Snack # 2: Fujiya Milky Peko X Sanrio Chocolates

Back before there was Pokemon, there was Sanrio.  And while the Kids These Days are all about their Pikachus and Bulbasaurs, we stalwart members of Generation X will always hold a special place in our heart for Hello Kitty and her friends.  And so, this next snack brings not only sweetness, but nostalgia as well.

Kawaii deliciousness.

The Facts:
Tiny chocolates with a strawberry base, in the shapes of 12 different Sanrio characters.

The Reacts:
Coming after the Panda Yan Yan, this was a bit of a step down.  It was perfectly adequate chocolate/strawberry candy; tasty, but more moderately so.  The flavor resembled a mixture of chocolate and strawberry Kwik, like the manufacturer was attempting to capture the taste of Neapolitan ice cream.  And while the attempt was solid, the execution was not as excellent as it might have been.  The group consensus was "They were okay, I guess"; nobody really raved about them, but nobody was disgusted by them either.  (It would be worthwhile to compare this one to other similar chocolate/strawberry confections -- more candy research is needed!)

Rating:
1 out of 1 for cromulence; 12/12 for officially licensed Sanrio content.

Next post:  We face a gastronomic horror that none of us could have foreseen in our wildest nightmares -- a snack so awful it scarred one of our number and seared itself into the most horrifying memories of all of us!
... okay, maybe not that bad.  But lord, it wasn't good.