SNACK LOG

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Welcome to the

SNACK LOG!

This is where I'll talk a little bit about all the neat snacks I've tried!

I plan to log snacks that are either
limited edition, foreign, or interesting in some way!
("Foreign" from the perspective of someone who lives in Canada)

I got the idea for this page from Eggie!
You should check out their Snack Gallery!

Stella's Treats Orange Chocolate Bar
	Made by: Stella's Treats
	From: Canada
	Category: Chocolate
	Flavor: Orange
Notes: Another handmade chocolate bar from a small business, this one located right here in Newfoundland! Stella's Treats had a table set up at a local vendor's market that I visited with the non-proft I'm apart of, and after trying out a free sample of their Rum Butter bar (which was also really good!), I had to grab something to take home with me. I opted for this orange-flavored bar, as it's my all-time-favorite chocolate flavor, and I was definitely not disappointed!! There really is nothing like homemade treats. I wished afterwards that I had gotten one of their larger options!! Maybe next time!

Limited Edition Goldfish Hello Kitty Grahams
	Made by: Pepperidge Farm
	From: United States
	Category: Biscuit
	Flavor: Strawberry Shortcake
Notes: These Hello Kitty Goldfish were released for Hello Kitty's 50th anniversary! I found them at the local Dollarama, and gasped when I saw them. I really liked the vanilla cupcake Goldfish when I tried them, so I figured these would be cute and tasty. I was absolutely correct! They have a sweet strawberry taste and two adorable shapes: the titular golfish, and a little Hello Kitty face!

Kitkat Chunky Drumstick
	Made by: Nestlé
	From: Switzerland (widely international)
	Category: Chocolate
	Flavor: Drumstick ice cream
Notes: This Kitkat reminded me a lot of the taste of Kinder chocolate. It has a thin layer of creamy filling overtop of the usual Kitkat wafer inside, which gave the chocolate a bit more of a rich milky taste. Kinder chocolates are one of my favories, so I really enjoyed this! Did it taste much like Drumstick ice cream, though? No, not particularly. I'd still recommend it!

Takis Intense Nacho (non-spicy)
	Made by: Barcel
	From: Mexico
	Category: Tortilla Chips
	Flavor: Nacho cheese
Notes: Though I've heard a lot about them, I've never actually tried Takis because I really don't like anything spicy. So, when I found these "non-spicy" nacho cheese Takis, I was super excited! Second chip flavor I tried while on a drive with some family. I really liked them! They're not like any other tortilla chip snack I've had before. The chips are denser than, say, a Dorito, and they had a very satisfying crunch. I'd definitely buy these again if I saw them!

Ridgies Extra Honey BBQ
	Made by: Old Dutch Foods
	From: Canada
	Category: Potato Chips
	Flavor: Honey and barbeque
Notes: Found a couple new chip flavors while on a drive with some family. First was a bag of honey barbeque ridgies. I didn't even realize Old Dutch had "ridgies" to begin with! These weren't bad, though I'm not the biggest barbeque fan. Did you know Old Dutch started in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where I lived for a while? I never went inside the plant, but I did see it many times!

Pukupuku Tai Taiyaki Strawberry Filled Monaka Wafer
	Made by: Meito
	From: Japan
	Category: Biscuit
	Flavor: Strawberry
Notes: This was the second flavor of these chocolate-filled monaka wafer snacks that I bought at the Freak Lunchbox, and it's just as good as the first. I couldn't possibly pick a favorite out of the two! I know a few more flavors exist, and I've now made it a personal goal of mine to try them all!

Pukupuku Tai Taiyaki Chocolate Filled Monaka Wafer
	Made by: Meito
	From: Japan
	Category: Biscuit
	Flavor: Chocolate
Notes: This was so good. I knew that I would like it when I bought it at the Freak Lunchbox, but I wasn't expecting just how much I would like it. It's a taiyaki-shaped monaka wafer with a chocolate filling. The chocolate is very light, as it's filled with tiny air bubbles (imagine an Areo bar, but with even more bubbles!), and both it and the crisp wafer melt in your mouth. I found myself wishing I had bought more than just two!!

International Delight Reese's Iced Coffee
	Made by: Danone North America
	From: United States
	Category: Coffee
	Flavor: Peanut butter cup
Notes: I cannot possibly explain how good this is. I found this at the Freak Lunchbox in St. Johns, Newfoundland, and had to buy one immediately! Reese's peanut butter cups have always been one of my favorite chocolate treats, and I have just recently begun to get into iced coffee, so I spotted this at the perfect time! It tastes exactly like Reese's, with an extra tinge of coffee bitterness. The real dairy mixed in makes it really creamy and rich. However, if you're sensitive to sweet things, something like this might need to be consumed slowly!

Hello Panda Cheese Cookies
	Made by: Meiji
	From: Japan
	Category: Cookie
	Flavor: Cheese
Notes: I did not care for these at all. When I read "cheese flavor", I was expecting something salty, maybe savory. But when I actually tried them, I was surprised that the cookie itself was still sweet. I found I didn't really like the taste of the cheese-flavored cream combined with the sweetness of the cookie. These ones aren't for me. I'll stick to the strawberry!

Choco Banana Pocky
	Made by: Glico
	From: Japan
	Category: Biscuit
	Flavor: Chocolate & Banana
Notes: This is my all-time favorite Pocky flavor so far. I was so excited when I first discovered it in a dollar store whilst visiting my aunts, and was not disappointed upon trying it. This is the first Pocky I've tried that actually has chocolate biscuit sticks instead of the usual plain ones, and it pairs perfectly with the light banana flavor! I know banana flavor tends to be a hit or miss for some, but I personally really like it!

Mango Hi-Chew
	Made by: Morinaga
	From: Japan
	Category: Candy
	Flavor: Mango
Notes: I already knew I really liked hi-chews, so when I discovered they had a mango flavor, I didn't even hesitate to grab a pack! Just like the green apple, the mango flavor is suble, light, and very reminiscent of the actual fruit. I can't decide which I like better!

Kitkat Hazelnut
	Made by: Nestlé
	From: Switzerland (widely international)
	Category: Chocolate
	Flavor: Hazelnut
Notes: Chocolate + hazelnut is the best combination, hands down! I knew I would love this kitkat bar the moment I saw it, and I was absolutely correct! Like the caramel bar, the hazelnut flavor is subtle, but far more noticible. Out of the two, this one is by far the superior choice!

Kitkat Caramel
	Made by: Nestlé
	From: Switzerland (widely international)
	Category: Chocolate
	Flavor: Caramel
Notes: I grabbed both this and the hazelnut kitkat bar from a local store that tends to carry different and interesting chocolates, simply because I had never seen these flavors before. However, caramel isn't my usual go-to, so I wasn't expecting to care much for this one. Upon tasting it, though, I found it really wasn't that far removed from a regular kitkat bar. The caramel taste was very faint, though not completely unnoticable, so it was more akin to eating any regular kitkat!

Konpeito
	Made by: Kasugai
	From: Japan
	Category: Candy
	Flavor: Sugar
Notes: An American friend of mine sent me a bag of this sugar/star candy after I expressed to her that I'd wanted to try it for some time. As the name implies, they are quite literally only sugar, with no added flavors. However, they're surprisingly mild-tasting. They're not my favorite candy, but they're certainly cute, and very iconic!

Limited Edition Mickey Mouse 90th Birthday Oreos
	Made by: Nabisco
	From: United States
	Category: Cookie
	Flavor: Birthday Cake
Notes: These birthday cake oreos were released in 2018 for Mickey Mouse's 90th birthday. They had cute prints on the front of them‒Mickey's face, the number 90, and a party horn. While I like the theme, and the birthday cake flavor did taste good, I think I'd still prefer the original oreo over these ones!

Cabotto Chocolate Bar
	Made by: Cabotto Chocolates
	From: Canada
	Category: Chocolate
	Flavor: Chocolate
Notes: After making the decision to move to Newfoundland, my parents and I also decided that instead of flying, we would drive there from Manitoba. That meant that we had multiple provinces to drive through in order to get to our new home. On the way, we stopped at a small store along the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia, where they sold some chocolates from a local business, Cabotto Chocolates. I got this milk chocolate bar that looked like the beach. It tasted very good! The back of the bar has all of Cabotto Chocolates' information on it. You can click the image to see the info up close!

Bourbon Petit Puchi Sandwich Cookies
	Made by: Bourbon Japan
	From: Japan
	Category: Cookie
	Flavor: Black cocoa and vanilla
Notes: I got this little sleeve of cookies at a small store in Winnipeg, Manitoba that sold a lot of Japanese goods. They're similar to Oreos, though they're much smaller, and have a stronger taste from the cocoa. Very yummy, and has a cute bear mascot on the front. Apparently, there are a lot of different flavors in the Bourbon Petit series, and each one has a bear with a color best matching the cookie inside!

Galaxy Golden Eggs
	Made by: Galaxy
	From: United Kingdom
	Category: Chocolate
	Flavor: Chocolate
Notes: I actually don't recall where I got these from, but they were super cool! These milk chocolate eggs lived up to their name‒they were very golden! The golden dust came off on your fingers, and did feel a little bit waxy in my mouth, but they tasted good! Apparently there's a version called "Enchanted Eggs" that have bits of caramel in them. I wouldn't mind trying those someday!

Hello Panda Strawberry Cookies
	Made by: Meiji
	From: Japan
	Category: Cookie
	Flavor: Strawberry
Notes: My favorite of the Hello Panda cookies‒at least the ones that I've tried. Can't beat strawberry! Sweet with just a little bit of a fruity flavor, mixed with the crunchy biscuit, it's a perfect combination!

Hello Panda Vanilla Cookies
	Made by: Meiji
	From: Japan
	Category: Cookie
	Flavor: Vanilla
Notes: While these vanilla Hello Panda cookies are still good, I think I like the chocolate ones a little better. Usually I tend to be more of a vanilla guy, but there's just something about biscuit + chocolate that works so perfectly together!!

Hello Panda Chocolate Cookies
	Made by: Meiji
	From: Japan
	Category: Cookie
	Flavor: Chocolate
Notes: These are honestly identical to the Yan Yan biscuit sticks, except the crème is inside a little panda-head-shaped cookie. Personally, I like this version better. Easier to eat, and much cuter! Not only are they shaped like panda heads, but they also have little panda cartoons printed on them!

Yan Yan Cracker Sticks w/ Chocolate Crème
	Made by: Meiji
	From: Japan
	Category: Biscuit
	Flavor: Chocolate
Notes: These aren't bad! Similar concept to Pocky, except you dip the sticks instead. The sticks are a bit thicker than Pocky, and they have cute little animal and word prints on them!

Almond Crush Pocky
	Made by: Glico
	From: Japan
	Category: Biscuit
	Flavor: Chocolate & almond
Notes: As a lover of chocolate + nut combos (almond, hazelnut, peanut...), these are one of my favs! There is one flavor I like more, but this one is a very close second!

Cookies & Cream Pocky
	Made by: Glico
	From: Japan
	Category: Biscuit
	Flavor: Cookies & cream
Notes: I really like these! They taste exactly how you would think "cookies & cream" on an otherwise plain biscuit would taste. A little bit sweet, and crunchy. A level up from the chocolate or strawberry flavors!

Apollo Strawberry Chocolate
	Made by: Meiji
	From: Japan
	Category: Chocolate
	Flavor: Strawberry
Notes: I literally love these chocolates so much. Back in highschool, a friend of mine, Haruka, was an exchange student from Japan. She brought these from home, and shared them with me at lunch once. They're so tasty, I desperately want to get my hands on them again! I have a little doodle that Haruka made of a mutual friend and I still saved in my old school binder.

Yowie Chocolate
	Made by: Yowie Group
	From: Australia
	Category: Chocolate
	Flavor: Chocolate
Notes: These guys are similar to Kinder Eggs, in that they have a little capsule inside that houses a tiny toy. The difference being that these are 100% milk chocolate, and the toy inside is a little plastic animal, or a Yowie character! There's a handful of different character wrappers that you can choose from, and I chose three of them: Rumble, Crag, and Ditty! I actually did get one of the Yowie characters in one of them, though I don't recall which one anymore. I do still have him, I'd just need to locate him. Overall, a really cute little chocolate!! Also picked up from the World Market in North Carolina.

Pineapple Ramune
	Made by: Hata
	From: Japan
	Category: Soda
	Flavor: Pineapple
Notes: My friend and I went to the World Market in North Carolina, and I got to grab a couple of treats I hadn't tried before! First is a ramune flavor I'd never tasted: Pineapple! Pineapple flavor is always a hit. I like this ramune the best, I think!

Sweet Tea
	Made by: N/A
	From: United States
	Category: Tea
	Flavor: Tea
Notes: While I was in North Carolina, my friend and I went to a restaurant where I got to try sweet tea for the first time. I'm not really sure what I was expecting, but it really did just taste like cold tea with a lot of sugar in it. Not bad-tasting, but definitely strange. When it comes to "cold tea", I'm used to drinks like Brisk teas, or our "iced tea", that have added flavors besides simply... tea. It was an interesting experience, especially after hearing my American friends talk about it so much!

Cheerwine
	Made by: Carolina Beverage Corporation
	From: United States
	Category: Soda
	Flavor: Black cherry
Notes: My very first time visiting America was in 2016 to meet a friend of mine. I went to North Carolina, and I was told that I had to try Cheerwine. It's apparently a North Carolina staple. It tastes really good! People compare it to Dr. Pepper, and I can see why. It's flavored like black cherry. I hope I can try it again someday!

Fruit Salad Chews
	Made by: Barrat
	From: United Kingdom
	Category: Candy
	Flavor: Pineapple and raspberry
Notes: Another candy brought back by my Mom's coworker. This one was yummy! It's a chewy candy like the Black Jacks, but with a fruity flavor! I love pineapple candies, so I enjoyed these!

Black Jack Chews
	Made by: Barrat
	From: United Kingdom
	Category: Candy
	Flavor: Aniseed
Notes: Another candy brought back by my Mom's coworker. It's basically a black licorice flavored chewy candy. Not a fan of this one!

Sherbet Fountain
	Made by: Barrat
	From: United Kingdom
	Category: Candy
	Flavor: Lemon and licorice
Notes: Another candy brought back by my Mom's coworker. It's got a licorice stick inside that you dip into lemon sherbet powder. Interesting, but I'm not a big licorice fan. Apparently this is an old treat from the 70's!

Curly Wurly
	Made by: Cadbury
	From: United Kingdom
	Category: Chocolate
	Flavor: Caramel
Notes: Someone who worked with my Mom would often go back home to the UK and bring back some treats for everyone in the workplace. She brought this back for me to try! It has a really fun shape, but it's ultimately just caramel chocolate. Tastes good!

Melon Ramune
	Made by: Kimura (?)
	From: Japan
	Category: Soda
	Flavor: Melon
Notes: The last of my treats from my first anime convention! Subtle flavor and slight carbonation just like the original Ramune, but I like this one more! Not 100% certain which brand I actually tried, so I picked out a picture that seemed the most familiar.

Original Ramune
	Made by: Kimura (?)
	From: Japan
	Category: Soda
	Flavor: "Original" (Lemon-lime)
Notes: Another new experience from my first anime convention. I love the gimmick of popping the marble, though I found it kind of difficult. Just like the Hi-Chew, the drink had a more subtle flavor, and only a mild carbonation, but I enjoyed it! Not 100% certain which brand I actually tried, so I picked out a picture that seemed the most familiar.

Green Apple Hi-Chew
	Made by: Morinaga
	From: Japan
	Category: Candy
	Flavor: Green Apple
Notes: Got this chewy candy at my first anime convention as well. I love these!! They have a subtle flavor, and aren't overly sweet. Tastes more like actual apple than candy I'm used to!

Strawberry Pocky
	Made by: Glico
	From: Japan
	Category: Biscuit
	Flavor: Strawberry
Notes: I tried this flavor at the same time as the chocolate Pocky. This one was my favorite flavor for years after, until I eventually got to try some others! Another convention staple!!

Chocolate Pocky
	Made by: Glico
	From: Japan
	Category: Biscuit
	Flavor: Chocolate
Notes: A convention staple!! I tried this snack for the first time at my first anime convention. I had a great time, and I totally get the hype around Pocky! I like some other flavors better, but you can't go wrong with chocolate!