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Feeling tropical this week with mango pineapple! I think the idea and packaging is great, and vaguely remember the fruit bits being a bit too chewy. Also, it had more of a generic tropical/mango-y flavor, and the pineapple was pretty much lost in the mix. I think this tends to happen a lot with the two-fruit flavors, it’s hard to let both shine instead of being part of a generic fruity taste. ★ ★ ★ ☆  ☆ ( 3 / 5 )

Continuing the midi series, this time with lemon! Midi lemon was made in an adorable packaging collaboration with a drink that can be seen here  ! Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to try the drink, but this flavor was fantastic. I am a big fan of lemon desserts, and think the packaging idea was super cute and new for Glico. I’d love to see more creative packaging ideas like this in the future! If you come across these, just be careful- eating a ton may end up being a little too sweet for your stomach (hubris).  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ( 4 / 5 )

If you’ve been following my blog for a while now, you’ll probably guess what I have to say about this flavor. A lot of more artificial flavors can be enhanced by adding a new element- and these fresh strawberry fruity bits are no exception. They make a common flavor (the standard pink strawberry) much more natural and interesting, to give me everything I wish the normal strawberry flavor is. Glico did us right with this upgrade ~

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ( 4 / 5 )

Banana sundae is making a comeback, this time with a chocolate biscuit stick. Both of the flavors are a little too faint/artificial to actually taste like a chocolate banana split, but the addition of the banana chunks makes this version one step up from the chocolate banana flavor thats just a solid cream coating (yet to be reviewed here, the box seems to have snuck off somewhere). It’s a nice idea, but I’ll just stick to banana flavors with vanilla biscuits. 

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ( 2 / 5 )

This week’s flavor is vanilla whipped cream! Although the concept is interesting, it just…does’t taste very good. Whipped cream is light and fluffy, which is hard to capture in a solid chocolate based coating. Like other white chocolate/vanilla flavors, this was too sweet and overall left a lot to be desired

★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ( 1 / 5 )

Hmm... stale. If you let a pack of Oreos go stale, they become all soft and chewy and yes. I guess the same cannot be said for Pocky :(

After last week’s beverage-inspired flavor, we are moving on to milk tea pocky, covered with crushed almond pieces. This flavor was so exciting, but I wasn’t able to fully enjoy it, because I ordered it online only for it to arrive long past its expiration date. I tried it because I spent good money on these uncommon flavors, but it tasted off. Let this be a lesson! Most flavors come and go in cycles, and are pretty hard to find once they are gone. More unusual flavors offered online are likely quite old, from back when the flavor was in regular circulation.

Back to the review! I’m going to give the flavor the benefit of the doubt, because I love milk teas, and love flavors that introduce a crunchy element (ie, delicious almond bits). The cream was nice and bittersweet, with milky overtones that still made the box not too bad despite being stale.  ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ( 3 / 5 ) - skewed due to being stale

This week brings you one of the many macha or green tea variations glico has put out. This special, extra fine macha with a macha biscuit stick is, well, not the best flavor for someone who doesn’t like macha (like me). That said, this richer flavor was more natural than the normal green tea flavor, which I find a little waxy tasting. I was apprehensive at first, but I think you really can taste the difference in quality that they are claiming on the box. 

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ( 2 / 5 )

(only because I just don’t love macha, if you do like the flavor this will probably be 5 stars for you!)

But more chocolate is more!!

Happy Wednesday! This week is a slight twist on the classic flavor we all know and love- traditional pocky but this time with a bold, extra thick layer of chocolate. Now, I know there is thin pocky, so I guess this makes sense, but. I’m a chocolate-loving girl, and if I want more chocolate on my pocky, I’ll just reach for a box of their midi chocolate, which has a creamier chocolate and just goes all the way as far as extra coating goes. That leaves this box as an awkward in between that I don’t see myself ever craving in the future. 

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ( 2 / 5 )

Got milk? This week we have a second attempt at dairy flavors- which, thankfully, is much better than the last. This summer-branded milk pocky is light, creamy, and not too cheesy. I was surprised to find myself finishing the box without even realizing it! Milk flavored candies and snacks are much less common in the US, and this is probably my favorite out of ones I have tried.

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ( 4 / 5 )

I waited, and I have been rewarded! •v•

This week, Kumamon brings a simple but effective solution to last week’s problem! The revamped hot cocoa flavor comes with bits of cookie mixed into the milky chocolate coating. This is the perfect addition to make a mediocre flavor much more enjoyable! The crunchy bits remind me of dunking cookies into my hot chocolate as a kid, and I love it. 

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ( 4 / 5 )

I await

This week’s special guest is Kumamon, here to introduce hot cocoa pocky. I love the concept, but struggle to see how this flavor really stands out, aside from having a chocolate biscuit stick. There are a lot of ‘milky’ chocolate flavors so I am not sure what exactly could make this cocoa flavor stand out on its own. Luckily, Glico seemed to think the same thing– come back next week to see how they amped up this flavor! ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ( 3 / 5 )

Reminds me of those chocolate oranges we get for christmas. Whack and unwrap!

This week’s flavor is quite a-peeling! Bittersweet milk chocolate with dried orange and cookie bits ! I love flavors that think outside of the box with texture, but the flavor palette was a little all over the place for me. Maybe a darker chocolate, or more prominent ‘orange’ flavors would have made me happy. Instead, it came off more like a chocolate cookie stick with a hint of orange, but not too bad of a flavor overall. Points for creativity!

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ( 3 / 5 )

I will take it! I will take the rest of the pocky to mordor!

(Nom nom nom nom)

W for Wednesday! Continuing the series, we have a rich vanilla/white chocolate creme on a chocolate biscuit stick. I loved the aesthetic of the box, but this flavor was tooth-rotting sweet- in a way I did not enjoy. This is one of the flavors where I try one then try to pawn the rest off onto my friends so its not a waste…but, hopefully this will be the worst of the W series and they’ll only get better from now on! 

★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ( 1 / 5 )

Want to try some for yourself? Stick around! I’ll do my next giveaway at 555 followers!

It’s a wonderful Wednesday kicking off with another midi flavor- strawberry cheesecake! While not as life-changing as the rare cheesecake flavor, this sweet combination works really well with the midi’s generous amount of coating. The extra frosting (?) really allowed the berry and cheesecake flavors to come out together instead of one overpowering the other. Delicious!  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ( 4 / 5 ) Want to try some of these for yourself? I’m doing a giveaway! You can find all the information here, but hurry, it’s ending soon! 

What’s new, Wednesday? This week I’m introducing the smallest line of pocky boxes- Demitasse! These short sticks have a bitter coffee/chocolate, its name literally meaning a small cup of coffee. This particular flavor added mint into the mix which, while a fun idea, was a little overwhelming with the flavors that were already going on. The coffee was very powerful and did not mix well with the hint of mint, and ended up with an overpowering, poorly balanced taste. 

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ( 2 / 5 )

Want to try a fun flavor yourself? I’m currently doing a giveaway! You can check out all the details here. 

Yaaaay!

Here we are, as promised! To celebrate 111 followers, I’d love to send YOU some pocky! This giveaway is for followers only, featuring the flavors chocolate raspberry and banana bran, which are both delicious, trust me! 

How to enter:

1. Be one of my followers (new followers are welcome, thank you!)

2. Like this post for +1 entry

3. Reblog this post for +1 entry (multiple reblogs will not count)

If you are one of my first 111 followers, I will double your entries, So 1 entry becomes 2, or 2 become 4. In 2 weeks, I’ll use an online generator to randomly select 2 winners. 

Rules/Disclaimers:

1. US Shipping only, sorry! 

2. You gotta be 18+ or have your parents permission to give me your address

3. These snacks are prepared alongside others which may contain nuts or other allergens, so if you have a food allergy please enter at your own risk. 

4. If you could be bothered by these being stored in the same house as a cat, be careful- I don’t encourage her to rifle through the pantry, but sometimes she does things just to spite me.

Happy Wednesday- sorry I’m a little late! This week’s flavor is just peachy– 

Peach pocky is a mild sweet flavor that isn’t particularly special nor particularly offensive. A lot of peach snacks have a not-super-concentrated taste, and like those snacks the flavoring here was very weak, but nice. I’m not quite sure if ‘dry’ is the right word, but it leaves something to be desired 

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ( 3 / 5 )

Stay tuned for a post about my raffle: We made it, y’all! But- I wasn’t prepared to get here so quickly! This weekend I’ll get the boxes for the giveaway and will make the formal post then. I’m thinking I’ll be shipping unusual flavors to two lucky winners- maybe 3? We’ll see! 

Oh how the mighty fall- we are experiencing both highs and lows in this month’s flavors. Unfortunately, the blueberry raspberry pocky tasted more like waxy cold medicine than berries. The fruity flavors are often very hit or miss. On a side note, this was one of the few flavors I ordered online. Usually I go to stores in person, but I decided to give it a try. All of the flavors were expired which probably didn’t make them taste any better, and the box was dented (as you can see in the scan) like someone had grabbed it carelessly.  So! Let this be a lesson! Be careful when ordering food products online. 

★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ( 1 / 5 )

Want to try some for yourself? Stick around! I’ll be doing a raffle at 111 followers, and could mail you some fun flavors! 

CHEEEEEEEEEEEESE

CAAAAAAAKKKE

Here it is- rare cheese cake. Yes, you heard me. This flavor is my all time favorite. My previous experience with milk pocky (which had an unfortunate cheesy taste) made me apprehensive at first, but this flavor nails it. The hint of lemon is just right, and the biscuit stick mimics the graham bottom you find in many cheesecakes. Even if you aren’t a big fan of cheesecake (which I wasn’t, at first) it might just change your mind. 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ + ★ ( 6 / 5 ) 

Want to try some for yourself? Stick around! I’ll be doing a raffle at 111 followers, and could mail you some fun flavors!

We’re switching it up this Wednesday, and am taking a break from our midi detour. The ‘excellent’ chocolate pocky is..a bit of a mystery.This limited edition flavor claims to be some sort of fancier (sophisticated?)  dark chocolate coated with cocoa powder on a chocolate stick. (sounds very similar to a flavor I’ve yet to review here, but ok) This flavor was incredibly bitter, with the dark chocolate and powder not having much sweetness to balance them out. The cocoa powder also melts and makes an absolute mess very easily. Maybe if I was more of a dark chocolate fan I would have enjoyed it more, but alas. 

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ( 2 / 5 )

Want to try some for yourself? Stick around! I’ll be doing a raffle at 111 followers, and could mail you some fun flavors! We’re only 12 watchers away!

Hmmmmm.... bran....

Banana….bran? Despite my skepticism, this is by far the best banana-related flavor I have tried so far! It tastes closer to banana bread than plain banana, which makes the palette a little more balanced. The biscuit stick is also grain based, which was an excellent touch. Another great flavor that isn’t too sweet!

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ( 5 / 5 )

Want to try some for yourself? Stick around! I’ll be doing a raffle at 111 followers, and could mail you some fun flavors!