CRUNCHY MATCHA POCKY

I'm a huge fan of Green Tea anything, so when I saw this fancier Matcha (green tea powder) Pocky during my last snack shopping trip, I knew I had to pick these up to, despite the steeper price tag (these fancier ones tend to be anywhere between $5-$8 and paid $6.49 for these). Let's take a closer peek!

This box came with 4 inner packs, each pack containing 6 sticks, so yes, you don't get a lot of product which is kind of a let down, but I expect it anyways with this type of snack product. Let's get down to to the product itself.

The biscuit is an actual matcha/green tea powder flavored biscuit which I wish had a bit more green tea flavor to it. However, it is dipped in a light milk chocolate along with these 'matcha crunchy cookies.' The rough bits you see within the chocolate are the crunchy parts and they add a nice layer of crunch as well as an extra oomph of green tea flavor. These are definitely the fanciest, high-end, green tea Pocky I have ever tried and these ones are direct from Japan!

The verdict: I have to say that even with the price point, I do recommend these especially for all you Pocky/Japanese Snacks/ Green Tea lovers out there. The dessert type Pocky from Japan are harder to get here in the States so I will always recommend getting them if you have a chance because once they're gone, they're gone! I enjoyed these and my mom who isn't really into sweets also found herself loving these too. They're definitely more of a treat but I would definitely repurchase it again.

Readers, what are your favorite Pocky flavors? Let me know of any unique flavors you have tried!

CHOCOLATE BANANA POCKY

The ever-so-popular chocolate dipped biscuit in stick form, aka Pocky by Glico, is an internationally recognized snack and with that comes an whole world-wide variety of flavors.

Today's Pocky find will be on this Chocolate Banana flavored biscuit stick. Usually the biscuit stick is not flavored, but for the Chocolate Banana flavor profile, the biscuit now a chocolate flavor dipped in a banana cream covering.

I'm usually a huge fan of artificially flavored banana products (Banana milk by Binggrae, Banana Ice Cream, Banana Laffy Taffy, etc) so of course I wanted to try this one.

First impressions of this product is the overpowering artificial smell. It literally hits you once you open up the package. I was a bit put off by it, but thought that the taste would make up for it. Nope. The fake banana cream flavor was a bit TOO fake for me, the kind that leaves a weird plastic-y feeling in your mouth. The cream didn't really melt in your mouth either, unlike regular chocolate pocky that melts right away--probably due to all the artificial ingredients in it.

The verdict? I was definitely disappointed and not a fan. No wonder it was on sale for $1.99 (regular price around $2.49). This product just doesn't move and the flavor, though interesting, doesn't live up to the flavor quality i'm used to with other Glico products. 

If you're dying to try it, then by all means go for it but for everyone else, this can  be skipped over.

Readers, have you tried any Pocky before? What are your favorite flavors?