tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post6682633226805070487..comments2024-03-09T02:14:54.317-08:00Comments on Japanese Snack Reviews: Kinako Mochi Ice Milk BarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-88637443775907935452009-03-26T03:01:00.000-07:002009-03-26T03:01:00.000-07:00I'm not sure if I've had the type of thing you're ...I'm not sure if I've had the type of thing you're mentioning. I'm guessing that you don't mean string cheese since it pretty much looks the same in the U.S. and in Japan. <BR/><BR/>QBB has some processed cheese sticks which you can see here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.qbb.co.jp/item/cheese/special/stick.html<BR/><BR/>These fit the description you mention - ivory and soft, but there are probably other Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-51720799799029970522009-03-25T23:23:00.000-07:002009-03-25T23:23:00.000-07:00Sorry to post on the Ice Milk Bar review, but I wa...Sorry to post on the Ice Milk Bar review, but I was searching for a Japanese cheese snack, found your blog! :) However, didn't see anything in the "cheese section" LOL. Does anyone know the name of the cheese sticks that are wrapped in plastic, kinda ivory in color, soft? Tastes like a combination of cheddar/american/swiss. Sound familiar to anyone?KarenKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07078548766512020068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-50687016058041050112009-03-25T15:07:00.000-07:002009-03-25T15:07:00.000-07:00I've had some darn good ice milk at times, but I c...I've had some darn good ice milk at times, but I can't honestly say this bar falls in that category. It's never as good as ice cream (not by a mile), but sometimes it's smooth and creamy and pleasant without the tell-tale crystallizing that comes from a lack of butterfat. <BR/><BR/>My local market sells what passes for a "big tub" of ice milk in Japan from some small time maker (which I should Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-44121481935434193422009-03-25T09:27:00.000-07:002009-03-25T09:27:00.000-07:00It sounds pretty good, but ice milk is always a di...It sounds pretty good, but ice milk is always a disappointment to me, too. It's probably not fair for me to compare it to ice cream...but it's just not as good.ebidebbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433872736452882213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-54342047461057747562009-03-25T06:54:00.000-07:002009-03-25T06:54:00.000-07:00Hi, Kintama, and thanks for your comment and for r...Hi, Kintama, and thanks for your comment and for reading.<BR/><BR/>I've never seen the grocery store version, but, as I said, I haven't scrutinized them greatly. Most of the stuff in my local market's freezer is pretty mundane stuff. No kinako mochi stuff AFAIK.Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-62350835124218927812009-03-25T06:13:00.000-07:002009-03-25T06:13:00.000-07:00Morinaga has supposedly been around since 1899 acc...Morinaga has supposedly been around since 1899 according the English Wikipedia, but it was established in 1910 according the Japanese one. It wasn't listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange until 1949 though, so it was pretty small potatoes until that point.<BR/><BR/>When I originally researched this, and I've since lost the file I downloaded, I had a history of Morinaga's most popular products (the Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-55319234935949138012009-03-25T06:07:00.000-07:002009-03-25T06:07:00.000-07:00I first had this ice cream bar at an AM/PM in Kyot...I first had this ice cream bar at an AM/PM in Kyoto last Fall. I then bought a six pack at a grocer soon after. The bars in the 6 pack are noticeably smaller than the individual bars you buy at convenience stores.To Iu Wakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741886171698153442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-2641422370985536182009-03-25T05:57:00.000-07:002009-03-25T05:57:00.000-07:00Was Morinaga around before the company who made th...Was Morinaga around before the company who made this bar or the other way around?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634221078922326881noreply@blogger.com