Taste Test – Snack Crate (Ukraine)

Snack Crate for April 2021 is from Ukraine. We also previously received an Universal Yums box from Ukraine so it will be interesting to compare the two boxes. We found the Snack Crate Brazil box to be much better than the Yum box so we shall see if that continues with the Ukraine.

Salute Corn Sticks – sour cream and dill flavored puffed corn

Alex-6 Joe-8

Alute Bacon Sticks – bacon flavor puffed corn

Alex-8 Joe-7

Flint Croutons – baked wheat rye croutons

Alex-6 Joe-6

Potato Boom – crispy potato sticks coated with salt and vinegar

Alex-8 Joe-8

Leshchina – praline fingers filled with crushed hazelnuts

Alex-8 Joe-6

Konti Bonjour – dome shaped dessert

Alex-7 Joe-8

Kresko Crispy Figures – cruncy cereal coated in banana cream

Alex-7 Joe-6

Super Kontik Sandwich – chocolate cookie and vanilla cream covered with more chocolate

Alex-8 Joe-7

Roshen Dark Choco – dark chocolate bar named after the owner and former president of Ukraine

Alex-6 Joe-8

Roshen Lazy Cow – vanilla wafer coated in chocolate

Alex-7 Joe-7

Big Bob Nuts – coated, wasabi flavored peanuts

Alex-6 Joe-7

Artek Waffles – waffle style wafers layered with chocolate cream

Alex-8 Joe-7

Choco Bars – cookie bar filled with cherry flavored center

Alex-6 Joe-7

Who Said Muuu? – wafer and cream coated in chocolate

Alex-8 Joe-7

Jack Wafer – wafer and chocolate

Alex-9 Joe-8

Crazy Bee – soft chewy gummy candies

Alex-7 Joe-9

Super Jack Wafer – wafer with hazelnut cream

Alex-8 Joe-7

Zhivchik Apple – apple soda

Alex-8 Joe-6

Melodika Peach Candy – peach flavored jelly coated in chocolate

Alex-7 Joe-8

Fizzy Boom – hard candies with a fizzy center

Alex-8 Joe-6

Super Kontik Cookies – black sugar cookies with lemon-flavored filling

Alex-8 Joe-7

Kresko Sticks – crispy cereal tube filled with sweet milk cream

Alex-7 Joe-7

Timi Wafer – five layers of wafer with sweet banana flavored cream

Alex-8 Joe-7

Caramel Bubble Bar – aerated white chocolate mixed with caramel

Alex-6 Joe-8

Day and Night Cookies – vanilla cookie on one side and chocolate on the other

Alex-7 Joe-8

Statistics

Alex 7.36 out of 10 compared to Universal Yums Ukraine rating 6.50 out 0f 10

Joe 7.24 out of 10 compared to Universal Yums Ukraine rating 6.40 out of 10

The trend continues with Snack Crate rating significantly higher than Universal Yums for the same country. This is Alex’s highest ranked Snack Crate box to date.

Easter 2021

Easter 2021 felt like a rebirth for us as we were finally seeing some daylight in terms of the pandemic, we had our vaccinations scheduled and felt a little bit safer going out.

Alex started off the day with a traditional Brazilian Easter Egg

Yum!! Chocolate!!!

A bike ride to work off some of the calories (so nice living in a quiet neighborhood)

Dinner at Not Your Average Joe’s in Nashua to cap off the day

Restaurant Review – Not Your Average Joe’s (Nashua, New Hampshire)

We were out for a drive on Easter Sunday towards the end of the pandemic and had a hard time finding a restaurant that was available due to the social distancing and limited seating. We ended up in Nashua and went to their Not Your Average Joe’s.

The interior décor was interesting

Alex as usual on his cell phone while waiting

The bread was good,

especially with the cheesy olive oil.

Thick clam chowder just how I like it

Alex wanted pizza

Pedestrian steak

The fried onion strings were excellent

Taste Test – Snack Crate (Sweden)

Snack Crate for March 2021 is from Sweden.

Dumle Snacks – foamed caramel with crisp rice covered in milk chocolate

Alex-8 Joe-9

Dill & Graslok Chips – ridged chips flavored with dill and chives

Alex-7 Joe-8

Polly – chewy foam drops covered with chocolate

Alex-8 Joe-8

Bubs Skalle – chewy skull shaped gummies

Alex-7 Joe-8

Ahlgrens Bilar – light and chewy candies shaped like cars

Alex-7 Joe-6

Gott and Blandat – sour gummy candies

Alex7 Joe-8

Estrella Grill Chips – onion flavored

Alex-7 Joe-8

Zingo Apelsin – orange soda

Alex-9 Joe-6

Olw Cheez Doodles – crunchy puffed corn chips

Alex-9 Joe-9

Daim Bar – almond caramel covered in milk chocolate

Alex-7 Joe-8

Japp Bar – milk chocolate filled with cocoa meringue and creamy caramel

Alex-7 Joe-9

Kina Snacks – crunchy puffed wheat and milk chocolate

Alex-6 Joe-6

Mint Krokant – chocolate bar infused with bits of mint

Alex-6 Joe-7

Cloetta Kex Bar – crispy wafer bar covered in milk chocolate

Alex-7 Joe-7

Skotte Dubbel – chocolate nougat mixed with raisins and chopped nuts covered in milk chocolate

Alex-7 Joe-6

Hockey Pulver – flavored candy powder

Alex-9 Joe-6

Toms Pingvin Stang – “penguin pole” licorice sticks

Alex-6 Joe-6

Banana Skids – banana taffy

Alex-6 Joe-6

Marabou Oreo – chocolate bar filled with Oreo cookie bits

Alex-8 Joe-7

Dubbel Nougat – dark hazelnut nougat combined with soft nougat

Alex-8 Joe-7

Plopp – Milk chocolate bar filled with caramel

Alex-7 Joe-9

Statistics

Alex 7.22 out 0f 10

Joe 7.30 out of 10

Taste Test – Brazilian Hot Peppers

Rita frequently stops at Brazilian grocery stores to pick up some of the products she grew up with and when she does there are several things I ask her to get for me. I am not an avid spice hound but I do enjoy hot peppers on my sandwich or in stir fries.

Malaqueta

These are very spicy and I use them in moderation.

Cumari Pepper

My favorite, use in salads, mixed with rice or in a stir fry.

Saborosa

A mix of very tasty but not too hot peppers.