OYATSU BOX JANUARY.

the latest edition of snack and candy box subscription box has landed been tested and eaten, 
this is the oyatsu box 
and if you want a box of Japanese candy delivered to your door each month here is the low down.
the oyatsu box is run by the staff at oyatsu cafe the best Japanese candy store  based in Chiba japan.
the box started in February 2014 and its not even a year old but growing subscribers daily.
in each box you receive over a pound in weight in candy,food,snacks merchandise.
there are TWO boxes the full edition with 8-14 items in for $25.00
and the Jr box with 2-3 items for $7.99
postage is free worldwide.

sign up for the box here http://oyatsubox.com

the  January box
this month it is  a calm down month after all the December candy.




So the January box laid out 

GIANT CALPLICO CHOCOLATE BOMBER,
this is a giant icecream cone.filled with chocolate.
made with a wafer, with fluffy chocolate,this is a limited edition chocolate bomber that also  has 2 layers of white chocolate and milk chocolate ,then covered in a hard dark chocolate shell, 
this was really tasty and the size was huge that me and my son  shared it.
it was an interesting  taste not creamy more dry, and the consistency like an aero chocolate bar found in the UK aerated, 

the packaging has popular anime and youkai characters. found in japan these are as popular as pokemon.

TOHATO CHOCOBI.
chocobi is tohato's most well known snack, made famous by the crayon shin- chan anime series,
these are crispy star shaped choco corn snacks.
these are very tasty ,crispy and the box does not last long.

POCKY MIDI STRAWBERRY.
these are pocky sticks but they shorter and fatter than the regular sized ones, 
they have more chocolate and double the amount of strawberry chocolate, 
these are sweet ,and quite sickly, i couldn't eat one of the mini packs in a session ,great for sharing,
id love to try other flavours of the midi collection.

PARIKORE GUMMY PEACH AND GRAPE .
Kano makes these are they are not the usual soft gummies, they have a unique crunchy outer layer.the inner is soft and chewy.
porikore comes from the name when you bite into it.
these have a mix of peach and grape flavours.
the texture was strange not a hard shell not a soft ,it had a crisp fine layer coating then a gummy underneath.

MORINAGA RAMUNE SODA CANDIES.
the traditional ramune bottle is filled with ramune flavoured candies,not hard candies as such they melt in the mouth , 

GASHAPON JAPANESE CAPSULE TOY,
these are going to be added each month and vary from box to box ,
gashapon are capsule toys that are available all over japan, they are high quality toys and accessories,
i received a keyring this month.

HANAKAPPA  DIY JELLY,
OK this is a make it up kit,  the candy kit is for jelly ,hannakappa is a Japanese kappa river creature.with a flower growing on its head.

this kit was easy to set up and make,
fill the cup with the powder and add with water tot he red line and stir  as it grows in size in the cup then place int he fridge to set  for 10 minutes.

HI CHEW MINI,
chewy candy with 4 flavours ,apple,grape.lemon,strawberry.
in an easy dispensing pocket pack,

TAKOYAKI TEI,
puffy corn puffs ,these are fried squid and batter topped with Norri flavoured.

PUCCHO KUMAMOTO STRAWBERRY.
 pouch are chewy fruit candies ,in various flavours,
this is a special edition made from strawberries from kumamoto,
the 2 types inside are creamy milk strawberry and fresh strawberry.

DON KOEDA CHOCOLATE 
well this is a chocolate bar features fashion celebrity don - konishi.
its made of chocolate biscuit ,rice puffs,almond,
can't tell you if it was nice never tried it ,

found empty in sons bed , he says it was nice , a chocolate rice krispie bar.

so i like that this months box has a different appeal after the December box ,of which we are still finishing off.

for value for money and the fact in the UK we don't have many stores to buy this type of snacks from it still works out cheaper to buy a monthly box.variety is always good ,the choice is always mixed sweet and savoury,we liked the box this month for many reasons, the only thing uneaten so far is the pocky strawberry ,

roll on February's box .

ABCDEat January box.

so the other week my January edition of ABCDEat box arrived ,
this is an all Asian snack box .
the company is ABCDEat, found on Facebook, instagram, 
it stands for Asian box can do eat (it).
ABCDEat is based in Hong Kong,they are an online store  that gathers all the snacks from all over Asia. they source the items  which are readily available  in the international city ,
packed into a box  and sent to your door.
this is a monthly box subscription box,but they will be doing premier boxes and one off ones too.
ordering is safe and easy.and ships worldwide.
all payment is done via paypal, shipping is done by airmail,
the box is $15.00 +6.99 for airmail 
or
                 $15.00 +9.50 for registered mail and tracking,
they ship worldwide .
to order simply go onto the website or Facebook page and email them at abcdeat2u@gmail.com with the box you want to order,and postage option, and paypal Addy,you then get sent a paypal invoice ,simply pay and send all your postage and address details to them,
they will email once parcel is shipped.


the box had some lovely stamps on ,yes we have been saving them off each box.

MY BOX
well packaged in bubble wrap inside so nothing it damaged, the outer box is nice and strong.

unboxed,

menu card.

KOREA RICE CAKE COOKIE ORIGINAL (KOREA).
a chai tteok  or glutinous rice.
this is encased in a soft butter cookie.it combines traditional Korean with modern western pastry.
its more a pie than a cookie .the filling was creamy and tasty and would love more of these as they were filling and tasty,

HEART CRAYON SHIN-CHAN DIY BUTT SHAPED PUDDING.(JAPAN).
this kit is made up in seconds.
you need a cup ,milk,a plate and toothpick,and a microwave,you heat up and then chill in the fridge.when it hardened up you pick it up with a toothpick,you then pop the pudding in a sauce of your choice and eat,

EDO ASSORTED FRUIT GUMMY CANDY.(JAPAN)
these are chewy gummy candies each has a different flavour,the small packs are easy for on the go snackage.
really fruity and refreshing to eat, one pack keeps you good on a train journey or shopping the boxing day sales for sure.

SKYSAIL CHESTNUT (MADE IN CHINA FOR THE HONG KONG MARKET.)
these are pre peeled chestnuts that can be eaten anytime ,non messy but tasty.
crunchy and tasty i love chestnuts.we get these in the uk for catering in vacuum packs, i love the ones with a sugar coating over as well.

DAHFA DRIED FISH SLICES.(MALAYSIA)
these are fish strings made from cuttlefish.with no cholesterol no fat or salt. they can be eaten straight from the packet and also deep fried ,these are tasty. but once back to work I'm going to try them deep fried to see if the flavour comes through different due to being crispy.

RICHEESE AHH TRIPLE CHEESE CORN STICK.(INDONESIA)
cheesy wafers a great cheese snack with no mess. flavour is nice and strong and the rolls are crispy.the cheese filling inside is quite nice .not powdery like i imagine these are , i had visions of TUC cheese biscuits glad they were better.

JACK N JILL CHIPS (A PHILIPPINES BRAND MADE IN CHINA FOR THE HONG KONG MARKET)
crunchy potato chips , lovely flavour,they are spicy flavour, but not as in blow your head off like western spicy means ,these were more subtle and moorish.

YAOKIN RULER CANDY(JAPAN)
a cola or grape choice we was given.
i received cola whoop whoop
this candy is shaped like a ruler , i really like the texture of this ,and it was a great flavour.

SOUR PLUM LOLLIPOP.(HONG KONG)
omg more !.we got these in the last box, i don't like the malt covering on them ,and they take hours to eat, i like sour plums and i like that it has a sweet candy wrapped round it, i gave one to the son and people at work last month lol. but the lollipop actually tasted better than the sweets did.

overall a good box with some interesting flavours going on this month .both myself and the son eat this box and road test it out. and it was all eaten rather quickly this month.
I've got the Chinese new year box coming up next and the February box. 
ABCDEat have a new website coming soon ,so check them out.

ABCDEat NOVEMBER ASIAN SNACK BOX.

hi there and welcome to the actual first proper ABCDEat box ,
last month they released with a trial box for feedback for Halloween. and following from that we have now received the November box , 
so who ,what, where are ABCDEat .
well ABCDEat or Asian box can do eat is a company thought and designed and made of from the ideas by 2 young women ,
Genie was on her honeymoon and bumped into Joey they took photos,met up while on holiday and got on well, afterwards they met up at various times and on birthdays ,during one meet up the subscription boxes come up in talk and the idea of wanting to do a snack box was discussed after dealing off endless ideas to each other the idea was set . all brainstormed out they needed to try and think of a name for the box service ,the hardest part. well meeting with bankers ,companies etc happened and another baby was born and then the box was born shortly afterwards.

the company is ABCDEat, found on Facebook, instagram, 
it stands for Asian box can do eat (it).
ABCDEat is based in Hong Kong,they are an online store  that gathers all the snacks from all over Asia. they source the items  which are readily available  in the international city ,
packed into a box  and sent to your door.
this is a monthly box subscription box,but they will be doing premier boxes and one off ones too.
ordering is safe and easy.and ships worldwide.
all payment is done via paypal, shipping is done by airmail,
the box is $15.00 +6.99 for airmail 
or
                 $15.00 +9.50 for registered mail and tracking,
they ship worldwide .
to order simply go onto the website or Facebook page and email them with the box you want to order,and postage option, and paypal Addy,you then get sent a paypal invoice ,simply pay and send all your postage and address details to them,
they will email once parcel is shipped.

the November box ships 22 October,
still time to order, 
this box will contain a minimum 10 products.all boxes ship the 3rd Monday every month.
find out here https://www.facebook.com/ABCDEat?fref=

or find on instagram here http://instagram.com/abcdeatbox?modal=true

so it arrives in a study box

all bubblewrapped .

inside is a detailed info card , 

i know i asked for one so i hope others did too as a box like this really needs it.

UN boxed,

CALBEE PRAWN CRACKERS, X 2 PACKETS.
OK these are randomly selected , i got 03 shoya which is a sweetened soya flavour, and 04 shichimi  spicy flavour like 7 spice seasoning, 
these are not the flat prawn crackers you buy in the UK but more like a prawn tempura crispy crunchy type crisp.i got to try 2 from each packet before my son stole them off me.
full of nutrition ,these i must say are great and ABCDEat can add these to boxes again.

POPCAN DISNEY LOLLIPOP.

a Disney shaped lolly i got STITCH lolly 

its Mickey mouse lolly, and it tastes like grape and watermelon.

FOUR SEAS BUB BUB COLA CANDY, 2 X PACKETS.
omg i got one of these tiny packets years ago in a candy japan parcel and omg i have 2 packs well i lie 1 packet left now of these, these are so strong and fizzy , cola hit it sure is , a hard cola flavours boiled sweet with the sharp sherbet centre , i need more of these sweets and brands in my boxes ,they are so tasty and awesome.
i need to track down these sweets for UK shipping seriously,

 CORIS FUE RAMUNE WHISTLE CANDY, IN GRAPE ,
epic that i got the best flavour out the choices.
these are flavoured with the Japanese  soft fizzy drink ramune, now I'm well up on the ramune drink i have orange ,mango and lemonade and lychee the best flavour in the garage , as i sourced them in the UK. so i will be looking for these sweets now,
these are a little like a polo sweet but with epic grape flavour , and we get a toy included how cute is that . (bit like kinder surprise eggs gift included.)
the epicness of this sweet is the centre hole means you can blow through it as its a whistle , i used it on my son this morning to get him awake lol. 

PEPPIE BUTTER MILK CHOCOLATE PIE,
individual sponge lunchbox snack cakes ,these are covered in milk chocolate. great for a quick snack on the go.

CHANG CHUN YA FINGER FOOD NOODLE SNACK,
OK , this product is the reason my blog post never went live last night, 
so this says its the most popular and hottest snacks in Taiwan  ramen noodles that are eaten raw. 
OK now cue  my son telling me there super noodles and need cooking and him protesting he knows best , so we both go on line and google to prove the other wrong,
so after he had decided he would take the chance that i was right with the info given and google pics we opened them while watching a film and they were crunchy tasty snacks,with spring onion,chicken seasoning and hot pepper ,we enjoyed these a lot which was quite funny really.

OISHI BREAD PAN, IN GARLIC,
 so these are toasted bread sticks with garlic seasoning ,rather tasty and Moorish and greatly received ,we get a similar product in the UK so it was a win win product.

BOURBON PETIT, IN 02 CHEESE CRACKERS,
these are like mini Ritz biscuits but these are sweeter, bite size snacks to eat on the go,
2 biscuits squished together with a really cheesy filling, quite quickly eaten,

GINBIS PARTY ANIMAL BISCUITS.
seaweed biscuits ,now these are not as strong as some of the things we get in the UK,
they have a gentle seaweed flavouring and not too salty.

RED DATE TEA WITH LONGAN, 
red dates  promote blood circulation  and help if you are feeling nervous. relaxing ,
simply ass to a cup of water as usual. 

a great first monthly edition, and i hope they improve as they go on , i love the idea of the variety and amount of products per parcel, 
shipping is extremely quick 3 days to the UK.
all the food and snacks have or have nearly been eaten , the cost of this box is cheap at £15 including shipping in that as well, 
would recommend  it to others and a great gift choice too.
ABCDEat have some limited edition boxes and theme boxes out ,check their Facebook page and give them a like,

the green box ,

November Box (still available until 31.10.2014)
Weekend Pouch (shipping date: 29.10.2014)
Dinner 4 One Box (shipping date: 29.10.2014)
December Box (shipping date: 17.11.2014)
Green Box (shipping date: 05.11.2014)