Konpeito

Konpeito

(Japan Crate: September 2015)

[Japan crate description: A very traditional Japanese candy from the 16th century!]

Melissa Says:

These are super cute little sugar balls. They're fairly bright, looking like a little raspberry type of shape. They taste like straight sugar, which they are. They're really yummy tasting, but definitely one to refrain from snacking on. Almost a bit too sweet, but one or two are pretty good. 

Will definitely be eating more of these.

Kimberly Says:

Okay, so I was fairly excited about these. They are adorable and I remembered them from Spirited Away and the soot sprites.

They're really pretty simple - sugar. Straight sugar. Crunchy little sugar bits. Delicious, cute, but very sugary. xD

I enjoyed them, will happily finish off the bag, and might buy them if I see them again.

Sweet Corn Pretz

Sweet Corn Pretz

(Japan Crate: September 2015)

[Japan crate description: Enjoy the taste of summer with these Pretz. They taste just like the buttered, salted sweet corn you enjoy at a barbecue.]

Kimberly Says:

Japan is really good at making corn flavored snacks that really, really smell and taste like corn. xD

This was surprisingly good, though. I really enjoyed it, and will happily finish off the box and maybe look at getting more in the future. The Pretz snacks have been pretty good so far.

Melissa Says:

When you open them up, they smell like corn. Lift it up and look at it, and it's really corn-colored. Eat it, and you're eating sweet corn. Japanese confectioners are really good at corn flavoring. It's actually really yummy, and I'd definitely eat more of them.

FullGurt Candy

FullGurt Candy

(Japan Crate: September 2015)

[Japan crate description: This fruity, crunchy candy comes in to flavors - blueberry yogurt and mango yogurt. Which is your favorite?]

Kimberly Says:

We tried one of each of the flavors (blueberry and mango). I was expecting something...softer. Not quite gummies, but more like a yogurt snack and not a sort of...soft hard candy. It was just hard enough to hurt to chew, but too soft to sit and suck on.

The mango tasted like real mango, but the blueberry tasted like blueberry flavoring. Neither flavor was really very good, I don't think I'll be eating any more of these.

Melissa Says:

These are like an odd mixture of hard candy and crisp candy. They have the look of a hard candy when you get it out of the packaging (perhaps a bit harder than intended with short fingernails). They taste like hard candy that has been sucked just long enough to get it soft. They coat your teeth like them too. 

The mango one tastes pretty spot-on to mango, but the blueberry one tastes a bit like fake blueberry. All in all, not bad. Just not one I'd choose to eat again.