The newest craze in combini-land these days seems to be something called ‘Sparkling.’ You can get Sparkling Tea, Apple Sparkling, and now even Sparkling Strawberry Kit Kat. I haven’t quite figured out what it means, although there always seems to be an over-exuberance of bubbles, so the derivation may be similar to that of sparkling wine. Across [...]
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Japan is very much a consumer culture, so companies are always putting out new products to boost interest and sales. I think the consumer wins in this situation because there will always be something new to try. But there is a down side for bloggers… candy backlog! With so many products to try, and Pocky [...]
Crunky Chocolate and Crunky Almond Chocolate
Crunky is milk chocolate mixed not with rice, but instead with miniature puffs of malt, much smaller than the rice I’m used to in crunchy candy.
Crunky comes in many different varieties, some of which I will hopefully cover in future reviews. This time, I’m reviewing two common convenience store packs, Crunky Crunch Chocolate Slim Pack, and Crunky Almond Chocolate. Both can be found for around ¥105 in Japanese combine, or in many stores in the US and the rest of Asia.
