Morinaga Chestnut Cake: The Japanese snack aisle is full of seasonal items, and it looks like we're now in chestnut season, with a variety of chestnut-flavored cakes and desserts. I purchased the Japanese version of Choco Pies from popular brand Morinaga, consisting of a circular cake base filled with a layer of creme and covered in chocolate. Overall, I prefer the texture of Choco Pies, whose cake is less crumbly (most of the individually wrapped cakes in my Morinaga box were not in one piece when opened), and t... (read more) 2.0/5.0
japanese inegaya morinaga chestnut cake 2.0
Mr. Wish Special Fruit Tea: Mr. Wish is an Asian drink chain that serves fruit teas and slushies. I ordered their special fruit tea, which had a substantial amount of diced fruit, including passion fruit seeds, apples, and mango. The drink itself was far too sweet, and the fruit was overly acidic and sour. However, I will say that the avocado slush my partner ordered was excellent, so I would come back again for a different drink. 2.0/5.0
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Nancy's plain soy yogurt: Oddly, the plain flavor of this product has more sugar than either the blueberry or strawberry flavors I tried, with 15g per cup. With the plain yogurt, the true flavor of the product really comes through, and it's not particularly pleasant. It tastes like a highly concentrated piece of tofu and, for some reason, had a savory aftertaste despite the sugar. I found myself adding honey to mask the strong flavor. 2.0/5.0
soy yogurt nancys organic plain 2.0 wholefoods
Nature's Path blueberry cinnamon flax: An organic health food cereal containing a powerhouse of quality ingredients yet doesn't taste particularly good, especially the fiber \"twigs\" that taste a bit like what I'd imagine hamster bedding might taste like. Once in a while, you get a dried blueberry and feel like you won the lottery. Unfortunately, even that is small and insubstantial. 2.0/5.0
cereal naturespath blueberry organic health nutrition flax cinnamon 2.0
Newman's Own Organic vanilla alphabet crackers: Pretty good save for the very odd savory aftertaste akin to oregano 2.0/5.0
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Newman's Own Wintergreen mints: So-so. Mint flavor is mild, and the texture is somewhat chalky. 2.0/5.0
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