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,

may OYATSU BOX

may is here and that means snack boxes incoming,
today is the oyatsu box .

so its that time of month when our candy  subscriptions start hitting home, so what is oyatsu box all about,
the oyatsu box is based in japan  and started up last year after the staff at the oyatsu cafe decided to it was time to send some fun to the rest of the world.
oyatsu box can be found here.WEBSITE.
each box contains over a pound of candy,snacks,Japanese  merch.
there are 2 types of box to subscribe too-
the full sized box 8-14 products for $25.00
the junior box 2-3 products for $7.99

oyatsu box brings to us all kinds of sweet and savoury foods ,sweets and snacks, from all over japan  just so we can taste and try out what the other side of the world are finding great to eat.

this month we had a little spoiler in that we was informed due to subscribers increasing they could afford a new menu card ,now now its in my hand i will say this is good as i can keep this and file ,if i like something i can or get in another box i can read up what it is or order more online.

my box

the new all shiny list.

THIS MONTHS SNACKAGE,

MIKES BUTTER SOY POPCORN,

JAPANS latest food craze has landed and now we get weird flavours of popcorn ,I'm not sure on the green tea flavour ,this is a buttery soy flavour,

these are really salty but kind of a rich flavour as the buttery texture 

i think i could get use to this this flavour ,

MEIJI AQUA  GUMMY 

these are soft sea creatures ,they are the softest gummies,they have a cola and fruit flavours, you simply pop them out of the mould they are set in,and enjoy, 

this pack has a limited edition card,

PUCCHITO KUDAMONO MIRACLE,

these are fruit snacks that are clearly made by awesome people ,

they peel like you would a real fruit,these are oranges and peaches.

they are the same type of thing as fruit winders.

i liked these they were kind of refreshing,

YOKAI WATCH RAMEN BITES,

dried noodles that are seriously crunchy and tasty.snack like you do with crisps these are tasty,and great for on the go,

PEANUT POCKY,
this is a Japanese limited edition.
for 2015 pocky have gone peanut crazy and if you go with a peanut theme you need to have the pulling power of peanuts or snoopy as he is known, the bright yellow packaging stands out alone,the sticks are not quite a peanut butter texture but they are a smooth peanut covering that is slightly sweet and very nice on there own or with a hot drink,

PUCCHO RAMUNE AND MELON SODA,
these gummy sweets have there own unique container and it has a pop up toy in the lid ,it is rather cool,ramune is a soda drink in japan and these sweets have a melon flavour to them ,

GUMMY SUSHI KIT,
I've had this kit before you build your own little sushi rolls ,with the gummy sweets and the flavours are white peach rice  ,orange,mango flavoured fish,

COFFEE CHOCO ALMOND,
these yummy snacks are great to nibble on, these are almonds with a coffee flavoured chocolate shell,

TSUNAGETE SODA 
this is an odd one you basically make a chain as long as you can from the gummy sweets they are grape flavoured ramune,.

HI CHEW  SUPPAICHU,
sour lemon chews with sharp sour lemon pieces inside ,these didn't last long ,i love hi chew sweets,the best sweets,

this month we didn't get a gashapon collectors toy ,but we got an exclusive new item, inflatable pokeball. this is greatly received in the house over here, a great collectable,
we got number 3 thank you for making the boy happy,

i really liked the box this month again,each month they are consistent in value and quality and volume of products, fast shipping and i would recommend to buy for  that something different,

OYATSU box the april edition,

so its that time of month when our candy  subscriptions start hitting home, so what is oyatsu box all about,
the oyatsu box is based in japan  and started up last year after the staff at the oyatsu cafe decided to it was time to send some fun to the rest of the world.
oyatsu box can be found here.WEBSITE.
each box contains over a pound of candy,snacks,Japanese  merch.
there are 2 types of box to subscribe too-
the full sized box 8-14 products for $25.00
the junior box 2-3 products for $7.99

oyatsu box brings to us all kinds of sweet and savoury foods ,sweets and snacks, from all over japan  just so we can taste and try out what the other side of the world are finding great to eat.

lets see what this month brings to us to snack on.

the APRIL BOX EDITION.

KRACIE'S NARU GUMMY IN GRAPE.

this is a restock of the popular kit,

this kit makes a vine that you twist and twirl in to a special mixture and the end result are tasty gummies,

these are easy to make and prepare and even easier to eat ,

picture instructions are on the back of packet and fool proof.

fun to make and taste good,

MEIJI FRAN IN CHOCOLATE CREAM.

these are a pocky like snack.

made from real butter,and whipped chocolate cream.there are 3 packets of Fran and 3 large cookie sticks.

KOALA NO MARCHIN CHEESECAKE.

cute Japanese biscuits these are so good these biscuits i have yet to get a flavour i have not liked ,so this cheesecake filling is sweet but creamy and very Moorish.impressed again.

POLINKI IN CURRY MESHI,

curry mesh is a piece of rice and is a mascot for Japanese curry,

the triangle corn shaped crisps these are curried polinki.
we loved these and they were so addictive they didn't last 5 minutes,

FITS DRAGONBALL,

a Japanese popular chewing gum ,this is a dragonballz edition, inside is stick  gum the flavour is kumehame Hawaii,(tropical flavour).

the has built in fresher and only found in japan,

OREO BITS IN MATCHA LATTE,

these oreos are only being released in japan at present ,the matcha latte flavour is a great filling sandwiched between the original oreo biscuit,

then put into tiny bite size pieces.

perfect for travel or on the go ,i found these strong,as I'm not a matcha kind of girl,

WATA PACHI IN RAMUNE SODA,

this is flavoured with ramune soda a great traditional soda found in japan,its unique in that the candy has popping cotton candy inside that turns to gum,wata means cotton if you was wondering,

pachi is Japanese for popping,

these were really nice and i liked they texture and taste of this product.

UMAIBO CREAMY CHOCO BITES.

these are a traditional classic, 

umaibo are chocolate corn puffs.

and as you eat it the texture changes to a creamy mix and they really taste nice.

think corn crisps but in a dry chocolate form,

FETTUCCINE IN PEACH.

peach flavoured gummy candies.these are shaped liked fettuccine pasta,they are chewy and really tasty ,the peach is fragrant, great for all candy and gummy lovers,these jelly gummy sweets are always so tasty , real fragrant peaches,

TWINBOW 

a different type of gummy in that they are split into two flavours,cola and lemon.or soda and grape.

each together of singles or mix and match them up for new flavours.

those taste sour and fizzy , but a great flavour combo,

GASHAPON.JAPANESE CAPSULE TOY.

gashapon capsule toys are epic popular over japan ,they have branded goods in them and even big name merch inside.

there are now even gashapon stores lines floor to ceiling popping up over the country as people clamber to collect them and find limited edition and rare finds,these are high quality products not like the ones found in the machines found outside sweet shops since the 70's in the UK.

so a good box this month for April, a good selection and the only thing not keen on was the matcha latte,

i love gummy sweets and gum and candy ,i also love anything with  grape in which is so not cool in the UK.

looking forward to the may edition to arrive now, good value for money and it took a week to ship and arrive in the UK, no customs issues like normal either, all well packed in a box,

i also love the added gashapon now days in the box its fun to see which one we all receive and collect on instagram,