Gokuboso Pocky

I’ve had a relationship with standard Pocky since 1992. I thought we were happy. I thought I was satisfied. I’m not saying I’ve never strayed. I’ve been tempted by the novelty of jumbo Pocky, I’ve dabbled in Kinoko no Yama. But I’ve always gone back to Pocky.  I thought the combination of cookie and chocolate was perfect. But now I have opened the Pandora’s box known as Gokubuko Pocky and I’m not sure I can ever go back to the regular stuff.

I wasn’t familiar with the word “gokubuso” but from what I can gather from Google, it means superfine or extremely thin. So basically Gokubuko Pocky are the Olsen twins of the Pocky world! The sticks are about the same length as standard Pocky, but they’re much thinner – somewhere between a standard Pocky and a toothpick. They have a satisfying crunch and a fantastic mouth feel. The chocolate to cookie ratio is higher than that of the standard version since the cookie is thinner. While I never thought that was something I wanted, now that I have it, I’m not sure I can go back!

I had low expectations of this product when I picked it up at the Central Market in Shoreline, WA for $1.99.  That was mostly because I had no idea what Gokubuso meant and the photo on the front of the box wasn’t particularly helpful. But now I’m hooked. I’m thinking about writing a letter to Glico to ask them to make a Gokubuso version of Tomato Pretz! My only complaint about the product would be the overly engineered packaging. I ignored the opening instructions when I opened the package. Luckily the box contains two packs so I will have another chance to master the art of opening Pocky.

Gokuboso Pocky for the win! 5/5