Eat snacks. Mostly candy. Almost too much.

Recent Snack Reviews

An orange box featuring sandwich-style cookies on the front, in the shapes of maple leaves. There are even "veins" on the leaves of the cookies.
Fine

Leclerc Celebration Biscuits à La Creme – Feuille D’Érable

Cookies & Biscuits from Canada

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

Epicerie Richard, a random convenience store in Quebec City

These maple sandwich-style cookies are solidly alright for me, maybe a touch too sweet; my partner in snacks is a fan. I do find the maple leaf shape of the cookies very pleasing, and love the attention to detail on the veins of the leaves.

Written on May 27, 2024

Pink, rectangular chocolates sitting on a dish, surrounded by small branches of sakura blossoms
Yum!

ROYCE Signature Nama Chocolate – Sakura Fromage

Chocolate from Japan

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

A different couple friends brought a box to share back from Japan

I don’t like white chocolate, but these are pretty good—maybe a 3.5 stars, but I’ll round up. The sakura flavor and consistency of Nama chocolates really improves white chocolate.

Written on May 05, 2024

A box of uniform, rectangular chocolates perched on top of a stack of other chocolate boxes
Fave!!

ROYCE Signature Nama Chocolate – Au Lait

Chocolate from Japan

Rating:
5 out of 5 stars
Source:

A couple friends brought a box to share back from Japan, but you can order these chocolates online at the ROYCE’ website

This was my first time trying ROYCE’ chocolates, and wow these are so nice. They have a squishier, chewier consistency—almost like fudge, definitely in truffle territory at least. The cacao powder does get on your fingers a little bit, but I find I don’t mind.

Written on May 05, 2024

A tube of Pringle-like chips with an illustration of a lemon on the tube
Fine

Chip Star Potato Chips – Setouchi Lemon

Chips from Japan

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

Japan Candy Store

Chip Star chips have a similar shape and texture to Pringles, if you’re familiar with those. I was curious about this lemon flavor, so decided to try them out. They’re solidly okay. I would say the lemon flavor doesn’t have much zing to it. Perhaps the flavor was modeled after a particularly sweet lemon, since the manufacturers couldn’t use sugar here to balance out the sour.

Written on Jan 15, 2024

A bag of mayo beef flavored chips. There's a photo of real beef with mayo on top. A logo of a bull in sunglasses holds up a beer.
Yum!

Yamayoshi Mayo Beef Potato Chips – Masculine Chili Oil

Chips from Japan

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

Japan Candy Store

These are pretty dang good. I had no idea what to expect from the flavor (beef with mayo and chili oil???), but it really and truly tastes like what’s on the bag. It almost freaks me out just a bit. These are best savored, a few chips at a time.

No idea what makes chili oil masculine; likely a wonky translation.

Written on Jan 15, 2024

A bag of jelly c candies in raspberry, orange, and lemon flavors
Yum!

Golia Jelly C gummies

Candy from Italy

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

Iper supermarket in Milan, Italy

I love a gummy with two different textures. This one has a traditional gummy feel on the outside and a jelly on the inside, which is a nice combination. Interestingly, the shape of the gummy (say, a raspberry) doesn’t always match the flavor of the jelly (e.g. orange flavor). Great little gummies, though with neglible vitamin C content.

Written on Oct 08, 2023

A chip bag featuring a photo of a potato chip, a lime wedge, and a few scattered peppercorns
Yum!

San Carlo Più Gusto Chips – Gusto Lime e Pepe Rosa

Chips from Italy

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

Iper supermarket in Milan, Italy

Bought these as a train snack. The lime and pink peppercorn flavor is nice and bright, and not too overpowering. The flavor builds on the aftertaste and as you eat, chip to chip.

Written on Oct 08, 2023

A light blue bag of Lay's chips with an illustration of a crab dish
Fine

Lays Potato Chips – Fried Crab

Chips from China

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

A beer garden in Seattle, WA

My partner in snacks: yep, that’s a flavor that delivers on its promise.

Written on Oct 08, 2023

A package showing a thin round wheat crisp. There's a little dude in a head wrap / turban giving a thumbs up.
Fave!!

Jabsons Methi Khakhra

Other Snacks from India

Rating:
5 out of 5 stars
Source:

My partner’s sister was feeling snacky and shared this with us. Apparently it was her favorite at university.

Khakhra is a really thin, really crisp, round cracker sort of deal. I feel I’ve eaten something similar before, but can’t put my finger on what.

“Methi” is known in English as fenugreek leaves, and there’s just the right amount added to this crisp. There’s also a mild little kick coming from green chilis. A great little snack from which to idly crack off a piece or two.

Written on Nov 25, 2022

A bag of biscuits with oats and raisins
Yum!

Sunfeast Farmlite Oats with Raisins Biscuit

Cookies & Biscuits from India

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

My partner’s family during morning masala chai time

Over the week that we visited them for Diwali, my partner’s parents laid out a couple different biscuit/digestive options to pair with our masala chai.

This was my favorite biscuit of the bunch. The raisins give the oaty digestive a little more natural sweetness: it’s sweet enough to eat on its own, while also pairing well with chai. The oats give a nice flavor to the biscuit base, as well.

Written on Nov 25, 2022