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Something cool today: Vanilla ice cream flavor kit kats. And per the instructions from the polar bears on the back of the bag, I put these in the freezer for a while before trying one. They’re pretty much what it says on the tin…er…bag. It’s like cheap, artificially flavored vanilla ice cream. The kind your… Continue reading Advent Calendar, Day 20

Home stretch now, and we have: Three mango-flavored hard candies, and one more lychee one. I’m liking the lychee more the more I try, though the gummy versions are still better. Less like huffing the exhaust vent at a florist. The mango taste like mango, which I can generally take or leave. There’s almost something… Continue reading Advent Calendar, Day 19

Ok, this was unexpected and badass: Domo-kun charms! Left to right we’ve got: – beach domo, with safari hat and inner tube – luchadore domo, fuck yeah – bling domo, who’s chain actually has an upside-down cross in a circle – kaiju domo, ready to…well we’ll get to that – satan domo, including pointed tail… Continue reading Advent Calendar, Day 18

More candy, this time something I’ve tried before: Lychee candy, but in gummy form. The flowery smell isn’t overpowering like the hard candy version.

SHICHIMI TOGARASHI! It’s a Japanese spice blend we first found at a local izakaya, and goes really well on onigiri. I’m thinking it might also go well on eggs… For the curious, the ingredients: – red pepper – roasted orange peel – black sesame seed – yellow sesame seed – Japanese pepper – seaweed –… Continue reading Advent Calendar, Day 16