tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post4111007361934195092..comments2024-03-09T02:14:54.317-08:00Comments on Japanese Snack Reviews: Maple Monimo Chocolate WaferUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-15174801017262219742009-06-17T16:33:04.398-07:002009-06-17T16:33:04.398-07:00Hi, CrackerLilo, and thanks for commenting.
I gre...Hi, CrackerLilo, and thanks for commenting.<br /><br />I grew up pretty poor so I also had Little Debby rather than expensive brands. I actually prefer it now, not that I see it very often!Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-10621772185656359222009-06-17T12:08:23.374-07:002009-06-17T12:08:23.374-07:00Hmm. I love the idea of combining maple, which is...Hmm. I love the idea of combining maple, which is my new favorite flavor, with chocolate. You've inspired me! I'm sure I'll do better than Monimo.<br /><br />I really like how you give a flavor--figuratively as well as literally--of what life in Japan is like and how it can challenge American assumptions.<br /><br />Oh, and as a proud redneck woman from Florida, I grew up on LittleCrackerLilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176388186521154104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-61145195477102077582009-06-17T02:23:16.809-07:002009-06-17T02:23:16.809-07:00I hadn't heard about the wood called Modena, t...I hadn't heard about the wood called Modena, though it may have been one of the hits that came up when I did a search. ;-)<br /><br />I've sometimes wondered as you have if the Japanese have greater brand name recognition of these types of things than we do. I imagine that there must be some traditional snacks which are the equivalent of "off-brand" products in the U.S. For Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-40824820690992238812009-06-17T01:55:45.964-07:002009-06-17T01:55:45.964-07:00Did you know there is a kind of wood called Modena...Did you know there is a kind of wood called Modena, that is made from the maple tree? I think that may be why they have "modena" written on the top, though how it ties in with the chocolate, I'm not sure.<br /><br />Yeah, the chocolate looks cheap somehow. <br /><br />It's funny how there are so many Japanese snack brands around that have been around for 50 years or more but we Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634221078922326881noreply@blogger.com