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Review: Cheeza 77%

To be honest, I’m actually a little shocked at how quickly Glico churns through Cheeza flavours. On my last trip, Cheeza Basil Camembert was no longer available, nor was the tomato variety, and there were only 4 months between that trip and the one before it! I guess if you wanna be a true Cheeza connoisseur, you gotta get on those flavours quick! Continue reading

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Review: Cheeza 53% Gorgonzola / Camembert

Cheeza is and remains one of my favourite Japanese snack foods, and a blue cheese snack is still pretty rare in North America, let alone in Japan, so this seems like a pretty special treat all-in-all.

A quick visit to the Cheeza website reveals that this is 1 part gorgonzola to 4 parts camembert, meaning the flavour probably won’t be that intense… still, Cheeza is one of the most intensely flavoured Japanese snacks I’ve ever come across, so who knows, maybe this will surprise me? Continue reading

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Review: Calbee Pizza Flavoured Potato Chips

Review: Calbee Pizza Flavored Potato Chips Best Before: October 18, 2011 Reviewed: February 2012 While this is in name a Japanese snack blog, it is in fact a “snacks available in Japan” blog. It’s on those merits that the various … Continue reading

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Review: Ito En Veggie Shot

Reivew: Ito En Veggie Shot Purchased: August 2011 Best Before: December 2012 Review: August 2011 I’m just gonna come out and say it: It’s kinda hard to get your fill of fresh veggies in Japan. I know, anytime anyone makes … Continue reading

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Review: Blueberry Kit Kat

Blueberry Kit Kat (Milk Chocolate) Purchased: Asian Food Grocer, December 2010 Best Before: May 2011 Review Date: July 2011 Price: US$5.99 (From AFG) A week, maybe two after I got back from my November 2010 trip to Japan, Nestle released … Continue reading

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