Candyology101 Episode 18: Japanese Sweets

On today's episode of Candyology101, Cybele and I discuss three hugely popular Japanese candies, Pocky, Kasugai gummies, and Hi-Chew! All three of these sweets are becoming easier to find in American grocery stores, so hopefully everyone out there listening can easily find and try these delicious goodies for yourselves.

We have a little bit of history behind each company, Cybele and I share our favorite flavors, and we even play a little game where Cybele lists a (possibly) made-up Japanese sweet and I need to guess if it's real or not! Join us as we discuss the good, the bad, and the tomato-y!

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Cybele from Candy Blog

Maria (Me) from Sometimes Foodie

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Lemonade Gummy Candy - Philadelphia's Chinatown, PA

Lemonade Gummy Candy - Philadelphia's Chinatown, PA

Although I've eaten and reviewed quite a few Kasugai gummies here on my blog, the flavor selection in my area is quite limited. I can always find a bag of strawberry, mango, lychee, or melon, but the seasonal and Japan-local flavors (like Yuzu) are hard to find. (At least in my area of New Jersey.) Practically everything is available on the internet these days, but I prefer buying my candy in person, so I've never had the chance to try some of the more exotic or seasonal flavors. That's all about to change, recently some of the summery Kasugai gummy flavors have made their way to my neck of the woods. First I found the watermelon, which were delicious, and now I've found this bag of lemonade flavored gummies!

Kasugai Watermelon Gummies- H-Mart: Cheery Hill, NJ

Kasugai Watermelon Gummies- H-Mart: Cheery Hill, NJ

Summer is finally here! What better way to celebrate than with watermelon gummies?

Kasugai Gummi Sampler (Muscat and Pineapple) - Chinatown, PA

Kasugai Gummi Sampler (Muscat and Pineapple) - Chinatown, PA

To see what the other gummies tasted like, check out my reviews apple, grape and orange.

Time for the last two flavors-pineapple and muscat.

Kasugai Gummi Sampler (Apple) - Chinatown, PA

Kasugai Gummi Sampler (Apple) - Chinatown, PA

I love Kasugai gummies! I have had the honeydew and strawberry flavors before and both were delicious. I have always wanted to try other flavors, but I didn’t want to commit to buying a full-size bag of them. This sampler is the perfect solution to that! 

The sampler comes in a long strip with 5 different flavored gummies. In the selection we have: apple, muscat, orange, grape and pineapple. I think this is a nice collection of flavors and gives the buyer a decent amount of variety.

To kick things off, I’ll start with apple.