okashi connection ,may

its that time when all my candy subscriptions all turn up in one week and i spend the following week eating my way through the boxes and reviewing with my taste tester son

               OKASHI CONNECTION.
this is a Japanese candy and snack subscription box that comes out every month and is shipped world wide for $22.00 .postage is included in the price,
shipped direct from Tokyo,it takes about 2 weeks to get to the UK.
once opened you go onto the members blog and there you will find out about all the products in the box.
the box contains about a pound or 450g weight of candy and snacks which focus on seasonal items rather than weird filler items.
OK so on opening the box i knew this subscription was going to be a keeper.

also this month i was invited to buy the add on ,these you go to a link and then you can purchase as many of the items  as you want, i passed this month as it was chocolate,
you can find okashi connection here okashi connection website 
please add my referral code ljblog to the box when signing up thank you.


my box

menu card,

OYATSU KIDS PACK,

this is a kids grab bag,with snack bags inside,

VEGGIE TABERU CHIPS,

heart shaped corn crisps,these are soft with a little crunch,.they are a little salty but the vegetable flavour comes through fine.

CHOCO SHIMI-CORN SEA ANIMAL CRACKERS.

these are limited chocolate flavoured crackers, they are a quite strong flavour with a crispy texture.

DISNEY ELISE BLUEBERRY AND YOGURT,

bourbon regularly team up with Disney and this has Elise all over it,

these wafers are so nice the blueberry mix is just right and not too sickly,

POCKY PEANUT,

a limited edition to japan only,this box is bright yellow and has snoopy on it, 

that can only mean one thing surely ,PEANUT flavour, 

the filling is not as strong and dense as peanut butter so the description of a sweeter peanut cream is spot on,

the coating is sweet and not a dry texture in the mouth, i like these.

BIN RAMUNE,

so an ice cream wafer cone in japan is called a bin,

you poke the straw into the bottom of the bottle wafer, then suck up the ramune sherbet powder ,be careful you don't suck to quick or you may cough like the cinnamon challenge,

its a nice sherbet, and who doesn't like crisp ice-cream wafers.

PEAR SHOKORANTAN,

love these , i have had loads in other sub boxes and I'm not bored of them,

they are like a strong french crispy crunchy Florentines biscuit and fresh strong pears.these are individually wrapped for freshness but to be honest they never last long.

GREEN TEA WAFER BAR,

this bar has a green tea chocolate covering over a crispy wafer ,

they come across as a kind of kitkat wafer,

STRAWBERRY WAFER BAR.

the same as the green tea one with a nice gentle strawberry taste,

LEMON SOUR PAPER,
this long sugary and sour sweet.
but it wasn't as sour as some American gummy sweets , it was refreshing  and quickly eaten,

a good box ,a great choice of products again and all eaten and liked , worth buying each month, always consistent in value and weight,

PRUDENCE AND THE CROW monthly book subscription box.

the other month i was looking at  different box subscriptions out there,
and as i had just spent a small fortune on new reading books, i was looking at book clubs and came across a couple of box subscriptions and thought i would try one out.
i then read up and decided that PRUDENCE AND THE CROW would be great, 
so what is there to know about the company.
this is a monthly box that ships to your door and fits through the letterbox,
it sends out vintage books to you ,on signing up and filling out a questionnaire  you click onto a genre that you want .as i like horror and thrillers i have clicked the classic thriller,
the box costs £12.00 a month and you get a book which comes in its own book bag and a library card, and a few surprises for added bonus.
find the website here PRUDENCE AND THE CROW,


MY BOX.

THE LIBRARY CARD,
MY FIRST BOX,

PRUDENCE AND THE CROW PENCIL.

TEA AND SWEETS ,great must haves when reading.

THIS IS THE BOOK BAG AND INSIDE HAS A BOOKMARK AS WELL,

MY BOOK.
this month i got AGATHA CHRISTIE  elephants can remember,
I'm really happy with this book as i love watching it on TV,but don't own any of the books and now I'm storming through this book.

so this company is based in London in the UK, and a great box to receive every month if you are a reader, this also makes a great gift for someone,
they ship the box international for £16.00
and also it fits through the letterbox so no need for being in for the postman. 
the boxes get sent out on the 13th of each month .I've really enjoyed this box and will keep this going, if this sounds like something you like take a look and subscribe.

okashi connection march edition,

its that time when all my candy subscriptions all turn up in one week and i spend the following week eating my way through the boxes and reviewing with my taste tester son

               OKASHI CONNECTION.
this is a Japanese candy and snack subscription box that comes out every month and is shipped world wide for $22.00 .postage is included in the price,
shipped direct from Tokyo,it takes about 2 weeks to get to the UK.
once opened you go onto the members blog and there you will find out about all the products in the box.
the box contains about a pound or 450g weight of candy and snacks which focus on seasonal items rather than weird filler items.
OK so on opening the box i knew this subscription was going to be a keeper.

also this month i was invited to buy the add on ,these you go to a link and then you can purchase as many of the items  as you want, i passed this month as it was chocolate,
you can find okashi connection here okashi connection website 
please add my referral code ljblog to the box when signing up thank you.

so what did we find in my box this month,

CALBEE SWEET POTATO CRISPS,
These sweet potato chips are a cross between a wotsit corn puff and a potato crisp,quite sweet in flavour but very tasty, this had a slight salty taste and like the company said varied to what your drinking at the time, it seemed to be less salty with a hot drink,

GARI BORI SPICY GARLIC RAMEN NOODLES.

these are not instant noodles where you add water ,these are crispy noodles eaten from the pack, quite heavy on the garlic and they are very crumbly,but great for an energy hit or for snacking while doing revision or watching films, an interesting concept but a really good and big hit in japan

EBI SEBEI CHIPS,

These are shrimp or prawn flavoured and really tasty,had them before ,very fishy but the intense flavour satisfies you for longer,a crispy snack. 

PUKUPUKU TAI.

an aerated waffle biscuit filled with a dry aerated chocolate filling, these are great ,large and tasty and great with a hot drink to relax with.

these are sold with various fillings ,for instance red bean ,or cream cheese ,or black bean paste,

WATAPACHI MELON SODA.

this is a layer of cotton candy with a strong melon flavour ,quite refreshing and it has cracking popping candy mixed in, this needs to be eaten straight away as the air kills the cotton candy quick,

UMI NO GUMI ZUKAN DIY,

is a sea creature gummy kit.they have an odd texture as they are not chewy rather a dry grainy textured blob in the mouth,

DARS WHITE CHOCOLATE,

individual chunks of pure creamy white chocolate whats not to love,

pocky koma-san MILKYCREAM,

pocky biscuits are everywhere ,but these limited edition flavour white chocolate ones are only in selected places and also selected numbers made,kola-san is a dog statue that is found round japan protecting temples,
these are mild milk flavoured a little like milk malt biscuits in the UK.

PUCCA CHOCOLATES,
these are like the panda biscuits a crispy cookie outer and creamy chocolate inner,the packaging folds out and has a game printed inside great for train travel,
these taste really  nice and the box didn't take long to eat.

BLUEBERRY TARTLETS.
OK so another new flavour for us to try this time blueberry and wow these are good,
a soft crumbly pastry and a sweet sour jammy blueberry filling, these are great on there own or with a hot drink,
each are individually wrapped,for total freshness,
okashi connection feel free to send us more of these tarts please,

so this months box was sweet and savoury and i kind of liked the offerings ,the blueberry tarts were tasty and as were the rilakkuma pretzels,the sweet potato corn crisps were very tasty,the pocky was nice ,pocky is pocky,i like the pakupaku- tai and also the melon candy cotton. so this is a thumbs up box from myself and my son,and i can't wait to see what April brings,