Universal Yums is a brand new international snack subscription! Every month you’ll take a trip to a new country and munch on brand new snacks. Yum Yum! There are two sizes of box, the Yum ($13) and the Yum Yum ($25). This is the Yum Yum box!
For January we went to Brazil!!!
The information card has descriptions of all the snacks, plus they have translated ingredients on their site! There’s also a clue to next month’s box – which I’m pretty sure is Italy!
Everything in the box. Most everything is totally new. There were definitely things I didn’t quite expect, but Brazil is so multicultural, it made sense! My kids were absolutely wild over this box too!
Ouro Branco, Serenata de Amor, and Sonho de Valsa – These are all variations of the same candy. The Ouro Branco is a cashew cream covered in white chocolate, the others have chocolate outsides, but the Serenata de Amor has like a crispy center. Like a butterfinger, except cashew, and a lighter texture. 
Bala Lua Cheia – Fruit chews in raspberry, orange, and cherry.
Bubbaloo Gum – This are gums with those squishy insides. I LOVE THOSE.
Bauducco Ginger Star – I don’t think I realized this is brazilian! It’s a soft gingerbread cookie (and really good!) covered with chocolate!
Pacoca Rolha – Crumbly peanut snack. This is like almost peanut butter candy (you know the kind they used to serve in the cafeteria??) but more crumbly – and super good! My kids chomped these right up!
Bananada Tradicional Cremosa – This is like the Brazilian granola bar, but it’s just bananas. I think they are pretty ubiquitous because I’ve received them in several boxes. Tasty!!
Amendoim Japones – I didn’t expect these at all, but the card notes that Brazil is home to the largest Japanese population outside Japan. I didn’t know!! If you’ve had these before they are peanuts coated with a crispy outer shell. These ones are unflavored and super yummy (I also enjoy the flavored kind). I need my kids to eat these before I polish this bag off!
Piraque Biscoito Pizza – Brazilians are nuts about pizza – these pizza-flavored crackers were SO good. I would buy these here!
Biscoito Polvilho Natural – buttery yucca puffs. I haven’t tried these ones yet (sooo many things open) but they look fun!!
Pipoca Vovozinha – This is NOT what I expected (see below) – it’s Brazilian Sweet Popcorn and I have found that South American countries have a totally different popcorn style!
Someone needs to feed these to me all the time.
A picture of the wafery candy, the sweet popcorn, and the Japanese peanuts!
This was a yummy & fun box. I think for $25 a month it’s an excellent value (I didn’t do a breakdown though) and we had a great time tasting all the unique snacks!
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The Description: Each month, you’ll receive a box of unique, delicious snacks from a different country delivered right to your door. No repeats! 0% Yuck, 100% Yum.
The Price: Cost: $13 (Yum Box) $25 (Yum Yum Box) per month.
Comments
I love Biscoito de Polvilho so good!! You got a good selection of goodies 🙂 I can guarantee to you all these products taste way better in Brazil specially the Sonho de Valsa.
I had cheese flavored crackers instead of the pizza ones, and wasn’t as impressed. But this box seems like one of the best deals out there, simply because you get so many interesting things in it! I haven’t managed to try everything in it yet, either (partly because my urthbox was also stuffed this month!).
Ohh man! Was yours the small or big box?? My card said they were sending pizza crackers instead of pizza. We all enjoyed them and the bag was really full. It seems like they dont do a bag full of air like we do!