tasty snacking

Pemberton Farm dried cantaloupe: Like most dried fruit, this is very sweet, but chopped into small pieces, it's perfect on oatmeal and other hot breakfast cereals. Condensed melon flavor. 3.5/5.0

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Dried filefish fillet: Purchase from Hmart, this package of dried fish is unexpectedly meaty and sweet. Good overall flavor, though maybe more chewy than desirable. 3.5/5.0

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Hmart dried squid slices: : much less sugary and seasoned than packaged dried squid snacks. Has a subtle and natural seafood flavor. Chewier than I expected. 3.0/5.0

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Maruesun dried squid: I grew up eating shredded dried squid, but this is one of the first kind of I've had that is flat. To be honest, the main reason I purchased this product is because it was the least expensive at $3 a bag (about half the price of the alternatives at Hmart). Inside is bite-sized strips of squid, almost like eating beef jerky, and each strip is coated in what seems to be sugar. Overall, the coating makes the snack overly sweet, though the chewy texture and seafood flavor come through. Not bad b... (read more) 3.0/5.0

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Trader Joe's triple fruit threat: Far too sweet, even w/ plain oatmeal. Imbalanced mix of fruits. First TJ mix I dislike 2.0/5.0

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