Snack Attack!

Taste Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (7/10)
Packaging Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/10)
Retail Price: RM2.50 per box
Website: https://www.kitkat.com.my/

I finally manage to get my hands on the limited edition Kit Kat Cafe Latte 🍫.
So glad that there is a 7 Eleven near my office, so quickly grab a box.
Each Kit Kat box comes with 2 packet of chocolate which weighs 17g each.
I must say the design of the box may look quite bland, and I find it quite dark to be relatable to “latte” ☕.
Taste wise I find that it do have seriously strong coffee taste, to a point it is too overpowering the chocolate bar.

Additional Info:
* Information is taken from the packaging label.

Nutritional Information:
Serving per package (box): 2
Serving size: 17g

Taste Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/10)
Packaging Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6/10)

I am still in luck to enjoy Easter chocolate eggs despite now is actually way over Easter Day .
It is such a shame that we don’t celebrate this occasion here, so even lesser opportunity to get these goodies aside importing it.

Now, thanks to my cuzzie who got me this Wonka Caramelicious milk chocolate eggs all the way from Australia!
They look just so pretty and it is a product from Nestle.
The entire packaging theme is just bursting with fun  and circus like feel .
I was quickly attracted to the yellow and red swirl, topped with the iconic Wonka hat on the logo.
My only comment on the packaging is wished they change the styling of the stars which may seems a little off from the theme.

From the box, one can tell clearly that this box set comes with Milk Chocolate Egg and 4 Mini Eggs filled with Gooey Caramel. The Milk Chocolate Egg is the largest  egg. It is actually bigger than an actual egg size.
To compare in size wise, I think it should take around 6 – 8 of the mini eggs to make one of these milk chocolate eggs.
However, unlike the mini eggs that is filled with gooey caramel, the milk chocolate egg is hollow.
So aside the standard thin milk chocolate cover for the egg, there is no special surprise to the milk chocolate egg.

As for the Mini Eggs filled with Gooey Caramel, it was quite a let down as the actual product have very little caramel.
And yes, I must give credit to the food artist or the person doing digital imaging as the actual product don’t have any caramel flowing or oozing out. Not only are the caramel little, it is pretty hard or solid too.
I am pretty disappointed given how much I love caramel and are looking for some caramel satisfaction from them.

Additional Info:
* Information is taken from the packaging label.

Ingredients:
Milk Chocolate Egg
Sugar, Full Cream Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Fat (Antioxidants [309]) Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, 476), Flavour.
Made on equipment that also processes products containing peanuts and other nuts.
Milk chocolate contains minimum 20% cocoa solids and 26% milk solids.

Caramel Egg
Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Glucose (from wheat), Milk Solids, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Fat, Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milk Sugar), Milk Fat, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, 476), Flavours, Salt.
Made on equipment that also processes products containing peanuts and other nuts.
Contains 25% caramel. Chocolate contains minimum 20% cocoa solids.

Nutritional Information for Milk Chocolate Egg :
Serving per package: 1
Serving size: 40g

Nutritional Information for Caramel Eggs :
Serving per package: 4
Serving size: 10.5g

Taste Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (7/10)
Packaging Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (7/10)
Price: RM7.90
Website: http://macadamia-choco.jp

Chocolates 🍫,  in my opinion doesn’t need not be expensive in order to taste good.
Often times, I find cheaper or more affordable chocolate taste much better than the expensive ones 💸.
I know it sounds weird, but it is true.

I think the Meiji brand needs no introduction as they have always been known for producing tasty snacks with good packaging design.
While I love the Hawaiian Host Milk Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts, I think it is slightly costly to buy and eat them all- the time. Hence, Meiji Macadamia Chocolates is my next best options for my weekly snacks.

Designed similar to a pack of Marlboro cigarette box 🚬, both leverage on the red and white theme and also played with the diamond arrow shape pointing downwards.
The minimalist design is simply functional yet pleasing to the eyes.
All you need to know as in what does the box 🎁 contains and how many units of it are literally on the box – 12 pieces chocolate covered macadamia snacks (9 on the top cover, while they slot in the other 3 at the side of the box).
And I love how it provides a one liner introduction to the main ingredient – Macadamia.
It reads Macadamia, called “King of nuts”, is the most valuable in the world.

Taste wise, while it may not be the smoothest and silkiest milk chocolate 🍫 I have tasted before, I think it still taste decent for its price. But the big and crunchy macadamia nut in the middle manage to add an extra kick to the whole experience.
Meiji just manage to find that perfect balance between the amount of chocolate per piece and the macadamia nut size.
That crunch just makes you feel like a bursting nutty flavour were released in your mouth and that crunchy texture with the chocolate melting in the mouth. Wow ✨! Just unbelievable.

The chocolate sizes were also in a dangerous ⚡ size – bite size!
It’s so dangerous as one won’t even realize they are eating one, eating another one, and another and another.
And before we knew it, it’s all gone.
But what is even more dangerous? It’s not as sweet as the other chocolate bar I had.
Probably due to the balanced ratio of chocolate and nuts that made me focus all my attention to the crunchiness of the macadamia nut rather than picking up on the sweetness of the chocolate.

Love it, and definitely recommend it to macadamia and chocolate lovers!

Ingredients :
Sugar, Macadamia Nut, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Vegetable Fat, Cocoa Mass, Lactose, Flavouring, Emulsifier.

Nutritional Information :
Serving size: 87g

Taste Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (8/10)
Packaging Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (7/10)
Price: RM9.90
Website: https://www.pepperidgefarm.com

My heart and stomach always have space for a good soft and chewy !
It is kinda sad, given I didn’t have the patience and still can never master the art of baking ‍.
Baking does test a person patience, precision and not forgetting the cleaning up process is simply crazy.
That is also one of the reason why I rather just purchase if off shelf instead.

In one of my random grocery shopping day, I stumbled upon this clean white paper bag packaging.
And honestly, it is this pure clean white paper bag with a giant chocolate chip cookie that caught my attention.
It does seems to have that same look and feel of the fish shaped cookies my colleagues shared with me previously.
And after looking at the shelf, it is confirmed they both are from the same brand, Pepperidge Farm.

Unlike other brands that  uses a lot of vibrant and striking colours in their packaging to attract consumers, the Pepperidge  Farm packaging stood out by just looking clean, white and neat.
I personally love how they use colours that warms the heart and are comfortable to the eyes.
And to my surprise, the Pepperidge Farm seems to take cookie making serious and have a large variety of flavours and types.

I finally decided to pick the Pepperidge Farm: Chocolate Chunk Cookies – Milk Chocolate Macadamia.
I am actually impressed to see that the difference between the packaging product shot and the actual product looks quite identical. Unlike many, the packaging shots are most of the time “enhanced” with adding extra items which most of the time are “serving suggestions” or “for illustrational purposes only”.

In the packet, there are a total of 8 cookies, 4 pieces per tray which were stacked up.
The amount of chunky chocolate are generous in every piece of cookie.
And I love how the chocolate chunk holds on to it’s shape yet melts instantly in your mouth as you bite them.
Together with the chunky roasted macadamia nuts, perfecto !

That mix of soft and chewy cookie and the aroma of the roasted macadamia nuts is simply irresistible.
This is actually a soft cookie type, which may not be to the liking of some individuals.
If you prefer the thinner and crispy type, this is not for you, but you can try the other version with the label “Thin & Cripsy”.

Ingredients :
Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Non-Fat Milk, Chocolate, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Palm And/Or Soybean And Hydrogenated Soybean), Macadamia Nuts, Butter, Brown Sugar (Sugar, Invert Sugar, Molasses), Coconut, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Eggs, Salt, Baking Soda, Cream Of Tartar, Natural Flavour, Vanilla Extract, Tree Nut Meal (Almonds, Cashes, Pecans, Walnuts).

Nutritional Information :
Serving size: 1 cookie (26g / 0.9oz)
Serving per container: 8 cookie
Total Calories: 140
Calories from fat: 70

Taste Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6/10)
Packaging Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (9/10)

Bright PINK!! That is my first impression of this Firefly bottle. I think it’s a really well executed bottle. From front to back, top to bottom. I love the classy and neat feel of it. Their font play is really amazing. I especially fall in love with how they blend a nicely shot black and white polaroid treated picture as the main picture.The back of the bottle features short description about the drink and it’s ingrediants and nutritional facts (click here to read about it). I love how they mix and match 2 font type. It makes it feel artistic and natural. Like how someone just scribble on the label. It really make me smile a little when I look at it, cause that is how I always scribble on my sketches and notepads.The Firefly Tonics company have 6 different type of healthy drink. But so far, I only manage to get 4 of it (Yup, you will be seeing more of this review in the near future). So yeah, what exactly is Firefly : Wake Up drink? It’s actually a mixture of Peach & Green Tea drink. According to the label, it is claimed that the drink is made from all natural ingrediants and no added sugar.The Wake Up drink is reddish in colour. As for the taste, it tasted quite alright. One can really feel that it is made of natural ingrediants. No kidding, it has this distinguish taste which is really different from the local brand can drinks. Best of all, it really isn’t that sweet. So, how well does it keep up to their reputation as a wake up drink? I’m not sure if it’s because it’s way past my sleeping time or what. Coz before I decided to drink this, I haven’t been sleeping for more than 24 hours and I don’t really sleep after a certain amount of hours.Hemm, I guess I will have to try it again someday. During some boring meeting or when I am just plain bored doing nothing.A bottle of 330ml healthy drink that can help you survive over boring meetings, packed in such a beautifully done bottle design cost RM9.90. Yeah, it’s kinda pricey but… I love the bottle is all set to collect them all. Not sure where else you can get the drink, but I got mine at Isetan KLCC.�

Taste Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/10)
Packaging Review: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/10)

Recently, I notice McD’s is actually selling a different version of pie. Riding on the success of their Apple Pie, they recently launch the Banana Pie which kinda substitute my favourite Pineapple Pie. 🙁I was warned that it doesn’t taste as good but that didn’t really stop me. The Banana Pie is packed in the original pillow shaped packaging, of course only the bright and cheerful yellow differentiate it from the Red Apple Pie packaging. I can really say, besides liking the brightness and the cheerful yellow of it… nothing really impresses me. Worst when it comes with this lines that I can never justify the purpose.

Unlike the Apple Pie/Pineapple Pie where you can taste the chunky feel of the fruit, the Banana Pie doesn’t give you that texture. I believe it is because Banana itself is a soft type of fruit. So, if you are looking on biting on some crunchy fruit or taste the fruit texture, one would immediately be disappointed.

Well, I sorta think it really isn’t up to what I expect it to be. Not to mention it doesn’t have a strong Banana taste to it.

Taste Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (9/10)
Packaging Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (7/10)

I love Peanut Butter m&m’s!!!! Maybe because the fact that I can’t get it over here in Malaysia makes me love it that much. Yup, as far as I know, the nearest place to get it is in Singapore. So each time my friends go over to Singapore, I would ask them to buy me 10 packs.

I think I have been spoilt by this Peanut Butter m&m’s. Honestly, ever since I tried them, the normal m&m’s never appeal to me anymore. Why? The Peanut Butter filling really adds taste and tends to compliment well.

Right… it is a little big bigger compared to the normal m&m’s and when you hold it, it’s a little more oily. But yes… it taste damn good! I wish they would distribute and sell some over here!

As for the packaging… I must admit I like the distinct bright red ALOT! From far, one can really recognize the colour. But I must say, if put side by side with a packet of NIPS, one sure would pick up the wrong one.

Taste Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (9/10)
Packaging Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (7/10)
Price: RM7.80
Website: https://www.appletiser.com/

I am back , after a long break from blogging something related to food .
This time, I am going to review my Appletiser and Grapetiser experience when I was exposed to it during my recent visit to Secret Recipe.

The restaurant were full of promotional material for this bottle drink, which in my guesstimation slightly bigger than a bottle of Tabasco sauce. Given it has quite a cute name, me and my sister decided to order some to try out what is this drink all about.

The drink  is a 275ml sparkling juice  that comes in a small semi transparent frosted green bottle.
I personally find the bottle of the shape very elegant and sleek, and quite easy to hold given it’s tall yet sleek shape.
The bottle cap also comes with a cute icon, which quite resemble a simplified apple or grape .

The drink comes in 3 flavours – White Grape Juice, Red Grape Juice (Grapetiser) and Apple Juice (Appletiser)
Me and my sister decided to each order a different flavour to try.
We end up trying the Red Grape Juice and the signature Apple Juice to  review the difference.

Trying the drink chilled without ice, the drink won’t fill up a full glass.
The Appletiser doesn’t taste like any sparkling apple juice I have drank before. In fact, it tasted so much more like a sparkling white grape juice than an apple juice.
I had to re-examine the bottle a couple of times to make sure I wasn’t serve another drink, but seems it was what it was.

While for the Grapetiser, it tasted exactly like a sparkling Ribena except is much less sweet in comparison.
One can tell both the drink has much less sugar added as the drink doesn’t leave us with a sticky throat.
It is definitely refreshing and nice.

 

Muahaha.. yes yes…. more cravings for food. The finest food.. only the finest. Yes. I love chocolates. Super duper love them coz each time I eat them, I feel happy. I din know why, maybe I have sugar high. But I doubt that. I have no prob with coke or any other soft drinks.

Obviously the ways of eating the chocolates does determine of it effecting the outcome emotions. But well that is not the point of this entry. Hahaha.. that will come in future entries.

Yup.. lovely chocolates mum and dad brought for me from the airport. Yup, they went holiday again. Didn’t get me anything from China. Yeah she said I wouldn’t have liked stuffs from there. I dunno.. whatever.. as long as there’s chocolates. Ya ya.. maybe can get these chocs anywhere but then, it’s from mum and dad, it gotta somehow taste better.

For the first time I actually have the time comparing the 4 types of chocolate in the box. Yeay… I will list them down from the most tasty one to the least tasty ones.

Crème Brûlée
Yes… To my tastebuds, this one does beats every other chocolate from it’s crowd. It has this thin chocolate on the outer layer. It melted when I tried to pick it up. So yes, make sure you do ice your hand if you doesn’t wanna eat melted chocolates. Okay.. looking at it right now… it somehow looks like “eggtart” It tasted like one too.. the middle stuff was rather soft and creamy. It has this quite strong milk taste to it while have bits of… I have no idea what it is.. felt rather nutty.

Brownie
When I first open the box, and look at it, this is the chocolate that somehow look the ugliest. Well.. yeah… I mean look at the others, It seems like it has been crafted. This one.. hahaha just give me the “simply whack” feeling. But well… like mama always say, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” I guess that apply to chocolates too. It tasted good. Have the brownie texture with some bits and pieces of nuts. Okay… It somehow tasted as if there were some alcohol content inside. Yes, and I think that’s what that really adds in the kick to this piece of chocolate.

Tiramisù
Mmmm….. tiramisu.. yeap… my first thinking, it’s gotta be somehow soft and have this hint of alcohol taste. Yeap.. gotta be light and fluffy. But somehow I was disappointed. The hint of coffee wasn’t enough to light up everything. Not to mention it not being soft and fluffy enough. The taste somehow just taste like any other ordinary coffee chocolate. Well.. but I must really give credit to the details. All of them just looks identical.

Tarte aux Noix
By first glance, this I think is by far the most interesting one in the box. I dun just say it coz I say it, well I have prove. Once I take out the box and offer only.. This chocolate was immediately a goner. I guess people and nuts… inseperable. It has this think outer layer as the Crème Brûlée. However the it’s a little different. It has some hazelnut cream and being topped with chopped hazelnuts. It does look pleasant to the eyes, however it taste just so ordinary. Just so same as other Hazelnut chocolates.

Taste Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/10)
Packaging Review: ⭐⭐ (2/10)
Price: RM4.99

Saw this new Wall’s Mini Hazelnut Ice Cream 🍦 and decided to taste test it out.
For its price, it is considered as a luxury indulge but it was an unfortunate that the packaging did not live up to it.
The bright yellow box may looks striking, but does not match the hazelnut theme.
Not only the box, the ice cream itself faces the same problem.
While it was named Mini Hazelnut, no trace of Hazelnut can be tasted.
It tasted more like chocolate coated vanilla and chocolate ice cream bites.

J was rather disappointed given I am quite a big fan of hazelnuts.
The mini size may also post a bigger problem, as too much surface is coated with chocolate, which in some ways over-powered the hazelnut taste.
I guess it would have been better if it was positioned as Mini Ice Cream Bites.
But nonetheless, it is a good size to control my diet while fulfilling some level of cravings.