This bag of Chelsea by Meiji has been sitting on my desk for a couple of weeks waiting to be reviewed.I've really wanted a lolly today so I thought I would get the review over so I can eat some!
This bag weighs a mere 77 grams and cost $3.99. The bags usually state how many items inside on the back of the bag, but this one only says the weight.
There are three flavours covered in this bag, Banana Coconut Milk, Mango Pudding, and An-nin-dofu (an almond curd dessert).
There are 6 pieces of both the mango and the an-nin, but only 5 of the banana.The good thing about Japanese candy is they are individually wrapped, and the wrappers are different colours, so it's not a surprise candy when you open it.
Mango Pudding - As soon as I put this one in my mouth I got the flavour of real mango. I'm a mango fan and I absolutely love this! It has all the aspects of mango, and as you suck the lolly there is alot of depth in flavour that comes out. There is real fruit juice in the mango and banana lollies, so that may have something to do with it. I've never actually had mango pudding but I will definitely have to try it now!Banana Coconut Milk - Wow. I'm a big fan of banana and coconut and when I popped this into my mouth I got a really big banana hit, like a real banana, not that fake stuff. After having the lolly in my mouth for a while the coconut flavour started coming out. At first a coconut cream flavour which graduated into roasted coconut. For me, the banana comes second in this lolly and is really overpowered by the coconut. Sucking on this a while kind of makes me feel ill. I'm not sure if it's because of the overwhelming coconut taste or the sweetness building up.
An-nin-dofu - I've tried the Kit Kat of the same flavour, but never had the real thing. I like those almond cakes that you can get from European countries, but I'm not much into tofu, the texture puts me off. I don't like slippery food. This lolly gives off the same flavour as those cakes from Europe but there is a little bit more of a milk flavour there too. The almond is the star, but the creaminess of the milk is a welcome addition in this lolly.
The mango is really the only one I like in this bag. The banana was too sickly and the an-nin was not really my thing. I haven't had any of the original desserts these lollies are based on either.
It was an interesting foray into Asian desserts, but now I've realised Asian desserts are probably not for me. I think I'll stick to icecream!
3 comments:
I tend not to go much for hard candies unless I have a sore throat. Some of the Chelsea toffees are really nice though. The texture is super slick. However, none of these flavors really appeals to me, as they appear not to have grabbed you much either!
I used to be a real hard candy fanatic, mostly about Japanese candies but I haven't had them for a while, I ended up with too many trips to the dentist.
I often ate them on the train or bus because I get motion sickness. These days I chew sugar-free gum which has lessened my dental bills.
My first time buying candies in a while but it didn't really live up to my expectations.
That said, I do like the matcha chelsea.
The only Chelsea I really like is matcha. These sound like they wouldn't be that great. I had a pack of some that tasted like butterscotch cookies in hard candy form, but they weren't something I really liked.
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