Tokyo Treat February 2023 My Snackin’ Valentine Box Review
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TokyoTreat is a monthly themed snack box filled with Japanese snacks and candy delivered directly from Japan. This subscription-based service delivers a hand-picked collection of Japanese candies, DIY kits, traditional Dagashi snacks, and savory snacks and drinks you will love! Items vary monthly but may include the best new exclusive and seasonal snacks, chocolates, salty chips, gummy candy, anime snacks, DIY candy kits, and Dagashi.
What’s in a TokyoTreat box: 15-20 full-sized Japanese snacks + a 24-page culture guide.
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Tokyo Treat – February 2023 “My Snackin’ Valentine” Box Review:
Each Tokyo Treat box comes with 15-20 Japanese snacks. One of the snacks is almost always not your traditional flavored KitKat. Your box will also include an information booklet in English, explaining why they chose the monthly theme and what it represents to Japanese people. This booklet also describes each snack, common allergens, and if it’s vegetarian-friendly.
Did you know?
Japan has put its own spin on Valentine’s Day. Instead of men giving women chocolates and flowers as is the case in western cultures, in Japan women are expected to give men chocolates.
In Japan, the month of February is all about strawberries!
KitKat Lucky Daifuku
Here’s your lucky break in love! These lucky KitKats are filled with sweet azuki bean and mochi flavors.
The whole family was so excited to try a new flavor of KitKat. For us, it was a new flavor, unlike anything we’d had before. They we so yummy, that my husband gobbled them all up before anyone else could even have seconds.
Maruko-chan Arare
Lightly flavored with soy sauce and honey. Crunch into these sweet and savory pillows of fried perfection!
This snack took me right back to a trail mix snack I had when I was a kid. The dry, crunchy texture was the perfect compliment to the sweet soy sauce taste. It was the perfect snack size for the whole family to try a few each.
Mini Strawberry Thunder
This little guy might just steal your heart! Half crunchy milk chocolate & half strawberry coating – a match made in heaven!
This reminded me of a chocolate-dipped strawberry and who doesn’t love chocolate-dipped strawberries?! The sweet, fruity treat didn’t last long in our house.
Pakila Chocolate Wafers
Delectably rich milk chocolate and almonds are sandwiched between layers of crispy wafer goodness.
A fan favorite in our house! A light, crispy, and flaky chocolate and nutty taste are the perfect snacking treat. These were a must to satisfy my afternoon sweet tooth and were perfect for kids’ lunches. The package was large enough that we each had a few on multiple different occasions.
Qoo Peack Jelly Drink
Made with real peach juice, squeeze the pouch to enjoy its fun, fruity, and refreshing flavor. It tastes better cold, so make sure you chill first!
My first impressions were that it had a very unique jelly texture, but my kids loved the peach taste so much that they drank it all right away. Not even that drop on the counter went to waste.
Love Umbrella Chocolate
The base of this love umbrella is filled with cute rainbow coated chocolates. Savor the moment with these sweet little treats.
Another fan favorite among the littles in the house. These teeny tiny chocolate balls are just so cute, that they had to be eaten all in one day. At least the small size prevents them from eating too fast!
Pure Petit Grape Gummy
Made with grape puree and bursting with intense grape flavor, these addictively juicy gummies are dusted with a light sour powder.
One of my personal favorite treats in this box! They have such a rich and delicious grape flavor and the perfect gummy texture. My only complaint is that the package was way too small!
Mini Asparagus Biscuits
Made with premium strawberries from Japan’s Tochigi prefecture, you’re sure to become infatuated with these sweet buttery snacks!
I love the name so much! And it… almost, stopped my kids from even trying these. The biscuits had almost a wet feel, which I can’t describe, but that didn’t stop the family from eating them all! They had the texture of a cookie or cracker but with the sweetness of strawberries.
Strawberry Ginza Rusk
Steady your heart and take a bite of light and airy Ginza Rusk! Its strawberry flavor will keep you coming back for more.
This was a brand new type of snack for us. I’m not even sure what product it would be similar to in Canada. They reminded me of sponge toffee or dehydrated strawberry cake squares, if that’s a thing. Either way, they had a yummy taste and I would love to try more in different flavors.
Suppamucho Sour Plum Chips
Kinako Stick
Covered in roasted soybean flour, kinako sticks are traditional Japanese sweets known for their chewy texture and nutty flavor.
I think everyone in our family can agree this was our least favorite item from the box. We each gave it an honest try, but the soybean flour on the outside wasn’t something that we are used to for our sweets.
Choco Cake
These light and fluffy cakes are coated with milk chocolate- and choc-full of love!
These were super yummy chocolate cookies. They reminded me of outside cookies from wagon wheels and they were the perfect snack size.
Shrimp Senbei
These crispy rice crackers are made with a delicious blend of mild Japanese spices, making them shrimply irresistible!
My family gave these snacks a good effort but most of us do not enjoy eating anything fishy, and they had a strong fish smell. However, my husband loved these and just kept eating them. So I guess it’s all about personal preference, some like certain foods, and others don’t like those same foods.
Spicy Peanut Arare
Don’t worry, these crunchy snacks aren’t TOO spicy. But they’ll still set your heart on fire!
We didn’t taste much heat at all. But we still enjoyed these crunchy bite-sized bits of rice cracker yum!
Karai! Spicy Noodles
Like a fiery romance, this ramen is bold and full of heat! Its complex and spicy flavors will set your heart ablaze!
OMG! This was so delicious with a great spicy flavor. My husband is ramen-obsessed, so this made him so happy! And of course, once he said that it didn’t taste like seafood, I had to try at least a bit or two or three… We both could definitely have eaten more!
Verdict: It was our first time experiencing the Tokyo Treat box and honesty our first time trying almost everything in this box. We have tried a few different Japanese snacks from friends over the years, but not to the extent of what was inside my box. Our minds and tastebuds got to experience so many new tastes and textures. In total, we received fifteen snacks in our February box, enough for our family of four to share them all and have leftovers. Some of the snacks were smaller individual serving sizes, but others, such as the KitKat had ten individually wrapped twin bars! The whole family fell in love with some new and delicious flavors. The Sour Plum Chips, Pure Petit Grape Gummies, and Spicy Ramen noodles are probably the overall favorites. The Tokyo Treat box was a great cultural experience for our whole family to learn and try some new treats. I would highly recommend it to individuals, couples, and families who up are for a new taste adventure or just love Japan! Either way, I hope you discover some new favorite Japanese snacks as well!
Have you tried Tokyo Treat? Which are your favorite snacks?