Dan Rugh Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 [quote][i]Originally posted by Drix D'Zanth in [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32157]another thread[/URL][/i] [b]If you wanted a DISCUSSION on japanese candy, that would be acceptible.[/b][/quote] I saw that thread with someone asking for sites where you can buy Japanese candy and I got all excited. I wanted to post about this candy called Yan Yan that I've gotten at a place called Joy's Japanimation which is about 5 minutes from my house. Good stuff! That thread was closed so I made a rule-pleasing thread of my own. ;) Yan Yan is similar to those Kraft cracker packs you used to eat as a kid. (You know, with the crackers or breadsticks on one side and the nasty yellow cheese on the other). Well, these have several breadsticks with sesame seeds on them on one side of a cylinder and on the other side is a fruity icing-like dip. The strawberry flavor is my favorite. :p That's about the only kind of Japanese candy I've ever tried, but I know they sell a lot of other types at Joy's. I know that Pocky is really popular. So who else has tried any Japanese candies? Where do you get it and which are your favorites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2 Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Heh, I've seen them for sale at Suncoast, but haven't tried them yet. Most of what I saw was chocolate, which sucks since I'm allergic to chocolate. Hmm, maybe I'll try those Yan Yan things out, when I get the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Ah. Yan Yan. I wouldn't term it a candy, though. More of a snack. And I don't know if it's specifically Japanese ... I've always thought of it as Chinese. But that's probably just because I always got it at the Asian Supermarket, and assumed it was Chinese. (Like me.) Anyway, Yan Yan is great (though I [i]hate[/i] the sesame seed variety), as is Pocky. (They have like ... mousse-flavored Pocky and stuff like that.) (Pocky is practically like Yan Yan, but the chocolate or whatever flavor is solidified on the bread stick thing so you don't have to dip it.) One Asian candy I always really liked was Tino. Has anyone ever heard of this? It's like ... sort of like Jolly Ranchers, but they came sixteen (or so) in a pack, and all the same flavor. They're flatter and wider than Jolly Ranchers, and they have a sticky flavored center that was just really enjoyable to crunch through. I haven't seen them since I was like twelve, though I have seen a different brand that's exactly like them. Possibly, they merely evolved into a different name ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Rugh Posted October 7, 2003 Author Share Posted October 7, 2003 Yeah, I guess Yan Yan is more of a fruitiful megadelicious ultra-snack, but oh well. People still consider [i]chocolates[/i] as candy, no? Hence the name [b]candy[/b] bar. Heh. [size=1][i]Happy 350 posts![/i][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Yan Yan is eaither chinese, japanese, or vietnamese. I'm going with vietnamese because it's ussualy found in vietnamese super markets . (i would know because i am vietnamese). But Pocky,Kasugai gummies, and Hello panda cookies are the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallOut Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 I buy two types of candy at an Asian market. One I like is crystalized ginger, which is very spicy. The other has ginger in it too, but chewy like taffy and called Ting Ting Jahe. I don't know if they are Japanese candies or not, but they are very delicious. I've never tasted any other candy that I could compare it with here in the U.S. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 They sell Yan Yan at Filipino stores too. There's Western versions of the stuff all over the place. I get the plain kind, no seeds. I don't see any reason to care about Japanese candy more than any other place. I've never had any that was so amazing that I've had to have it. I do like that Chinese boton (or whatever the word is) candy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodger51 Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 well i had some once, we have some students that come from asia but i think they come from china not japan but we where offered some and it got stuck to my mouth so bad that i was up there 4 a couple of hours :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig8429 Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 [QUOTE]called Joy's Japanimation which is about 5 minutes from my house[/QUOTE] You live in greensburgh? I'm 40 mins away I visit quite often to joy's japanimation. I'll have to try the yan yan's Usually I try some of the candy they have at joy's japanimation. I also tend to stop in suncoast and pick up the little redhot's that are lime and kiwi.....I have no idea what they are called but they have japanese writing on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Rugh Posted October 7, 2003 Author Share Posted October 7, 2003 [size=1][quote]You live in greensburgh?[/quote] Yeah I live in Greensburg (no "H"). If you've been to Joy's, you've practically been to my house. Heh heh.[/size] It seems that no one (including me) really knows where any of these candies come from. So let's just talk about any kind of Asian treats, candies, or snacks like most have been doing. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig8429 Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Dan Rugh [/i] [B][size=1] Yeah I live in Greensburg (no "H"). If you've been to Joy's, you've practically been to my house. Heh heh.[/size] It seems that no one (including me) really knows where any of these candies come from. So let's just talk about any kind of Asian treats, candies, or snacks like most have been doing. :) [/B][/QUOTE] Yea I visit often, I usually am up their alot, my sister goes to school at pit so I visit when I can. Joy's is a nice place, I was like amazed when I heard about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash's girl Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 We have a Japanese grocery store here. I barely go there because the smell makes me naucious. I went there and got this jolly ranger sorta type candy and it was good. I got some stawberry gummies and those were awesome! I tried the Japanese Hello Kitty candy and I thought I was going to die! It was horrible! Don't try hello kitty candy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven's Cloud Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by terra [/i] [B] One Asian candy I always really liked was Tino. Has anyone ever heard of this? It's like ... sort of like Jolly Ranchers, but they came sixteen (or so) in a pack, and all the same flavor. They're flatter and wider than Jolly Ranchers, and they have a sticky flavored center that was just really enjoyable to crunch through. I haven't seen them since I was like twelve, though I have seen a different brand that's exactly like them. Possibly, they merely evolved into a different name ... [/B][/QUOTE] [COLOR=INDIGO]My friends mom used to get them for us all the time. I remember loving them, and I remember them being very, very sweet, and very sticky. I also remember that my friend ate these sweet wafer like Asian cookies...but they weren't very good... ...personally I like Ben and Jerry's Ice cream better than any Asian des(s)ert (edit: forgot ans "s"!) I have ever had...[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittyLynn Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 [SIZE=1][COLOR=dodgerblue]My friend Erin's aunt and uncle live in Japan. They always come and bring me and her candy. They are like little chewy candies with thin,clear rice paper. They are lemon flavoured and really good ^^. And the awesome thing is, is that you eat them with the wrapper on! They are awesome tasting, I think you should all try them. Hm..I think I'll go eat some now. -Kitty[/COLOR] [/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroraDragon Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 mmmm, pocky :3 my brother introduced me to that last summer when he went to Japan. I've tried other Japanese candies/snacks, but I will always love pocky the most. My favorite flavors are the strawberry and chocolate, I've been trying to find the peach ones but with no luck. I usually get mine from the asian market near me, at least since my brother is mean and never sends me any of the good flavors. about two years ago I got almost the grade to lave pocky during a cultural diversity project. not one crum was left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haze Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 mmmmmmm. . . you just made the BEST THREAD EVER!!! i love asian candy! so much so that i kno more about it than one of my asian friends. he says i am an asian in desguise! yay. pocky sticks are great. except teh strawberry kind. ewww. umm. . . Star Kiss Candy!! soooo good. find some and eat it. it is like a hard candy that tastes like nothing i can describe. . . it is awesome tho. LICHI!!!!! or however you wanna spell. not the dried stuff. im talkin the jello-ish stuff (which is lichi flavored jello) with a piece of lichi fruit in the middle. so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanariya Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 I have only tried one kind of Japanese candy. I got it from this guy at my school. It is like a tan color and it's a rectangle shape about as big as a piece of paper folded 6 times. When you eat it, it looks like a plastic cover is still on it. *You eat the thing that looks plastic* I like them, but the beginning taste is not what I was looking for. I've heard there are Japanese pop rocks. I hope there are, I love them :) But that's really the only Japanese candy I've tried. Sadly I forgot what it was called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeNaCe Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 The only japaneses candy i have ever had is a ltitle white creamy sweet,it tastes pretty good. It has a pic of a white rabbit on the wrapper and is about the size of a bubbaloo. I used to get them from a old japanese lady who lived near me.Living in a smll town in the u.k,we dont have many japanese stores around,so im pretty lucky to hav got to try them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 To me everything in japan is addictive, especially if it's :wigout: CANDY!:wigout: Hey, check one of these comics (they make two new ones every week, and they started in 99'! That's allot!) from my favorite sites, penny-arcade. If do choose to go to the site, make sure you read the warning below their link in my sig. [IMG]http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2003/20030407l.gif[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Haha, gotta love PA. Pocky seems to be everyone's perennial favorite.... I like it, but I don't think it's amazing enough to warrant any kind of addiction. Since my mom's Korean, we usually have more Korean candy than Japanese sitting around the house. ~Dagger~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genkai Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I.. Love.. Soda Candy.. They.. Is ... Teh.... God.... *dies* Soda Candy is the best candy in the world.. They're hard to find, because in most Japan Towns and China towns, if oyu ask for Soda Candy, they'll bring you to the soda corner. I found some though, and I'm addicted now. They're mostly made by Kusagai, the company that makes Ramune, a great drink.. Anyway, I also like Ju-C thingies.. They come in little tubes.. Also, my 2nd favorite is those Mushroom shaped candies.. So good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shinra Student Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Those are great, but the REALLY good stuff is the milk flavored candy! No, really!!! With added calcium, too! Ok, who am I kidding, that stuff is awfull... *throws another milk flavoured candy into his mouth* mmm... yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaOfChaos Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 [color=deeppink][font=arial] Great thread! We all love the asian/japanese candy...I think Pocky wins out as the big favorite though. Mmm...pockieh. I also got these delcious Strawberry Gummies out in California. They're made by Kasugai, and they're oh so good. Here's what it says on the package: Kasugai's strawberry gummy, made from fresh strawberry juice, is a very delicious gummy. Please have a fun time with this strawberry gummy. XD Does anyone else besides me find that hilarious? And at the bottom it says: Strawberry Gummy: Fresh and Juicy! And yes, I keep packages...they're intresting. XP [i]-Karma[/i] [/font][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanariya Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by KarmaOfChaos [/i] [B][color=deeppink][font=arial] Great thread! We all love the asian/japanese candy...I think Pocky wins out as the big favorite though. Mmm...pockieh. I also got these delcious Strawberry Gummies out in California. They're made by Kasugai, and they're oh so good. Here's what it says on the package: Kasugai's strawberry gummy, made from fresh strawberry juice, is a very delicious gummy. Please have a fun time with this strawberry gummy. XD Does anyone else besides me find that hilarious? And at the bottom it says: Strawberry Gummy: Fresh and Juicy! And yes, I keep packages...they're intresting. XP [i]-Karma[/i] [/font][/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Strawberry gummies? Yum...sounds delicious :drool: And I think it sounds funny also. I am like the only one here who hasn't had POCKY!!!! Better get that guy from school to bring some...I think he's got mangas and anime dvds and every other thing that is sold in Japan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otogi-san Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Mmm Japanese candy. I like the Meiji caramels the best. Last year I had a Labo student stay over for a month, and he brought LOTS of candy. I had some strawberry Pocky (mmm) and some mint chocolate Pocky (meh), Japanese lollipops (don't eat the pineapple ones), and various flavors of gum. Oh, and there were these koala candies that were like wafers, with chocolate inside. (And even though it's not candy, he brought snack crackers that tasted like seafood 0_o). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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