奇怪のお菓子 [weird candy]

Yup. As to the title... Today's post is all about edible stuff that you don't normally see on supermarket shelves, an entry I've been holding for a damn long time due to crappy photos. Been going to Yamakawa Super at Central too often to get candy nowadays... Some are just too good to pass up. The best is of course saved for last..

First up, the Calpis Cherry Soft Candy. This is like the Hichew that we always get, except its based on the popular Calpis milk drink from Japan, which tastes somewhat like Yakult in its carbonated version. Must say its an accquired taste... RJT guys who made it to the Shokudo meal last time will know exactly why... Anyway this is a sour yoghurt-tasting chewy candy... not sure exactly where the cherry taste went. Finished the whole stick and didn't taste any cherry inside. Then again, its made by the Calpis company themselves and they sure don't specialise in candy, so don't expect too much.

Now for the good stuff

Morinaga "Kotukou" Black Sugar Caramel

Really love the packaging on this sia.. looks like the traditional chinese medicine box where they usually paste a black/white photo of an old man [usually the founder]. Even has Kanji on the side that seems to be in Chinese rather than Kanji on the front package, claiming how the taste is the best and that its nutritious [though in what way i really don't want to know]. 


Verdict? It's "Really Good". I actually end up buying this everytime I pass any Yamakawa now. It's a milky caramel with a very unique black sugar taste, a little bitter but fragrant and sweet. Its also very creamy and best of all its inexpensive, at only $1.50 a box. The cubes remind me of chicken stock though... and my family is finishing this faster than I can buy them

I actually bought even more recently, will photograph and review when I get my decent cameraphone fixed... its faulty at the moment. Till then~