TokyoTreat & Sakuraco create monthly snack boxes to let you experience Japan from the comfort of your own home with seasonal and limited edition snacks and drinks. We’ve teamed up with them to show you what’s inside so here’s a look at the current boxes which are available now, both themed around Winter & Christmas in Japan. Look out for a special discount at the end, plus gift options are available if you want to treat a friend.
TokyoTreat – Snackin’ Wonderland
This month’s TokyoTreat box is full of seasonal treats and limited-edition snacks that are perfect for sharing and gifting this holiday season. Each monthly box is filled with limited-edition KitKats, specialty-flavoured Japanese chips, seasonal treats, and occasional Japanese sodas that are only available in Japan for a limited time. This month there are 13 different sweet and savoury items, including a full size bag of KitKats and instant ramen, plus a colour booklet. 2 small items in this box are not veggie-friendly.
Emma’s Favourites
- Double Berry KitKats – This is the best KitKat flavour I think I’ve tried all year, outside of the chocolate-orange. These are actually double berry AND nut, and the almond flavour works so well with the berries. The ‘adult’ sweetness in this means that the chocolate is a little darker and extra rich.
- Merry Melon Bread – The bread is light, fluffy, and bouncy with a sweet crisp outer shell and delicious melon filling.
- Silent Night Salted Butter Truffles – These are rich and decadent with a darker chocolate ganache outer and a salted biscuit inside that gives me a feeling of salted caramel.
- Golden Potato Rings – These potato rings have a slight sweetness that matches perfectly with the buttery flavour.
- Winter Yakisoba – As soon as you add the powdered sauce, you’re immediately hit with the smell of yakisoba stalls from street food stalls or markets. I added stir fried cabbage to mine and while not quite as good as the real thing, it was extremely delicious and warming for a cold day.
Sakuraco – Holidays in Japan
Experience the holidays in Japan and the comforting flavours of wintertime from your own home with a box of Sakuraco snacks. Each monthly box contains 20 traditional, authentic, and artisan Japanese snacks from local snack makers across Japan, including Japanese teas, a special Japanese tableware item and a full colour booklet. For this month’s box, there’s flavours like matcha, strawberry and pistachio, plus Matcha-infused Sencha tea and a handmade Mino Ware indigo plate. Only 1 item isn’t suitable for vegetarians (prawn crackers).
Marceline’s Favourites
- Pistachio Baumkuchen – The layered texture of baumkuchen is always a treat. I assumed this was matcha from the bright green colour so the rich pistachio flavour was an extra nice surprise.
- Milk Chocolate Strawberries – tart freeze-dried strawberries encased in thick milk chocolate is a lovely fruity treat, especially when they’re not a fruit you usually get to enjoy in the UK winter.
- Matcha Mochi – I’m not the biggest matcha fan but these are so soft and velvety and you get a large pack of individually wrapped mochi to share with friends.
- Hokkaido Baked Strawberry Chocolate – not a cookie but a much richer baked white chocolate with sweet strawberry that feels very indulgent.
- Amanatto Candied Beans – I’d never thought about the origin of jellybeans but it seems so obvious now! While still very colourful, the flavour is less sweet and artificial for a more grown up snack.
Subscribe now with $5 off!
Both these TokyoTreat and Sakuraco boxes are available now until the 15th of December. Each box costs $37.50 per month, with tracked shipping available worldwide from Japan, and there are further discounts if you subscribe for a block of 3, 6 or 12 months. Use the code SCKAWAII to receive $5 off your first box!
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