Monday, May 1, 2006

Pocky Caramel

Like KitKats and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, there are a lot of different versions of Pocky, and I’ll probably never get through all of them. Luckily this one came in a smaller package.

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This petite sized box is about one third the size of a regular box of Pocky, which is fine for me when I’m still experimenting. Pocky Caramel is the same bland cookie/pretzel stick this time dipped in a white-chocolate-style caramel-flavored coating.

What was oddest about the flavor of these was not that it tasted like caramel, and it did, but that it tasted rather like orange. Like a nice orange creme brulee. I have no idea how this was achieved, but I found it rather nice. Even though there was a strong powdered milk flavor to the whole thing it didn’t feel grainy or fake-tasting. They were rather sweet through and probably too sweet for my tastes as Pocky goes, but I’m starting to think that Pocky should make a combo pack that has little packets of different flavors in it so you can mix it up. Maybe eating a Chocolate Pocky and Caramel Pocky together would be tasty.

Name: Pocky Caramel
    RATING:
  • 10 SUPERB
  • 9 YUMMY
  • 8 TASTY
  • 7 WORTH IT
  • 6 TEMPTING
  • 5 PLEASANT
  • 4 BENIGN
  • 3 UNAPPEALING
  • 2 APPALLING
  • 1 INEDIBLE
Brand: Glico
Place Purchased: Mitsuwa (Little Tokyo)
Price: $.99
Size: 1.41 ounces
Calories per ounce: 149
Categories: Cookie, Japan, Glico

POSTED BY Cybele AT 6:35 am Tracker Pixel for Entry    

Comments
  1. I’ve never seen Caramel Pocky before, but it sounds pretty good. Have you tried Almond Crush yet? That’s also a great flavor. The funniest one by far is the “Men’s Pocky”—way to alienate half of the market!!!

    Comment by panasianbiz on 5/01/06 at 11:46 am #
  2. Hi I just stumbled across this link for all these different and some bizarre flavors of Pocky… thought you might be interested. http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=1070

    Comment by Amy on 5/03/06 at 8:25 am #
  3. Cybele's avatar

    panasianbiz - I like going against the grain and eating stuff for the “other sex” ... I actually think the Men’s Pocky is the best.

    Amy - too. much. pocky. can’t. eat. all! (Well, I’ll try.)

    Comment by Cybele on 5/03/06 at 9:27 am #
  4. Hello,
    I found your site by searching See’s Candy.
    I live in Tokyo, but I didn’t know Pocky Caramel.

    Comment by Junko on 5/31/06 at 3:07 am #
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