The card included inside every Skoshbox that describes what is in the box.
A first look at what is inside the box once you open it. I am happy to see this month there are no "bonus" items and it seems like there are more snacks. Skoshbox used to send something extra - not Japanese snack related in the boxes such as: a mini origami booklet, a paper lantern ball that inflated when you blew into it and an eraser made in japan. To be perfectly honest I did not enjoy any of the bonus or filler items as I thought of them. I subscribe to this box because I want Japanese snacks not items found at the 100 yen store. So this box looks pretty full even without the filler item.
So I didn't realize how bad these pictures were until after I devoured half of the snacks and couldn't retake them - I apologize! I get this subscription mailed to my post office box and I couldn't wait to open it - I ripped it open in the car :)
Here we have:
Shiruko Sando - Bite Sized Baked Head Cookies - this was good. A small cracker like cookie that had jam on the inside
Furikake Senbei - Rice Cracker topped with Furikake - for anyone not familiar furikake is seasoning that is typically used as topping or flavoring on white rice. There are all sorts of flavors and they include anything from hot pepper flakes to dried salmon. It's actually quite good - I never eat rice plain anymore :)
Cream Chestnut Senbei - Senbei Drizzled with Creamed Chestnut
Ajituske Nori - Seasoned Seaweed Packs
Again, I apologize for the terrible pictures! I was super psyched to see the sweet goodies in this box as I have a lot of them before!
Choco Cake - Soft Fluffy Chocolate Cake: this is a new one for me - I am actually eating it right now. It's pretty good, a little dry. Would taste good with milk or tea.
Alfort Biscuit: Biscuit Cookie with a layer of Milk or Dark Chocolate : this I have had before - maybe the name of it is an Alfort Biscuit but the company that makes it is one of my favorite Japanese snack food companies: Bourbon !!! Ok, maybe my favorite company :) I once spent a fortune ordering these from a third party company in Hong Kong. I needed to get my Bourbon fix.
Big Thunder Chocolate: Chocolate Covered Coco-Cookie: I haven't tried this yet but how can you go wrong with chocolate covered in chocolate?!
Soft Oreo: Soft Oreo in Strawberry : ok this I have had before too. I actually am a huge fan of Oreo, Kit Kat, Pepsi and Doritos in Japan because they come up with such different snack ideas and flavors than what is available here! I guess the Japanese market is more receptive to new ideas/flavors. I wish they had them all here!
EDIT: I forgot to mention the UME Jelly Candy: Hard Jelly in Pickled Plum Favor : I had something like this in a previous Skoshbox. I don't know why its called "hard jelly" its basically a gummy...covered in sugar...its amazing
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