SNACK FOOD: ANIMAL MATE BISCUITS

So the last thing I tasted was the chocolate lollipop. Today I am taking a different approach and going with some sorta creepy looking biscuits. They are called "Animal Mate Biscuits" and  are made by "Takara". 

Animal Mate Biscuits - all the biscuits have a picture of an animal on them!

They are described on the packet to be:

1. a vegetarian biscuit (I thought most biscuits were vegetarian?)

2. "providing the nutrition you need and the fun you want"

These biscuits are all different shapes, come with animal pictures on the front of them and have a cute packet. They come in a fairly big packet though and I definitely would not get through it in one go. I guess they may be designed to share or to keep in the cupboard as prolonged snack food. 

Upon tasting these meat free biscuits i wasn't that wowed. They are very bland, dry and not that exciting in anyway. Though they do have a decent after taste. And now that I am sitting here and thinking about it, I do want to eat some more of them. 

I guess I would compare them to miniature arrowroot biscuits. They taste very similar and have almost the same texture. I also got these ones from Madam Hoo's in Castle Towers, but these were a bit more expensive at $3.90 for the bag, which still isn't too bad.

To summarise, I am not against these at all, but I was a bit let down. The animals on the biscuits are kind of cute and the packaging keeps the cuteness going. They aren't amazing in taste, but they don't taste terrible. I've eaten about 6 now and I am actually enjoying them. Though they are quite bland and leave you wanting a drink. Milk might go really well with these. They could also be an awesome lunch box snack for kids, and the animals are fun for children as well. Im not so sure about the nutritional side of this snack, as it is all in japanese, but I will give them a 2.5/5 overall. 

SNACK FOOD: PEKO POKO CHOCOLATE POP

I am probably not the best person to discuss Japanese food, as I am the least Japanese person you will find. I enjoy many kinds of food, my favourite being Thai food, but I had never really experienced the world of japanese snack food until now.

To be completely honest, it was really hard to actually find Japanese snack food in Australia. But I didn't give up, because it seemed silly to discuss a food without actually eating and experiencing it!

So first up on my list was these cute little things:

Inside the packet - super cute!

These are called "Peko Poko Chocolate Pop" and they are made by a company called "Fujiya". They were too cute to resist plus it was only $1.10 Not only are they lollipops, but they are made out of chocolate. They smelt quite strange though. Much sweeter than chocolate should smell. It's kinda like the chocolate money smell, but it was still very tantalising. There are also 2 in a packet meaning more for me…or sharing with a friend.

My favourite part about these were the surprise flavour of the pink chocolate. It was strawberry flavoured and I loved it. The white chocolate was obviously white chocolate flavour, but it was still a good combo of flavours. The whole thing was super sweet and wasn't the same sort of 'traditional' chocolate flavour you would find in Australia. It tasted much more like a lolly than a chocolate. The texture was the same as normal chocolate, yet less creamy. 

Outside the packet - still super cute!

Overall I really enjoyed this snack. It looked adorable, there was plenty to go around, they tasted pretty great, though very sweet, and they were pretty cheap too! I do recommend these for those who like chocolate, have a super sweet tooth and love cuteness. I'm gonna give it a 4.5/5. The only reason it lost half a mark was due to the fact that it wasn't super satisfying in terms of hunger. You could not just eat this as a snack by itself. You would have to pair it with some chips or biscuits, or something a bit more substantial. 

I bought this from an Asian grocery store in Castle Hill, NSW called Madam Hoo's in the Castle Towers Shopping Centre. This place did not stock a whole heap of Japanese Snacks, but had the most out of all the places I went. Thats all for now on these cute-pops!

SAM.