Talkin' Snack!

Ice on the Prize

2008-06-27T09:57:39Z

My wife and I were wandering through our local supermarket the other day, just doing the shopping when we came across a new game: The Ice Cream UFO catcher.

So, UFO Catcher is the catch-all name for claw games in Japanese arcades and game centers. All the ones I had seen prior to this contained all the usual toys and candies and random pieces of junk. But now we have ice cream in there.

And it's a good selection of ice cream too. There were a few of the cheaper brands, true, but there were also several flavors of Hagen Daas single serving cups and even a few Dove ice cream sandwhiches.

All for only ¥100 per try.

Naturally, we tried. Unfortunately, we quickly realized that we would be spending far more in trying than we would spend just by buying the ice cream from the very supermarket we were in. Still, the idea is intriguing and I can imagine all the kids on the weekend having a really good time trying to get their little hands on as much ice cream as their (no doubt incredible) skills allow.

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It's Almost Summer - That Mean's It's Time For A Mrs. Webb's Crab Pie

2008-06-14T23:46:44Z

Mrs. Webb's 9 Inch CrabPie For Those Times When You Just Want More!, originally uploaded by mrswebbscrabpies.

It has been six hard months worth of research, food shows and product development and now Mrs. Webb's Crab Pies have an exciting new look to our boxes, we are getting favorable attention at food shows in the tough mid-Atlantic crab market, and we are being pursued heavily by international interests to bring Mrs. Webb's to the far east.

However, Mrs. Webb's has been building for this moment for the past several months. During the past few months we also created a successful black label pie for a Fortune 500 organic market where the product was an immediate sellout. Now that we have put in the road work, we are ready to bring Mrs. Webb's Crab Pies direct to you through the Internet.

It is summertime which means it is time for Mrs. Webb's Direct To You! If you have a school, church, non-profit, fraternity or any group and you are interested in using Mrs. Webb's Crab Pies as a fundraiser drop us an email so that you can be part of summer launch.

Until tnen, it's almost summertime which means it is time for a Mrs. Webb's Crab Pies! Drop us a line if you are interested!

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Soda Poppin': Blue Hawaii

2008-06-11T13:57:19Z

Blue Hawaii

There's a 7-11 on my way to work. I usually stop in for a bottle of water or tea, maybe a Coke Zero, but today, well, today was different.

Today, I got my sugar loving hands on a bottle of Blue Hawaii, Pepsi Japan's latest summer soft drink. The company produces a limited, seasonal flavor each year, focusing on unusual flavors and summery tastes. Last year was Ice Cucumber which tasted more like a melon soda than a cucumber one; this year's Blue Hawaii is based on the cocktail and features Pineapple and Lemon flavors.

Right on opening the bottle, the pineapple smell came through quite well, almost overwhelming the mildewed smell of my car (don't ask). The lemon taste, on the other hand, comes through primarily in the aftertaste, with a nice soda-y taste in between. The only caveat being that it did take me a few swallows to get over the strangeness (read newness or unusualness) and to begin enjoying the taste. By the time I was a quarter of the way through the bottle I was actively enjoying the flavor, but it did take a few drinks to get there.

Having said all that, I don't think I could enjoy this as a regular drink. It makes for a nice novelty, but I think that could wear through very quickly. On the other hand, I think this would make a fantastic cocktail mixer (for either rum or tequila, with a bit of ice and fresh lime) and I may throw a few in long term storage for the next party I have.

Overall, I give it a solid 7 out of 10 bottlecaps, with a bonus lemon wedge for the pretty blue color and the reference to my favorite bad Elvis movie.

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Candyblogging: Jack Daniel's Filled Chocolates

2008-01-29T07:08:42Z

Tennessee Chocolates

This weekend, my wife and I decided to try a bag of Jack Daniel's Filled Chocolates.

Our local import store has just undergone a remodeling and has brought in a whole slew of new candies and chocolates to help in their re-opening, and just in time for Valentine's Day.

Yamaya (the import store) is stocking three varieties of liquor filled chocolates made by Turin of Mexico: Jack Daniel's Whiskey, Kahlua Coffee Liquor, and Bailey's Irish Cream. We picked up a small bag of the Jack Daniel's as well as a small bag of Kahlua although we have not opened the later yet.

As I said, the candies are manufactured by Turin Chocolates of Mexico, although the website seems to be down at the moment. (www.turin.com.mx according to the bag.) The chocolate is good but not exceptional, and semisweet. The liquor is allowed to fully saturate the candies, making a sweet burn in one's throat, almost as if you did a (very small) shot immediately after eating a chocolate.

I found them to be good, but an unusual combination. And although stronger than other liquor filled chocolates I have had in the past, they had no aftertaste of liquor. For anyone (like me) who seems to have trouble stopping after only a single piece, I had no difficulties in saying one is enough due to the strong liquor content.

We're looking forward to trying the Kahlua filled chocolates this weekend.

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livejournal community

2008-01-19T08:56:23Z

if you're on livejournal, join talkin snack! thanks, and keep snackin'!

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chip brands

2007-12-16T09:41:18Z

what is your favorite brand of potato chips? i like pringles, but they almost don't count, 'cos they're like, in a category of their own, y'know?

and thank you for joining my group!

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baby ruth ice cream bars...

2007-11-20T04:29:37Z

...fuckin' rock my world!

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Candy, Links, and Other Desirable Things

2007-11-06T23:43:01Z

Most of us are probably familiar with David Lebovitz's Blog. He discusses not only his antics and experiences as an American 'expatriate' living in Paris but also a cornucopia of desserts and their recipes. Because so many of his posts are very much related to snacks, I thought I'd post the link to his site so that those of us who not only relish our snacks but also would like to make some of our own might have a guide as we proceed along he way.
http://www.davidlebovitz.com
One other Blog that's virtually notorious for its excellence as well as its cake, pastry, and snack recipes is the one belonging to Dorie Greenspan. She also lives in Paris for a part of the year while residing in New York and Connecticut for the remainder of her time. She writes frequently for the New York Times as well as writing and publishing approximately nine of her own books (one was written with Julia Child). I hope that reading her Blog also induces those of us who like to make our own snacks as well as eat commercial one's to start the adventure toward replicating in our kitchens those things that give us the most pleasure.
http://www.doriegreenspan.com
While I'm at it I might as well confess that I have on one of my kitchen counters an rather large, oversized bowl of all things that might be described as miniature chocolate-type candies. My 'stash' runs the gamut from the ever present Snickers to the sticky yet colorful Dots.

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top fall 2007 snacks

2007-11-06T09:55:58Z

pizza

pizza was, and always will be my favorite food. i could eat it every day and never get tired of it! in fact, i did for about a year!

mucho mango

arizona's mucho mango is the nectar of the gods. i swear.

snickers ice cream bar

this is like a snickers bar, but with ice cream instead of nugget, and better caramel, and more peanuts!

grape soda

i'm in love with grape soda! i don't even care what brand it is!

skor

i'm beginning to think that skor is my all-time favorite candy bar. it is definitely that most intense of the chocolate bars... i'll tell you that!

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