tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:35:58 +0000TirolChocolateJapaneseKit KatNestleWhite ChocolateStrawberryMorinagaMeijiCandyMatchaCaramelHokkaidoCheeseLemonGlicoSenbeiBiscuitsMilkKabayaBeveragesFujiyaChocoballMochiGreen TeaLotteMelonPockyBourbonCalbeeFritolayKinakoSaltAzukiBananaCakeCoffeeCookiesHi-ChewVanillaAppleAsahiCheetosCookieCountry MaamCurryEbiGumGummyMangoMarshmallowMilkyPuddingCustardKappa EbisenKinoko no YamaLattePretzelSakuraSweet PotatoWacky SnacksYoghurtChestnutCocoaCrunkyDaifukuDangoDoritosDrinksGingerHoneyKoala no MarchMapleMaximMintMitsuya CiderNougatOrangePeachPeanutPiePlumPotatoRilakkumaSodaSuntoryTiramisuTohatoWasabiチロル不二家森永AlmondApolloBakeBlack ThunderButterCalpisCaramel CornCerealCheesecakeChelseaCherryChipsChocoChocolate ChipCitrusCollonCountry Ma'amCreamCrunchCup NoodleDarsDorayakiEchigoseikaFlakesGinger AleGrapeHalloweenHinamatsuriIchigoItoenJamJapanese snacksJuiceJuicyKFCKameda SeikaKanroKelloggsKentucky Fried ChickenKirinKoikeyaMaple SyrupMatcha MilkMeitoMonakaNatchanNoodleOyatsu CafePucchoPumpkinRamuneRiskaSan-XSapporoShioShortcakeSoy SauceTeaUHAUji MatchaUmaiUmeVegetablesVitaminXylitolYaokinYurakubloggingさくらキットカットポテトチップス不二家、抹茶大人の甘さ桜AdultsAeroAlcoholAmanoyaAnninBaby StarBakaukeBalanceupBallsBefcoBerryBireleysBisBiscoBlack BlackBlack SugarBoys DayBranBrown RiceBrown SugarCharacterCheezaCherry BlossomChilliChou CreamChuhaiChuokenCiderCiscoColaCompetitionCondensed MilkConsomméCornCrispyCurlCurry PanCuteDarjeelingDounanEspressoFantaFramboiseFreebiesFrench SaladGanacheGenmaiGrapefruitGuimauveHaichuHamHanairo ShionHeartfulHello KittyHerbHot CakesHotcakesIcecreamIkinari DangoImurayaIndianIshimuraIshiyaIwatsukaJapanese PlumJellyKabukiKaki no TaneKakigoriKimuraKobeyaKoinoboriKoreanKracieKumamonKumamotoKuriLemon MeringueLemonadeLemongrassLookLotteriaMarbleMarukyoMeidi-yaMelty KissMentaikoMentosMilk TeaMinibitMinionsMisoMont BlancMurasaki-imoMuscatMushroomsNestléNew YorkNewzineNippon FoodsNissinNoriNostalgiaNutsOctopusOhagiOkinawaOsakaPanPandaPapayaParfaitPassionfruitPeko-chanPeppermintPepsiPersimmonPicnicPizzaPoifullPokemonPortePotato ChipsPrawnPuku PukuPureRamenRaspberryRattling ReviewsRed BullReviewRiceRoyal Milk TeaRoyal QueenRoyceSaku Saku PandaSakuma DropsSaladSangariaSapporo IchibanSatsuma-imoSavouryScornSeaweedSherbetShigekixShiroi KoibitoSkoshboxSnackSourSouvenirSoySpicySpreadStickStick MenuSubscriptionSushiSyrupTaiyakiTakenoko no SatoTakoyakiTeicaloTeriyakiThroat CandyTirol Mix 9ToastToffeeTorteTsum TsumUCCUmaiboVinegarVodkaWafersWagashiWaterWatering KissmintWatermelonWhipWhiteYamazakiblueberrycamembertcreamyfromagehiatusiPhonematcha lattepregnancysesameかっぱえびせんごますフレンチサラダもちもちエビバーガーカルビーキャラメルコーンクリーミーチーズコイケヤショコラジュレ チョコレートダースチョコボールチロル パパヤチートスツムツムティラミストハトフロマージュベークペプシポッキーミニオンズリッチコンソメレッドブルレモンロイズロッテリア団子宇治抹茶抹茶苺Reviewing Tasty Snacks From Japanhttp://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kelly)Blogger269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-2673686857485993524Sun, 04 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +00002022-09-04T22:00:05.945+08:00CurryCurry PanPotatoSpreadToast Who doesn't love curry pan when they visit Japan? That's not always possible though, especially recently with lock downs and closed borders.So when I saw this curry flavour spread for toast I knew I had to try it.It's quite a small tub, having bought it online I expected it to be about double the size.The paste itself looked more like Indian curry in colour than the Japanese curry I http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2022/09/sonton-potato-toast-curry-flavour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-6105279922546970558Tue, 31 Oct 2017 07:44:00 +00002017-10-31T15:44:00.421+08:00To all my readers, it's been a while since my last proper blog. I have loads of new posts in the works. If you pop over to my Facebook page Tasty Japan, you will see my updates for Halloween 2017. Wishing you all a spooktacular Halloween, hope you get to eat lots of cool Japanese candy! http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2017/10/happy-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-2955585220998458661Wed, 01 Mar 2017 02:10:00 +00002017-03-01T11:13:20.792+08:00GlicoHeartfulIchigoPockyStrawberryポッキーThanks to Jen who sent me this delightful snack to try. It's called "Heartful" because the pretzel stick is pink and actually supposed to be shaped like a heart. If you see my photo you will find they didn't quite accomplish this but it was a nice marketing idea! The chocolate on the stick is quite thin but it is full of flavour. The "tsubutsubu" which is small bits of strawberry is http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2017/03/pocky-strawberry-heartful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-3395683867497301122Tue, 28 Feb 2017 14:43:00 +00002017-02-28T22:43:26.417+08:00BakeCakeMorinagaSweet PotatoA big thanks to Jen for sending this over to me in a big box of goodies :) Sweet potato is a seasonal flavour of Japan, usually for Autumn and Winter, and we don't really ever see it related to any sweets or snacks in Western countries. For this reason I was kind of taken aback when I saw the packaging and flavour, but I do like sweet potato, so I thought this would be an interesting reviewhttp://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2017/02/morinaga-bake-sweet-potato.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-1082010756512674232Sat, 15 Oct 2016 01:44:00 +00002016-10-15T09:45:13.146+08:00Caramel CornTiramisuTohatoキャラメルコーンティラミストハトI love Caramel Corn but I don't buy it as often as I would like to - there are so many different snacks released by Japanese companies all the time! However the flavour of this intrigued me. Tiramisu - something I love to eat if it's made in a traditional way. How would coffee flavour go with caramel corn? The bag is a bright orange and dark red that you can't miss, it looks more like http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/10/caramel-corn-tiramisu-cafe-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-8298395141831712763Sat, 15 Oct 2016 01:44:00 +00002016-12-08T12:10:25.322+08:00blueberryBourbonChocolatefromageMochiもちもちショコラフロマージュThe box of this Mochi Mochi Chocolate by Bourbon attracted me from the very beginning. Bright pink and with a fantastic image of cream cheese and berries covered in sauce on the front. It looks very inviting.The box has two individually wrapped packs of 4 mochi balls each. They don't look as appetizing as the cover of the box I have to admit.The mochi on the outside however was soft and smooth tohttp://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/10/bourbon-mochi-chocolate-berry-fromage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-102021948085012107Sat, 08 Oct 2016 02:06:00 +00002016-10-08T10:06:54.663+08:00ChocolateLemonPapayaTirolジュレ チョコレートチロル パパヤレモンPapaya is not exactly a fruit I eat very often. It seems very exotic to me, so I hesitated when this flavour was released. I was curious enough to purchase it though. I must admit I don't eat papaya very often, maybe once every few years, so I don't know much about it. But paired with the lemon I thought it would be interesting.The packet is very bright and has images of both fruits. Inside http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/10/tirol-papaya-lemon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-4556908201320696943Thu, 06 Oct 2016 10:56:00 +00002016-12-08T12:10:32.729+08:00AdultsChocoballMorinagaStrawberryチョコボール森永苺We've always been a big fan of Chocoball, so when I saw this Chocoball for Adults I knew I had to try it.I was expecting it to be bitter, but it was much nicer than I expected. The outside was a glossy red and pink mottled colour.Unlike the usual hard shell that Chocoball usually has this version had a think crispy layer that gave way to the same colour chocolate inside with darker chips of http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/10/chocoball-for-adults-rich-strawberry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-1208838877540755170Thu, 06 Oct 2016 10:39:00 +00002016-10-15T09:53:05.554+08:00ChocolateDarsMatchaMorinagaダース宇治抹茶森永 Morinaga make a lot of yummy snacks and one product they do especially well is Dars. I'm a big fan of their white chocolate, it is so creamy. Matcha is also another flavour I love in everything, I love it as a tea or added to savory and desserts. So I was excited to try it. This Dars uses Uji Matcha from Kyoto that is ground up into a fine powder and mixed into the http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/10/dars-uji-matcha.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-2175278644648720572Fri, 09 Sep 2016 10:53:00 +00002016-09-09T18:58:01.457+08:00DangoMochisesameTirolごまチロル団子 I am a big fan of traditional Asian sweets and also a big fan of Tirol as you might guess from the amount of Tirol products I review. So when I saw this Goma Dango release I knew I had to try it. Besides, the packet is so cute, and there are two flavours inside, not just one! Good value right there :) This pack contains 7 individually wrapped pieces. 4 of the "金" (white sesame) and 3 http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/09/tirol-sesame-mochi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-2857830771623565272Thu, 08 Sep 2016 11:31:00 +00002016-09-09T18:52:34.881+08:00ChocolateHokkaidoRoyceTirolチロルロイズ A while back Tirol teamed up with the famous Hokkaido chocolate manufacturer Royce to make a premium Tirol (which is a little larger than the regular size). It sold out very quickly but I managed to buy some pieces online. Unfortunately because it contained Nama cream, most online stores would not send it overseas. Mine was sent during summer and leaked inside my parcel, and the Tirol http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/09/royce-x-tirol-x.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-9009788626228429135Tue, 09 Aug 2016 02:18:00 +00002016-08-09T10:46:03.563+08:00CalbeeFrench SaladJapanese snacksPotato Chipsすフレンチサラダカルビーポテトチップス Sorry for the lack of posts! I have a backlog of Japanese snacks to get through so expect to hear from me more in future.  Amongst my backlog are packs of Japanese potato chips. Starting with the first pack - French Salad by Calbee.  Opening the packet there was quite a strong tang that wafted out, similar to that of a French salad dressing which is described by Google as&http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/08/calbee-french-salad-potato-chips.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-1047392288942297126Sun, 03 Jul 2016 07:25:00 +00002016-07-03T15:25:51.491+08:00BakecamembertCheeseCheesecakecreamyMorinagaクリーミーチーズベーク森永Thanks to Jenny-Sama for sending this to me from Tokyo! :) This pack of Morinaga Bake uses 3 kinds of cheese in the snack: camembert cheese, cheddar cheese and cream cheese.The pack is foil wrapped inside the pack, and for the some reason was very hard to get open. But once I did open it, the smell that wafted out was divine. I could smell the cream cheese, and a very creamy cheesecake http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/07/morinaga-bake-creamy-cheesecake-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-5366593631941714721Fri, 20 May 2016 14:59:00 +00002016-05-20T22:59:56.873+08:00Red BullSakuraさくらレッドブル桜 Japan has four distinct seasons and Japanese snack makers use this to their advantage by releasing limited edition products to keep consumers interested. This year the big hype was about Sakura (cherry blossom) flavoured snacks. Sakura Pepsi got a lot of airtime, and rightly so. (See my review here) I didn't see anything online about Sakura Red Bull but it piqued my interest enough http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/05/sakura-red-bull.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-2560264892284873590Fri, 13 May 2016 06:04:00 +00002016-05-20T23:02:40.141+08:00CalbeeEbiKappa EbisenLotteriaSenbeiかっぱえびせんエビバーガーロッテリア The males in my household are big fans of ebi senbei and kappa ebisen in particular so I was excited to buy these from napaJapan to try! This is a collaboration of Calbee with Lotteria and the flavour is based on their Ebi Burger (shrimp pattie burger). I've never tried it but I assume it would be nice? (Please let me know if you have tried it in the comments!) Upon opening the bag http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/05/calbee-kappa-ebisen-lotteria-ebi-burger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-3037323544701318417Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:48:00 +00002016-05-20T23:01:33.164+08:00PepsiSakuraさくらペプシ桜 There was much hype surrounding the release of the limited edition Sakura flavour Pepsi both in Japan and overseas.  Friends expressed their eagerness to try it and then when they did they said it was awful and more like a cough medicine than cherry blossom.  I knew I had to try this. Not only do I love Sakura but I love trying seasonal and weird products that Japan http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/04/sakura-pepsi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-1838914728708368935Thu, 28 Apr 2016 07:47:00 +00002016-04-28T18:58:18.340+08:00ConsomméKoikeyaコイケヤポテトチップスリッチコンソメ Consommé is not a flavour that is used very much when it comes to Western snacks, but it seems to be popular in Japan. So I wasn't surprised to see potato chips come out in consommé flavour. What is consommé exactly? According to google it is "a clear soup made from richly flavoured stock or bullion." Koikeya is a brand that is new to me but it appears to be a cheaper snack company. http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/04/koikeya-rich-consomme.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-4135204527878824811Thu, 17 Mar 2016 10:56:00 +00002016-03-17T18:56:18.906+08:00BananaCheetosFritolayMinionsチートスミニオンズMy 4 year old has been going through a phase where he loves the minions. He saw the Minions movie and collected the toys from McDonalds. Everywhere we look here in Australia there is minions merchandise, so it's hard not to get caught up in the fever. So when I saw these Cheetos online, my interest was piqued enough to buy a pack. Cheetos usually come in cheese or other savory flavours.http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/03/cheetos-minions-banana.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-7714459215242378816Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:45:00 +00002016-03-14T19:47:44.788+08:00HoneyLemonTirolTsum TsumチロルツムツムIf you're not familiar with the Japanese game Tsum Tsum made by the creators of the chat program LINE, then you should be because it's everywhere!I was introduced to the game mid-2015 by some Asian friends who had been playing for ages, and I quickly became hooked. The characters are all from Disney and are very cute. It's simple to play, you just have to link up lines of the same character http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2016/03/tirol-tsum-tsum-honey-lemon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-1830512347600106846Sat, 25 Apr 2015 07:50:00 +00002015-04-25T15:50:53.242+08:00CheetosEbiFritolayPrawnSaltShioThese were in a box of snacks that I bought from napaJapan. It was the last bag of snacks and I pulled it out one Saturday afternoon while we were watching Japanese baseball on TV. My son heard the rustle of the pack and came running as he loves savory snacks.We opened it together and when we put our face in the bag to smell we both immediately withdrew because the smell of prawns was so http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2015/04/cheetos-salty-prawn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-3729192311391886961Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:27:00 +00002015-04-16T20:27:41.933+08:00AeroGreen TeaLatteMatchaNestle I bought this from Japan when they were having a "green tea fair" so all snacks on a particular aisle had powdered green tea as a main ingredient. The pack has 22 individually wrapped pieces. There is a thin layer of semi-dark chocolate covering the green tea bubbles. Biting in is a satisfying snap as my teeth cut through the bubbles. The green tea is there but very subtle, http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2015/04/aero-green-tea-latte.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-8091349729943155623Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:27:00 +00002015-04-16T20:27:23.841+08:00CrunchGreen Teamatcha latteNestlé I bought this at the same time as the Aero previously reviewed.  I've only ever had Crunch in the original chocolate version so it was exciting to see a green tea version! There was a mild scent of green tea from the outside and biting into it a satisfying crunch into the rice bubbles. In this case the rice bubbles added a creamy flavour to the tea and it was nice but http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2015/04/nestle-crunch-green-tea-latte.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-2019379136403089569Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:14:00 +00002015-04-16T20:21:45.066+08:00AzukiChocolateMatchaMeiji When I saw these at napaJapan I knew I had to buy them. Two of my most Favourite Japanese flavours! How could I resist?  The box is quite small, but it is attractive. A black background with pink and green and images of chocolate covered azuki.  The chocolates are contained in a small foil bag which keeps them fresh. There were around 20 small beans, they reminded me ofhttp://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2015/04/meiji-matcha-azuki-chocolate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-7215520416154359226Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:25:00 +00002015-04-16T20:20:27.553+08:00ChocolateCustardGlicoPocky The name of this Pocky basically translates to "Brilliantly fat butter custard". The fat is probably referring to the thick layer of chocolate over the pretzel stick. This packet of Pocky contains 3 bags of 4 short and stubby sticks each. Unfortunately mine melted in transit because here in Australia they arrived at the tail end of summer which is still quite hot. The chocolatehttp://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2015/04/pocky-midi-butter-custard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916194187366151100.post-13003069262222495Mon, 06 Apr 2015 06:38:00 +00002015-04-06T15:01:26.192+08:00CalbeeChipsKentucky Fried ChickenKFCPotatoI bought this bag of potato chips from NapaJapan. I saw these released last year but didn't buy a pack and kicked myself for missing out. So this year as soon as they were released I bought a pack.It's a rather large bag but the contents are not that big and it actually only weighs 83g. On opening the bag there is a smell like chicken flavoured potato chips. The appearance is the same as a http://tastyjapan.blogspot.com/2015/04/calbee-potato-chips-x-kentucky-fried_6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly)0