Moonstruck Chocolates

I bought these Moonstruck truffles at a posh gift shop in Rochester. They cost a pretty penny, so I limited myself to three: Peppercorn and Sesame (it was on sale; half off), Ocumarian, and Chocolate Malted Cream Cone. Peppercorn and Sesame was a dark chocolate square prettily decorated with a pink speckled white chocolate topper….

Maynards Juicy Squirts

Maynards Juicy Squirts – Berry

These Maynards Juicy Squirts are right up there with Crunky Nude Balls in the category of unfortunately/awesomely named candy. I found them in Canada and bought them because they looked fun and because they’d let me use the words “juicy squirt” a lot. Maynards Juicy Squirts Berry flavors: They come in four flavors: wild cherry-berry,…

Kit Kat Uji Matcha - Review

Japanese Kit Kat – Uji Matcha Flavor

I got this Uji Matcha Kit Kat as a free sample from Tsunami.hk. Uji Matcha is a specific blend of green tea, and it’s one of the many flavors of Japanese Kit Kats. The Kit Kat fingers were pea green colored. Even though I’ve reviewed quite a few matcha chocolates on this blog, I still…

Happy Easter!

Whether you celebrate Easter or not, I think we can all agree that Easter is a fine holiday for candy. In fact, it’s my favorite candy holiday, thanks to Cadbury Mini-Eggs, Whoppers Robin Eggs, and fun jelly beans. Hooray for commercialism, I guess? At any rate, have a happy Easter!

Kit Kat Framboise - Review

Japanese Kit Kat Review – Framboise Flavor!

These Kit Kat Framboise were free samples from Tsunami . h k. I love trying different varieties of Japanese Kit Kats! I’m also amused that these Japanese Kit Kats were named in French – framboise means raspberry. Everything about this Kit Kat was pretty. The pink polka dots and ribbon on the outer box made…

Cadbury Popping Mini Eggs

Cadbury Popping Mini Eggs

I found these Cadbury Popping Mini Eggs in Canada. I love Cadbury Mini Eggs and always try to snatch them up around Easter time,?so I was super excited to try them with a popping twist. Tiny print on the bottom of the wrapper called them, “solid milk chocolate eggs with popping candy in a crisp…

Japanese Candy Noms

Japanese candy makes me question what I define as candy, as so many of their treats are made from a combination of candy/chocolate and cookie/biscuit. Take Pocky, for example. Here’s a nice Pocky round-up from Serious Eats, and a whole round-up of Japanese chocolate/biscuit things.

Twix Coconut – Updated with Giveaway!

Twix Coconut is the newest limited edition offering from the folks at Mars. It’s comprised of “creamy milk chocolate, crunchy cookie, [and] coconut flavored caramel.” Mine came as a free sample in a press pack inside a plastic coconut and with a tiny USB that I first thought was a fun-sized regular Twix bar. Hooray…