Meiji Fran - Chocolate Cream

Meiji Fran - Chocolate Cream

(Japan Crate: September 2015)

[Japan crate description: Meiji's take on Pocky. Each thick cookie stick is made with real butter & covered in a generous layer of whipped chocolate cream.]

Melissa Says:

This was amazing chocolate! It was smooth and yummy. The stick was fairly flavorless, but it provided a good crunch in the chocolate. I definitely will eat more of these. It was really good!

Kimberly Says:

After the bleh and meh of the previous candies, we decided to go for some chocolate. xD

It was really good! Thicker than a pocky stick, and with MUCH nicer chocolate, it was delicious. I don't think my tongue totally forgave me for the spicy sticks, but this candy certainly made it happier with me. x3

Purple Sweet Potato Sticks

Purple Sweet Potato Sticks

(Japan Crate: November 2015)

[Japan Crate description: Here's a flavor that's just as seasonal as Pumpkin Pie, but a little less common. Purple sweet potatoes are a fall/winter treat in Japan. These light, crispy sticks taste perfectly like a sweet potato!]

Melissa Says:

These were really flavorless at the start, another flavorless stick of nothingness. Then, out of nowhere, sweetness jumps out. Not sugar-sweetness, but some really odd relative that happens to also be bland. Somehow this stick was simultaneously really sweet and really savory. I can’t really wrap my head around it. The stick itself seemed slightly bitter, too. I won’t eat any more of them, but it was quite the sensation!

Kimberly Says:

These were...very strange. I don't know that they were bland, just...really, really strange. Somehow it was simultaneously flavorless and...had an odd flavor. It was weird that it was so sweet, because it also...wasn't.

At least it wasn't as spicy as the last snack. xD

Hot Chili Salad Pretz

Hot Chili Salad Pretz

(Japan Crate: November 2015)

[Japan Crate description: A Japanese take on a tasty Thai dish, these crispy sticks are packed with flavors ranging from chili spice to basil and spring onion. Which flavor sticks out the most to you?]

Kimberly Says:

This was a strange mixture of bland and spicy. At first there...really wasn't any flavor. As I continued to eat, though, the spiciness came through at the back of my tongue and moved forward, until my whole mouth was hot...but still no real flavor.

It's not often I outright don't like something...but I didn't like this one. >.<

Melissa Says:

They were really kind of just flavorless when first eaten – a mushy stick of nothingness. But then, it begins to burn at the back of the mouth. It moved forward as I ate the rest of the stick, burning up and down my tongue.

It wasn’t bad, all considered, but I definitely wouldn’t be eating more of them. I’m rather fond of my taste buds as they are!

Hia Shuwa Cola

Hia Shuwa Cola

(Japan Crate: December 2015)

[Japan Crate description: A cola flavored adventure with 3 different levels: Fizzy, soothing, and gummy. Each bag also includes one big tropical flavored hard candy.]

Kimberly Says:

I got one of the fizzy candies. It...wasn't bad. I actually kind of liked it and the way it popped against my tongue. I don't understand why so many things in the Japan crates are soda flavored, though. xD

It wasn't...bad, but it wasn't thrilling.

Melissa Says:

While one of them was fizzy, I had the “soothing” candy. It had a covering of sugar over a normal, cola-flavored candy. It was as it said – oddly very soothing! I wouldn’t mind having it again. I didn’t have all of it, though, since it gets boring after a while. Tasted exactly like cola, too.