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Review: Kit Kat Bitter Strawberry Bar
In Japanese candy production, “bitter” is code word for dark chocolate, and “dark” seems to be code for just slightly darker milk chocolate. I’m always happy to see slightly more complex candy flavours making their way to store shelves, and so I was excited to see the folks at Nestle combining their popular go-to strawberry flavour with their recently successful Adult Dark Chocolate to create a new snack. So let’s see if it lives up to its promise? Continue reading
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Review: Meltykiss Almond
Review: Meltykiss Almond Purchased: November 201 Best Before: May 2012 Review: April 2012 Released every winter as the King of Seasonal Items: Meltykiss! The chocolate truffle in a box from Meiji. Smooth, luxurious chocolate with a dusting of cocoa on … Continue reading
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News: Japanese Beer Gets Colder With Frozen Foam
According to Japan Probe, Kirin has launched a new volley in the war on warm beer with Ichiban Shibori Frozen Nama. They use what looks like a soft-serve machine to dollop a layer of frozen beer foam on top of … Continue reading
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Best of the Web: Aerocize!
I came across this while reviewing Aero Green Tea this week, and was a little awestruck. I don’t normally do this sort of thing, I’m not terribly interested in “Japan is so weird!” type postings, but it seems since my last visit they’ve switched the marketing on Aero chocolate bars to… a health food. Continue reading
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