Japanese Snacktime #1

About a week ago I returned from a 3 week holiday in Japan! During that time I ate a LOT of food and I brought home a whole lot of unique and classic Japanese snacks. This is a new segment I hope to continue updating once a month, inspired by the CRAZY Japanese snacktime series by one of my favourite YouTuber's 'Sharla in Japan' (who I actually met while I was there... more about that in another post).

Here is a link to Sharla's CRAZY Japanese Snacktime videos

My version of Japanese snacktime will include classic Japanese treats loved by many, limited edition snacks, my favourites and even some crazy weird snacks!

Without further ado, I present the first installment of Japanese Snacktime!

Salt Vanilla Caramel Corn

 For those who don't know, Caramel Corn is an age old classic snack amongst the Japanese! The traditional flavour in a red package is a sweet, caramel flavoured puff of corn that also contains peanuts in the bag (I'm pretty sure the rich salty peanut taste is to break up the sweetness of the caramel corn). This is a special summer edition of Caramel Corn I found in Daiso. In Japan in summer they usually bring out many snacks with salt in them (the Japanese are really smart in that they know that they need to replenish the salts lost from their body in the heat). This snack was quite sweet but the flavour was so moreish that I ate it all... and how cute is the Hawaiian themed packaging? Still, nothing beats the classics, so I still prefer the traditional flavour.
I give this snack 8/10.

Vanilla Ice-Cream Kit Kat

On my first day in Japan I found this interesting flavour of kit kat, but what I didn't know was just how unique it was. According to the packaging, in a cute little cartoon illustrated on the back, the kit kats taste better when they are frozen before eating! While it was a fun novelty to freeze the bar and the idea of vanilla ice cream, the taste wasn't extraordinary and reminded me of white chocolate (I'm not a fan of white chocolate at all) so it isn't something I'd buy again.
I give this snack 6/10.

Haagen-Dazs 30th Anniversary Rose Ice-cream

 When I was in Japan I went a little bit ice cream mad... I had an ice cream or ice block pretty much everyday but it was oh so worth it because I found some delicious treaties like this one! While the idea of rose flavouring may put you off, the combination of the concentrated rose jelly on top and the smooth and creamy perfumed ice cream is a match made in heaven! Seriously, this needs to become a permanent flavour and Australia needs to get some Haagen Dazs!!
I give this snack 9/10.

That concludes the first installment of Japanese Snacktime! Hope you enjoyed this, it's something new but I would like to post more about Japan and Japanese things in the future.

Sayonara! xo