Category: Japan

Taste Test – Try the World (January 2021)

Asia, Europe, France, India, Japan, Netherlands, Taste Test, Try the World, Turkey

Our first Try the World subscription box for 2021 has arrived. To go along with the disappointment of not having any descriptive material in the box there was a repeat item from only a few months ago. I would give up this subscription but the quality of the products is still top notch. The cultural experience is severely lacking when compared to other description boxes.

Fettuccine gummies from France

Gavottes – a crumbly candy from France

Mango pickle from India – quite spicy

Ajvar – the common red pepper and eggplant spread found throughout the Mediterranean region this one from Turkey

Korma simmer sauce from India

Peri-Peri sauce from The Netherlands. Disappointedly this is a repeat item from just few months ago.

Taste Test – Snack Crate (Japan)

Asia, Japan, Snack Crate, Taste Test

Snack Crate for November 2020 is from Japan.

Popcorn – buttery and slightly salted

Alex-7 Joe-8

Corn Potage – light and airy corn puffs

Alex-8 Joe-9

Choco Flakes – puffed corn cereal with chocolate flavoring

Alex-8 Joe-6

Watermelon Gummy

Alex-7 Joe-9

DIY Apollo Strawberry

Alex-4 Joe-4

Some assembly required!

Mini Kit Kats

Alex-8 Joe-6

Let’s Make It Apple Candy

Alex-5 Joe-5

Another DIY snack

Giant Caplico – strawberry confection similar to astronaut ice cream

Alex-4 Joe-5

Koike-ya Don Tacos crunchy corn tortilla chips

Alex-6 Joe-6

Carrot Hail – puffed rice snack coated with a sugar glaze

Alex-6 Joe-6

Yaokin Porickey – crunchy, buttery breadstick snacks

Alex-6 Joe-6

Pretz Ripe Tomato – slightly salty biscuit sticks

Alex-8 Joe-6

Chocolate Marshmallow

Alex-8 Joe-6

Frozen Coca-cola with lemon

Alex-8 Joe-5

Yaokin Fugashi – fried wheat coated with brown sugar

Alex-7 Joe-7

Cratz Edameme – crunchy nuggets with a salty soybean flavor

Alex-6 Joe-6

Pucca – small sea creature shaped pretzel snacks

Alex-8 Joe-8

Kamekame Sours – hard gummy candy inspired by ramune soda

Alex-6 Joe-7

Umaibo – puffed corn snack

Alex-6 Joe-6

Strawberry Pocky – classic Japanese treat

Alex-6 Joe-6

Pandaro – small shortbread cookies

Alex-7 Joe-8

Monster Gum

Alex-7 Joe-7

Hi-chew Grape

Alex-6 Joe-6

Chocoball Peanut – chocolate covered peanuts

Alex-6 Joe-6

Statistics

Alex 6.56 out of 10

Joe 6.40 out of 10

Taste Test – Try the World (November 2020)

Africa, Asia, California, Europe, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, North America, Portugal, South Africa, Turkey, United States

Our Try the World subscription box for November 2020 contained products from Indonesia, Israel, Portugal, Turkey, Japan, California and The Netherlands.

Ginger Chew candies from Indonesia

Pizza flavored wheat snacks from Israel imported through the UK.

Pho broth out of California

Sparkling Water from Japan

Wheat crackers from Portugal

Similar to saltines

Sour Cherry Jam from Turkey

Crackers and Jam

South African sauce made in The Netherlands

Taste Test – Yakult

Asia, Brazil, Japan, South America, Taste Test

Yakult is a Japanese sweetened probiotic milk beverage fermented with the bacteria strain Lactobacillus paracasei Shirota. It is sold by Yakult Honsha, based in Tokyo. It is distributed through convenience stores and supermarkets, in single-serving containers of (depending on market) 65 milliliters or 100 milliliters, often in single-row packs of five or seven. The drink was also very popular in Brazil because of its large contingent of Japanese immigrants. Rita learned to like this drink growing up and when it became available in the U.S. Alex also drinks it with enthusiasm. When I purchase several sleeves at the supermarket they disappear in a matter of hours. I wonder why they are sold in such small bottles.

New photo by Wanderlust Family Adventure / Google Photos

The drink itself is a sweet tasting milk with a yogurt like kick but very thin in texture.

New photo by Wanderlust Family Adventure / Google Photos
New photo by Wanderlust Family Adventure / Google Photos
New photo by Wanderlust Family Adventure / Google Photos
New photo by Wanderlust Family Adventure / Google Photos

Not really to my liking but my family is certainly doing their part in keeping them in business.