Japanese Snack Reviews

I was watching a video on "shows that should never have been made" and one of the abominations that was featured was a show th...

Pocky products on display that were eligible for the promotion - these are mostly variations on green tea. In my post about Nijiya Jap...

One of the quaint things about riding the Shinkansen is that people sometimes come by pushing a cart with food. I haven't ridden tra...

Image from Glico. The folks are Pocky are a little late in the game in promoting this, but I thought I'd put it out there for anyo...

Recently, I was looking through a copy of "Elle" magazine. No, I'm not a fashion aficionado. It was free and I was on a so...

When I did a product information post on the summer Pocky releases, I didn't really expect to find myself sampling them. However, m...

Image from Glico. It seems that, for summer, Glico has finally come around to my way of thinking. Part of their marketing for the ...

When I first returned to the U.S., I bought things which I had old memories of in order to see if they still tasted like I expected them ...

This entry continues my sampling the treasure trove of snacks I received gratis from Candy-san . I must say that I didn't expect a c...

"Baton d'or" means "golden stick" in French. Naming any product in French instantly improves its cache. Instead o...

I've read that the name "Pocky" came as a result of the sound that is made with the stick is snapped. I'm guessing that...

All images from Glico's web site. On March 19, Glico released a new version of Pocky called "Midi". It is a shorter, stub...

For an interview on Japanese snacks that I did quite some time ago, I was asked about seasonal variations in Japan. At that time, I had...

Not too long ago, I said in comments that the flavors that are exotic-sounding to foreigners like green tea, sweet potato, chestnut, sakura...

Well over a decade ago, there was a big tiramisu fad in Japan. It was popular enough to become a regular flavor in various limited edition ...

There are so many rip-offs of the Pocky concept on Japanese shop shelves that it would be impossible to try them all unless one were to go ...

The word "sale" has very little meaning in Japan. Oh sure, they have sales, but usually the discounts are pretty paltry. There are...

For those who don't live in Japan, I'll give the shortest possible explanation of how Valentine's Day works in this country. Wom...

If you're not familiar with Mont Blanc, it is a dessert made of pureed chestnuts and whipped cream. You can find many permutations of it...