I haven’t had a chance to review anything for aaaaaages – I take the pictures but just don’t have time to write up reviews because of work. Soon it will be the summer holiday and there’ll be time to catch up but for now I’m just going to put up photos with a few notes~
Zero calorie peach and rosehip tea from Daiso (hundred yen shop) and zero calorie white peach jelly.
The tea is perfumey rather than fruity but the taste is pleasant. The jelly is absolutely delicious, it is very smooth – more like a cross between jam and fruit puree than jelly. The milky pink colour is pretty and the peach flavour is perfect. One of the best low-calorie products I’ve ever found.
Meiji Apollo Matcha (limited edition from Kansai)
The milk chocolate is not too sweet and, as you can tell from the rich colour, the matcha chocolate has a strong and earthy green tea flavour. Also the box design is ridiculously cute~
Tirol Choco Milk Daifuku, Raisin Sando, Azuki Parfait and Jersey Soft Cream
Milk Daifuku – a square of chewy mochi on a thin milk chocolate base, topped with a layer of thick sugar syrup and encased in white chocolate. This was pleasant in so much as if you like chocolate you’ll probably be satisfied, but I don’t think it’s anything special. The syrup was simply bland and sugary and it would have been nicer to have more flavours in play.
Jersey Milk Soft Cream – Buttery white chocolate with overtones of vanilla studded with fragments of crunchy biscuit. The biscuit has a similar texture and taste to Lotus biscuits, i.e. an element of dark, burnt sugar and cinnamon. A delicious new addition to the Tirol range and available as large individual pieces or a pack of eight minis.
Raisin Sando – Like the Jersey Milk Soft Cream this has a lovely butteriness and good vanilla flavour, thanks to the addition of ground vanilla beans. The picture highlights the problem that the crucial raisin element of this sweet is somewhat lacking, I’ve eaten this chocolate several times now and only get one or two small chunks of raisin in each candy. However, when you do get the raisin the flavour combination is excellent as the slight sharpness of the dried fruit is the perfect compliment to the rich dairy ingredients.
(I forgot to photograph the Azuki Parfait Tirols but they are wonderful – definitely try them if you can!)
Ichigo Milk Yoghurt
A strawberry dessert based on the popular ‘ichigo miruku’ candies. I found this product slightly confusing because the scent is sugary sweet, like the original candy, whereas the taste is actually quite tart with a subtle yoghurty sourness coming through, which doesn’t seem to match up with the sweetness of the smell. I enjoyed it as a fruity yoghurt but this will disappoint anyone hoping for a dessert that recreates the mild and milky flavour of the ichigo sweets.
Mini Matcha Oreos ~yummy~
The Sweet Japan Blog 