Japanese Snack Reviews

When I was growing up, McDonald's had two ice cream options. You could have a shake or a pathetic little sundae made up of vanilla i...

If I had any doubt that the mango fad continues to march ahead unabated in Japan, the choice of mango ice cream for a Haagen Dazs crispy...

Have you ever been in a situation in which someone tries very hard to convince you of something and the more they try to get you to beli...

In Monday's post, I mentioned all things mango in Japan. I felt that it would be appropriate to follow that up with the sembei that ...

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...

Recently, I contacted a woman who used to do psychic readings. I've never been to one, but I know this one to be genuine as she did ...

Image from Kanro. One of my friends recently remarked on Facebook that part of the process of making gummi candy involves boiling anim...

I once sat down and tried to organize lists of seasonal flavors in Japan. In fact, one day, this list will make it into some sort of blo...

I'm fully cognizant of the fact that it is no longer summer, and that this bag showing sun, seagulls, and palm trees is incongruous ...

This is a chocolate party that I am more than fashionably late in attending. In fact, I'd say I'm showing up just about as the ho...

"Ohayo" means "good morning" in Japanese and "tappuri" means "plenty". At first, I thought this wa...

When I first came to Japan, diet foods were pretty much nonexistent. There were pleasantly chubby Japanese girls, but they were seen as ...

If the the Keebler elves were to buy a box of ice cream cones to keep around in their freezers for those days when they had a hankering for...

If I were an incredibly huge narcissist, I might start thinking that Nestlé Japan keeps releasing new KitKats to make it harder and harder...