It’s Tsukimi season in Japan – September brings the Harvest Moon and cooler weather! This month, Tokyo Treat curated delicious snacks to help us celebrate Tsukimi just like a local. These authentic local snacks include yummy candies and chips, a refreshing summer drink, and a tasty ramen selection!
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KitKat Salt Lemon. One of my new favourites! The lemon flavour on these is super strong! There is a salty flavour underneath and these are just ultimately addicting as heck. My boss loves lemon things (she always has lemon cookies in her office cupboard) and she was a HUGE fan of these… I sneaked her an extra one after sharing the bag with my coworkers!
Donbei Tempura Udon. Delicious udon with a tempura disc on top. This had a rich, salty broth and delicious chewy noodles.
Mikan Mochi. How cute is the bear on the packaging? These are orange mochi that has fresh orange slices pounded right into the rice!
They are individually wrapped for sharing!
Hello Kitty Star Milk Bread. Mini breads with a cute star design and a slightly sweet flavour. These were super addicting, but they weren’t as fluffy and fresh as I would have liked — but that’s hard to do with snacks travelling so far from Japan!
Manneken Strawberry Waffle. A couple of months ago we got to try the cookies and cream version of this mini waffle, but this month it’s all about STRAWBERRY!
Full Moon Pon Cracker. A set of two rice crackers. I found these rice crackers to be a thicker texture that tends to stick to the roof of your mouth. Not my favourite kind, but the savoury flavour was great.
The waffle has yummy strawberry infused into the dough.
Ramune Candy. I can’t review these since I didn’t get to taste them myself… boo! The thanks I get for sharing snacks at work is sometimes they are too popular! Small candies with the fizzy flavour of orange, strawberry, and lemon!
Chee-Zack. A huge cheesy cracker — this is a repeat treat and I’ve reviewed them more extensively in the past, but they are addicting because I love cheese!
Pandaro Melon Cookie. A melon-flavoured cookie, another repeat treat! I know it sounds weird but they’re actually so tasty!
Ume Flavored Soda. Umeboshi are sour pickled plums and they are super addicting in Japan. This soda was thankfully not that sour, and I really enjoyed the unique flavour!
Sour Apple Snack. Another sour treat, this time a big long flat sour candy with an apple flavour. Brown Sugar Porickey. Imagine scraping all of the chocolate off of a Pocky and that’s what Porickey is like. This is a brown sugar flavour which is SO yummy and not too sweet.
Aji Curry. A puffed corn snack with a very mild curry flavour. I found the flavour on these to be a bit underwhelming, so when they come in my box I share them. If you’re not a fan of super spicy curry I think you’d be okay with these as they’re much milder!
Texas Corn Pizza. More corn snacks, with a pizza flavour. These have a stronger flavour but honestly, corn snacks aren’t my favourite snack… they’re great for sharing though!
The box this month had a special Tsukimi design!
Tokyo Treat is a monthly Japanese snack and candy subscription box that is shipped directly from Japan. Tokyo Treat’s Japanese snack and candy subscription box is a reader fave and made the list in our 2022 readers’ choice picks of best snack and candy subscription boxes!
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What did you think of this month’s Tokyo Treat?
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