Author Archives: Chris
Review: Annin Dofu Kit Kat
Review: Annin Dofu Fumi Kit Kat Best Before: September 2012 Review: September 2013 Website: http://www.nestle.jp/brand/kit/ I first had Annin Dofu at my favourite downtown Toronto Chinese restaurant, it’s a favourite of some of my friends but I had never had … Continue reading
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Review: Spiral Grape (Asahi)
Review: Spiral Grape (Asahi) Purchased August 2013 Reviewed October 2013 Website: http://www.asahiinryo.co.jp/spiralgrape/sp/ While I was experiencing the blistering Tokyo heat this summer, I also got to experience the product launch for SPIRAL GRAPE. At first, because of it’s very similar logo, … Continue reading
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Review: McLobster
…don’t get me wrong, I have tried more weird McDonald’s sandwiches than literally anyone I’ve met, thanks mostly to the good folks of McDonald’s Japan and their regional and seasonal delicacies (try the Tsukehime Burger!). But yeah, that most ‘Canadian’ of burgers, from the heart of Atlantic Canada, has been beyond my reach… until today! So, good readers, I hope you won’t mind this slight detour from exclusively Japanese snacking into the wider world of Oyatsu! Continue reading
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Review: Cheeza 53% Camembert With Almonds
Can almonds really improve something as perfect as Cheeza Camembert? Perhaps unsurprisingly, I was up for the task of finding out. 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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