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 [...]
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Meiji Macadamia White Chocolate Praline
One of my all-time favorite go-to candies is chocolate-covered nuts. There are boxes of almonds and macadamia nuts, and both make a fantastic snack. The only problem is, they’re a little pricey—around 200 yen for just a small box–and at that price, it’s a little hard to justify such a (pardon the pun) vanilla snack, [...]
Lotte あられ (arare) and パン (pan) Ghana
I love crunchy candy. Crunky, Macademia, and even Pocky; crunchy food fills a certain segment of my sweet tooth. Now, I hardly ever prefer Lotte’s chocolate to other brands, but I thought I would give some of their new, crunchy, offerings a try: あられ (arare) and パン (pan) Ghana. Arare, as I was not aware [...]
