Gnaw Snowberry Drift

I am sitting here waiting for snow.
We usually do not get that much snow where I am.
But one can hope.
I want to get out there sledging in the slopes.
But I guess I am stuck here, eating some chocolate from Gnaw.



The lovely santas at Gnorfolk, have made us this Christmas chocolate bar.
This is a snow (white) chocolate bar filled with strawberry and honeycomb.
Gnaws packages are always minimalistic but always nice.
So is also the case in this instance.
A lovely red with a packaged A and a sledging squirrel?



The snow (chocolate) has a lovely smell of strawberrys.
Strawberrys are not really Christmasy to me, but they are red.
So I will let this one pass.
There is a thick strawberry flavour that melts well with the snow (white) chocolate.
And the honeycomb is sweet and crunchy.
All in all, a lovely Christmas treat.

Giant Star Wars Lightsaber Pockys

Today is May the 4th and that means it is International Star Wars Day.
A day for all fans and nerds to celebrate the behemoth that is Star Wars.
Because I am a huge Star Wars nerd, I to have to celebrate this day.



And that means, candy... Star Wars candy.
Pocky is a very popular candy in Japan.
It is basically a biscuit stick with flavour or covered in something with flavour.
These giant lightsaber *woosh* Pockys are an official team-up with Lucasarts.
No shortcuts here.



There are two kinds of packages, one featuring the evil dark lord Darth Vader.
And one featuring the good, but whiny, jedi Luke Skywalker.
Both boxes are really awesome, but of course I like the Vader one best.
It is so sinister (yes, I should save this for "Revenge of The 5th", but I just can not help it).
Each box contains six lightsabers in three colours and flavours.
The green saber is green tea flavoured, the blue grape flavoured.
And the red (pink?), strawberry flavoured.
We all know Darth loves his strawberries.



The green one actually has a smell of tea. It is very faint but it is there. Like a tremor in the force.
The taste is a bit more strong, like really sweet green tea.
The blue one smells a lot of grape. Chemical grape. To much if you ask me.
It tastes a bit like grape, I guess. It has a kind of weird flavour.
Last but not least, the red evil lightsaber has a smell of sweet strawberries.
And a taste of even sweeter strawberries. Of the three, I like this one the most.



That is all from me today. I am gonna go watch Star Wars.
May the 4th be with you!

Whoppers Strawberry Milkshake

I have written about Whoppers before.
Almost a year ago acctually.
Back then, they were peanut butter flavoured [Reese's Whoppers Peanut Butter].
But this time, they are strawberry milkshake flavoured.

I really like the box. There is lots going on.
From the pink milkshake color to the Whoppers font.
Also, it shows perfectly what you are getting yourself into.
Malt balls, pink, strawberries and milkshake, all combined into one.



The balls have no particular smell, at least I can not detect it.
Which is a shame because strawberry milkshake smells terrific.
At least if it is done right.

The balls are pretty chewy and a bit crispy in the middle.
There is a taste of strawberries and a taste of milk.
But it is very chemical and kind of faint.
Although the taste is still kind of nice, I would not call it "milkshaky".

Oreo Mini Chocolate Bars - Strawberry

If you work a lot (and do not have time to update your blogg), you need energy.
And what better way to get energy than with Oreos?
But not the cookie version.
No, this is a chocolate bar version from Japan.

This chocolate bar is stuffed with bits of strawberry, Oreo icing and crushed cookies.
The packaging is very Oreo-ish but with a nice red tone.
It is clean, I like it.
There is a distinct smell of strawberrys.
The smell is very sweet and lovely.



The chocolate itself is a bit more bitter than regular milk chocolate.
I do not know if i like this or not.
But the filling, the filling is nice.
It is very crunchy and sweet.

Uncle Oinker's Gummy Bacon

Bacon has become very popular in recent years, with everything from bacon candy to bacon toothpicks.
This my friends, is Uncle Oinker's Gummy Bacon.
Gummy candy "shaped like bacon" with a strawberry flavour.
First of all, the name is awesome and the packaging is crazy.
A pig that's also a farmer who wants to give you his gummy bacon.
The packaging even has a Bacon Viewing Windows so you can look at how the product really looks before making a purchase.
Much better than exaggerated graphics of the product.



The package includes four slices of gummy bacon, that kind of looks like bacon.
They are supposed to be fat and cholesterol free, but i don't really trust a pig who is also a farmer...
The slices smells of strawberry, but it's a very chemical smell.
The taste is unfortunately pretty bland and they hardly taste of strawberrys at all.
Still it's not everyday you get to try gummy bacon, that kind of tastes like strawberrys.
They should have gone all the way and gone for bacon flavour instead.
That would have been crazy.

Pepsi Pink [Limited Edition]

Tomorrow is Midsummer's Eve in Sweden.
On this day in Sweden, we eat the year's first potatoes and soused herring with chives and sour cream.
What is more important, is the desert, which is strawberries and milk.
And what suits better to try today, than the Pepsi Pink.
Of course flavoured with strawberries and milk.
This is a limited edition flavour from 2011, of course from Japan.



First of all, it's really pink.
You can't really see it in the pictures, but believe me, it's PINK.
I can't really place what it smells like, but it doesn't really smell like strawberries.
More like sweet and tangy.
But if the scent is a disappointment, the taste isn't.



It tastes a lot like strawberries in milk. Very tasty.
It gives you a nostalgic feeling from when you were a child and couldn't wait to eat a bowl of strawberries and milk.
Even after a few gulps, the taste of strawberries is really strong.
I enjoyed this one, but i enjoy weird things, so you have to make up your own mind...

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Red-Nosed Gummies

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Red-Nosed Gummies, another long name.
What is it with christmas and long product names?

The christmas special that the candy is based on is very popular in the states, but I have never seen it I'm afraid.
The candy is supposed to look like Rudolphs shiny nose.
There are two colors red and dark red (I suppose the darker one is when he's sleeping).
The red is strawberry flavour and the darker one is watermelon, artificially flavoured, of course :)
These are summer flavours if you ask me.

Nevermind, they are very chewy.
The strawberry one doesn't really taste anything, but the watermelon is better.
Still, not very christmasy.

ShopRite Toaster Tarts Strawberry

Toaster Tarts är en kopia av Kellog's Pop Tarts. De tillverkas av ShopRite och är en slags paj som man värmer i brödrosten eller, nuförtiden även i mikrovågsugnen. De innehåller både naturliga och artificiella smaker. Hela idéen med att värma sin paj i brödrosten är ganska häftig. Sedan att de säkerligen är duktigt onyttiga är ju en annan sak :)

Denna varianten är med jordgubbssmak.



Luktar man på dem innan de är tillagada så luktar de mest sött bröd, ingen lukt av jordgubb alls. Väl tillagade i brödrost luktar de ungefär likadant, fast lite mer bränt. De blir väldigt varma så man får låta dem svalna ett tag innan man äter (något min tunga borde tänkt på :P). Det man först märker är att de blir ganska torra, trots fyllningen. En fyllning som inte direkt smakar mycket jordgubb, en viss bismak av jordgubb finns där men den är mer kemisk.



Jag testade även att värma i mikrovågsugnen. De luktar ungefär samma som om man gjorde dem i brödrosten, dock får man ingen bränd yta på pajen därför ingen bränd doft. De blir väldigt varma när man gör dem på detta sättet, så här får man akta sig. Det känns dock inte som de blir lika torra utan lite mer mosiga. Smaken är dock densamma.

Man blir ganska mätt, i alla fall om man äter fyra stycken efter varandra (allt för testet).



Det här är en väldigt kul grej, men de var ingen direkt smakupplevelse. Det finns dock massvis med andra smaker som kan dyka upp här :)