Posted in Japan on January 29th, 2010 No Comments »
Just a quickie post to get back in the swing of this.
These were one of the items that my roommate brought back from his trip to Japan. Excitingly, I’d never had them before.
Galbo minis are fun-to-eat little chocolate pods with a strawberry flavoured coating. Texture-wise, they’re similar to malted milk balls, but not quite as [...]
Posted in Japan on September 17th, 2009 No Comments »
It’s taken forever for me to get this up. I was busy during my mid-week weekend spending time with friends and my pa, running errands, and getting my office space together. Along with the usual Vermont autumnal weather changes that occurred somewhere in those 48 hours came the usual head cold. One more night of [...]
Posted in Japan on September 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
I love that people think of me when they see Japanese biscuits with pandas on them. These, along with a box of Apollo, were a gift from a friend while he was away on a business trip. He picked them up at an airport bookstore. Japanese snackage is becoming more and more readily available. It’s [...]