Eat snacks. Mostly candy. Almost too much.

Recent Snack Reviews

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
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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:

Chuck’s Hop Shop in Seattle, WA

My husband: 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 fiancé’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
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Sunfeast Farmlite Oats with Raisins Biscuit

Cookies & Biscuits from India

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

My fiancé’s family during morning masala chai time

Over the week that we visited them for Diwali, my fiancé’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

A packet displaying a sugar-studded rectangular biscuit. There's an illustrated beach scene in the background.
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Britannia Nice Time Biscuit

Cookies & Biscuits from India

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

My fiancé’s family during morning masala chai time

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

For me, “Britannia Nice Time Biscuit” takes rank 2 out of 4. I really don’t enjoy coconut in sweet foods; savory curries and soups are the only application for me. However, this biscuit is not too sweet and has just a bare scent of coconut. Nicely done.

Written on Nov 25, 2022

5-Grain Digestives. They are made from oats, ragi, wheat, jowar, and corn.
Fine

Sunfeast Farmlite Digestive High Fibre Biscuit

Cookies & Biscuits from India

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

My fiancé’s family during morning masala chai time

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

For me, “Sunfeast Farmlite Digestive High Fibre Biscuit” takes rank 3 out of 4. These are certainly not sweet at all, perfect for dunking in sweet masala chai.

Written on Nov 25, 2022

A bag with a biscuit (cookie) on front. The cookie is studded with bits of chocolate.
Fine

Sunfeast Farmlite Oats with Chocolate Biscuit

Cookies & Biscuits from India

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

My fiancé’s family during morning masala chai time

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

For me, “Sunfeast Farmlite Oats with Chocolate” takes rank 4 out of 4. It’s a little too sweet for a morning biscuit, particularly when paired with chai. But the base of the cookie wouldn’t be sweet enough to enjoy as a desert. It’s fine (still 3 of 5 stars), but there’s an imbalance between the sweetness of the chocolate and the biscuit base.

Written on Nov 25, 2022

A sweets package: there's a little chef character with a bushy mustache holding an ice cream cone. A big ice cream cone hovers in the background. In the foreground are little round balls; one is cut open to show cream inside.
Fine

Bourbon Milk A-Npan Ice Cream Bread Snacks

Other Snacks from Japan

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

Japan Candy Store

When you open the package of these little round snacks, it smells strongly of bourbon. There’s no mistaking that flavor in these bread snacks! I wish the center of the little bon bons was as creamy as the package makes it out to be; the cream filling seemed to have soaked into the bread bit, for the most part.

Written on Nov 25, 2022

A bag of white marshmallows shaped like tear drops. There's a pattern of white bubbles on a blue background.
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Kanro Marosh Marshmallows – Yogurt Soda

Candy from Japan

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

Japan Candy Store

I’m surprised how much I like these! I came across these in the “new” section of japancandystore.com and thought they sounded intriguing: yogurt…soda…marshmallow?? It’s one of those tougher marshmallows, with little sparkles of sugar on the surface. I would describe the flavor as bright and clean.

Written on Oct 21, 2022