It's fair to say I'm on a bit of a 練乳 (condensed milk) kick at the moment. Since coming back from the land of condensed milk flavoured everything (Hokkaido), I've re-ignited my passion for the creamy white substance.Oh, I've always been a fan of condensed milk. I remember eating it out of the can by spoonful when I was a kid, and before even going to Japan, Yasu and I enjoyed the odd squeeze from a tube of condensed milk we kept in the cupboard, which mysteriously disappeared while I was away in Japan - the mouse, err Yasu consumed it all by himself the 練乳 guts!
I saturated myself with condensed milk icecream bars, chocolate bars, drinks, and lollies, but I picked up one last thing before I left. That is, Condensed Milk Caramel, from the Wine factory actually, it was only 105 yen and I figured, it was a worthwhile buy because I knew that we were both condensed milk junkies by then.
The box has 18 pieces and comes in the same format as other caramels by the manufacturer - Dounan, which by the way, a look on their website shows this as ranking #1 in the top 3! See! Just goes to show Japanese people are junkies like me :)
Anyway, so what do they actually taste like? Condensed milk, silly! They really do taste like Japanese condensed milk, they even have that really creamy taste, and slight coconut flavour.The caramel is quite soft and easy to chew, and quickly goes into a soft pliable texture with chewing. It has the same flavour throughout, it's really yummy!! It's not too sweet either, kind of in the middle of the scale of sweetness. The box says they used 100% Hokkaido condensed milk too, so you kind of get that feeling of being transported to green leafy fields while you're chewing on this caramel. The feel of the wind in your hair. The smell of cows...ahh.
Whoops, got carried away abit there. Anyways, this is one extremely good chew!! I suggest you buy some! :)
3 comments:
Ohhh I too love anything with condensed milk!
I used to live in Hokkaido, and remember that all dairy products there were sold with higher percentage of butterfat. Everything tasted richer and creamier.
These were my absolute favorite while living in Japan! Do you know if they ship their products internationally? I've run out of them back here at home in the U.S and I would LOVE to try them again!!! Thank you!
If you go to NapaJapan you will be able to get them, the owner Jason, lives in Hokkaido, so he can buy these.
The link to the page where he sells caramel is here http://www.napajapan.com/Products.asp?searchText=caramel&page=1
It doesn't have the caramel you want but if you click on http://www.napajapan.com/Contact.asp and the drop down box select "request", he should be able to help you.
Tell him I sent you over if you like :) good luck!
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