandyHokkaido Another Chelsea review! Can't help myself because I found this new flavour at napaJapan and just HAD to try it. You know I love all things Hokkaido, and they're usually pretty good. This flavour is Hokkaido Milk Scotch and it comes in the same format as always - a small box with a slide out tray of 10 individually wrapped hard caramels. The box is cream and maroon and looks very smart. I was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/fjxNzkpYmSY/meiji-chelsea-hokkaido-milk-scotch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/11/meiji-chelsea-hokkaido-milk-scotch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-2754904694635854267Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:19:00 +00002010-11-19T14:19:20.852+08:00ChocolateSapporoMelonHokkaido I received this bag of Yubari Melon Chocolates from a friend in Tokyo. They are made by Sapporo Gourmet Foods. Actually on the pack gourmet is spelled "gurmet" and I know why they made such a mistake because in Japanese gourmet is "gurume", so it's easy to get confused but still you would think they would use a translator at least to get the right spelling. Anyway, these chocolates are half http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/zgGNUBylpGI/hokkaido-yubari-melon-chocolate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)2http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/11/hokkaido-yubari-melon-chocolate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-4659904678745526414Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:00:00 +00002010-11-15T10:00:02.784+08:00WafersHokkaidoBourbonThis week is all about Hokkaido. For some reason the products I've come upon in the last month all claim to be from Hokkaido or have Hokkaido milk or cream in them, so I decided it was time to have a themed week! This first product was bought on impulse in a Japanese supermarket. Yasu and I were killing time waiting for the restaurant next door to open and we came across these on a shelf. Yasu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/Ponv6ci7HqE/bourbon-elise-hokkaido-milk-cream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)1http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/11/bourbon-elise-hokkaido-milk-cream.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-7545250266806531781Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:00:00 +00002010-11-12T10:00:01.351+08:00MatchaTirolTirol Chocolate is one of our family's favourites. It's great that a chocolate so cheap is so good, and there is so much excitement when a new flavour is released. I purchased this Mix pack of 8 Tirol chocolates from napaJapan. I have already tried 3 out of the 4 flavours. The one I wanted to try in this pack is the Matcha Milk. I have tried a similar Tirol before called Uji-Matcha with mochi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/zlN64ru7ON0/tirol-chocolate-mix-8-pack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)2http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/11/tirol-chocolate-mix-8-pack.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-760543026781841513Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:27:00 +00002010-11-10T16:27:09.330+08:00White ChocolateChocolateChocoballMorinaga I like to buy the new flavours of Chocoball for Yasu when they come out as it's his favourite childhood snack. I find that napaJapan always has the latest flavours of Chocoball too, which is really good! This Chocoball is called "double choc" and it's white chocolate on the outside, with milk chocolate and rice crispies on the inside. The outside smells really creamy and like white chocolate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/hP1cuBs6vPE/morinaga-chocoball-double-choco.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)2http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/11/morinaga-chocoball-double-choco.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-4568638989305803799Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:56:00 +00002010-10-27T13:56:34.389+08:00MeijiCaramelCheeseHokkaido I just love presents from friends, don't you? A couple of days ago I received a parcel of goodies from a friend in Tokyo. Thank you M! It was so unexpected which made it all the more lovely. I'm back on the cheese snacks again - this time with caramel! Meiji has come up with some Hokkaido Cheese Caramel. Cheese and caramel are not exactly two flavours you would expect to see together, however http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/vjFo_-IxNPM/meiji-hokkaido-cheese-caramel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)1http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/10/meiji-hokkaido-cheese-caramel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-2629529473300847322Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:30:00 +00002010-10-21T10:30:01.652+08:00MeijiChelseaCandyPeach I'm a long time fan of Chelsea, and so when I saw this pack of Chelsea White Peach flavour I knew I had to try it. The box is a very cute pink with the same flower illustrations as always but made for Spring. The box slides out with individually wrapped candies on a tray. The contrast between the black tray and the pink wrapped candies is gorgeous. Each candy is glossy and smooth and like a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/c9M2mtdr1TQ/meiji-chelsea-white-peach-milk-candy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)2http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/10/meiji-chelsea-white-peach-milk-candy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-2008645071139629250Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:31:00 +00002010-10-20T15:31:53.814+08:00MeijiWacky SnacksCandyCheese  This came in a care package courtesy of napaJapan and the front of the pack says "大人のチーズスナック" - Cheese snack for adults. It also says in English down the bottom "Delicious cheese snack". The main point of this snack was that it was a different kind of cheese snack that you would expect. The form itself was like a hard candy. The outside reminded me of Mentos, it was white and smooth, but http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/3Am7XOARgqQ/meiji-cheese-kugel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)1http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/10/meiji-cheese-kugel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-5524430311085906225Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:18:00 +00002010-10-20T15:18:29.296+08:00hiatuspregnancybloggingIt's been a while since I last posted anything - August 6th to be exact. I've been suffering from morning sickness - well all day sickness really and I just couldn't stomach looking at anything that resembled food. I now also have a health problem that stops me from eating chocolate or drinking tea/coffee/chocolate as well as citrus foods so it has limited the scope of items I can review in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/HXPpkM6mDRI/catchup-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)3http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/10/catchup-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-256124660306365483Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:02:00 +00002010-08-06T12:05:05.368+08:00GumMintBlack BlackLotte This sample was kindly provided to me by napaJapan. It was hiding in a box of goodies and I didn't know it was there until I turned the box upside down and it fell out. I was surprised as it's a gum I see quite often in Japanese supermarkets but have never thought to try. I'm not a big mint gum fan, I prefer fruity flavours. Also, this gum just sings "otaku". You can get it at Anime conventions http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/9cYpTGrHPPQ/lotte-black-black-chewing-gum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)2http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/08/lotte-black-black-chewing-gum.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-8314799834135544671Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:50:00 +00002010-07-21T10:50:00.233+08:00MelonCandyMitsuya CiderAsahi Whenever I go to Japan, one of the first drink brands I check out is Mitsuya Cider. They always seem to have really interesting and great tasting soda's. The most memorable one I have tried was condensed milk soda which was really nice! Yubari Melon is a fruit and flavour that is dear to my heart. Hokkaido is my husband's home and is also home to the wonderful Yubari Melon which is used in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TastyJapan/~3/1JdrEH7DRoM/asahi-mitsuya-cider-melon-candy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)4http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2010/07/asahi-mitsuya-cider-melon-candy.html