I love trying new Japanese candies, especially ones with great names. Today’s is スキッピー, or Skippy in English, which is a perfect name for a peanut confection. Skippy are mainly milk chocolate, mixed in with peanuts and dried crepe—which looks and tastes a bit like corn flakes. They actually look a bit like pre-baked cookie [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2010’
Nestlé Bitter Almond Kit Kat
There’s nothing better for a sick day at home than to write a review for Pocky Watch. Sure, the sugar isn’t good for my immune system, but it’s great for my morale. And today’s morale booster is a new Kit Kat I spotted at the convenience store the other day: Bitter Almond. It’s apparently the [...]
夏のココナッツ Pocky
Choosing this Pocky to review was a no brainer. Even with my recent conversion to Toppo, I still love love love Pocky, especially crushed almond kind. I also love coconut—yep, I’m one of those people; if you don’t like coconut you should just stop reading now—in all shapes and sizes. Almond Joy and Mounds ranked [...]
