Saturday, December 6, 2008

Meiji Takenoko no Sato Cookies and Cream

Cookies and Cream Takenoko no Sato

For some reason I thought I already posted review for this one, but I looked back and found that I did not! Anyhow, it's more Meiji chocolate (yum)! I love Takenoko no Sato, and this is the third kind I've tried. Once again, it did not disappoint. I picked this up at a Lawson in Kyoto, I think. It didn't come in a box.

One of the things I really like about Takenoko no Sato is the texture balance of cookie and chocolate. There are a lot of similar snacks in Japan, by Meiji and other companies, but this one really gets it right. Plus, they are adorable.

Meiji Cookies & Cream Takenoko no Sato

See? Although they always come out of the bag dusty. One of these days I should brush them off and take pictures. But getting back to the point, these are attractive little snacks, especially in this flavor.

The cookie part reminded me of the cookie part of an Oreo, only not as sweet or as dense. The cream was milky, rich, and similar to but not as sweet as a Hershey's Cookies & Cream bar. This is proof that there is Japanese white chocolate that doesn't burn my throat!

Overall, they tasted like cookies and cream ice cream, so my husband and I were pretty much won over. As I mentioned above, they were well balanced and had a great texture. I would definitely recommend trying any flavor of Takenoko no Sato!

A

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4 comments:

Connie said...

I love those things! I never had that kind though just regular and I think I had a strawberry one before. I like the mushroom shaped ones too, good stuff.

ebidebby said...

I've tried this, regular, and green tea. I wanna try more!!

Kelly said...

My hubby likes these and i like the kinoko no yama! These have more of a biscuit base where as kinoko are more like a pretzel. I love all the different variations that they come up with, my most favourite was the white truffle. I miss these!

ebidebby said...

I've got some dark chocolate Kinoko no Yama on deck to try soon, so I'm really excited!