Global Snaxx Episode 13

We are back! Thanks to Internet Dad’s work we are better than ever.

I’m just back from the convention centRe where Tomiko was surprisingly gentle with the jab. Up here after much pressure they opened it up to folks 40+for the AZ. Let me tell you Gen X was ready to fucking go and the place was distanced but packed. The line to get in to “the club” was about 500 hundo and snaked around like I was going to get on Space Mountain. It was efficient, friendly and an over all good experience, plus Tomiko. Had Pearl Jam come on and a mysterious bar appear it would have been a party. Anyway, can’t wait until I get the second dose and be all Vaxxed Up and not know what to do.

To the Snaxx for the week!

Korea

Orion – Choco Boy

“Have fun with your friend Chocoboy” is on the box! I mean the only way we can go wrong here is if they indeed taste like they look and they look like wee mushrooms. First bonus is that they come in a twin pack moar Snaxx for me! Truly it’s only a bonus if they’re any good.

I grab the 1st one and they do look like chocolate headed mushrooms. (Not that kind Scotchy). The chocolate is a bit filmy looking but the stem is like an animal cracker. I ate one, then two, then the whole 1st bag without sharing. These things are kick ass. I really am happy with this purchase because the cookie has crunch and the chocolate is tasty. I highly recommend these whenever in your local Korean market. After all of these episodes the Koreans really are dialed in on snack food, except for the fishy stuff where I am yet to find anything good. 

Ukraine

Wasabi chips. (All in Cyrillic, pictured English version)  

The set up of these is a bit odd. They’re in a long box like you would find tubes of toothpaste. There’s a bag inside with equally long and square potato chips. Scotchy had mentioned these in a live blog and I was very interested in trying them out. I love wasabi and completely destroy sushi because of it’s delectable heat. I know I’m killing the taste but I want soy sauce and spicy exotic heat!

After consuming a few of them I think that it all depends upon how much green dust was on the chip for the potency of wasabi. When you get your bite right it is very powerful but quite pleasant. The chip is quite thin and is like a Pringle in texture and taste. I don’t hate these but then again I love wasabi. You can’t really finish the whole box as after a few of these potato rectangles the taste is a bit overpowering. Throughout the week I snacked on this undersized box/bag and they hit the spot. I’ve had wasabi peas before which are lovely but it never crossed my mind to put that flavoUr on a potato chip. Congrats Ukraine something different and not half bad. 

Japan

Green Tea Pocky

I’ve worked for resort hotels in various locales and was introduced to these batons about 20 plus years ago as they were for sale in the candy store. The Japanese who were a large portion of the clientele just loved them when they came over to visit. I guess they were a little snack from home while they were abroad. I used to always travel with a Snickers bar in case I got peckish when I was travelling so I totally get that. 

I am not the biggest fan of green tea flavoUred things, matcha can also GTFO. I think this falls into the category of faux flavoUring like strawberry which I hate because I like both real strawberries and  green tea. I have also tasted the Strawberry Pocky and the fall in the same shitty fake taste category.

These things are, ok. They really are nothing special, I do dislike the film you get in your mouth after eating them. The tea flavoUr is not overbearing but it isn’t real green tea ad tastes phony. I’ll say that Decilitre ate pretty much the whole bag without me paying attention so if the fine people at Pocky are looking for the 3-4 year old demographic they nailed it. 

Germany 

Qualitats Marzipan

What we have learned over the past 12 episodes is that BeerGuyRob is allergic to chocolate and that I am allergic to nuts. I enlisted the help of my wife on this one and will do so going forward with any nut Snaxx that are in my subscription box.

Me: First impressions?

Mrs. Cola :- It’s too sweet.

Me: What does Marzipan taste like?

Mrs C: Almond extract

Me: What does Almond extract taste like? 

Mrs. C: Fake almond flavoUr

Me: What does fake almond flavoUr taste like? 

Mrs C.: Almonds

Me: What do almonds taste like? 

Mrs. C.: Tree nuts.

Me: Not helping. Fine, Is it good? 

Mrs. C: No, I would not eat this again. I would prefer if the middle was coconut, this is too sweet fake almond paste, kinda gross. 

I probably would like it if it didn’t kill me.

I just got the Spain box this past week so next week all the Spanish goodies will be featured because a bunch of us have the same subscription. See you next week!

In closing, here’s a wee tune for you;