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Brand: Bokkusu Found at: Bokkusu The polite way to describe these crackers is: “mayonnaise forward.” If you like eating Miracle Whip out of the jar but always wished it was crunchier, then these are the crackers for you. They are, to put it mildly, powerfully mayonnaise-flavored. In fairness, they are advertised as such, but... Continue Reading →
Brand: Yaokin Found at: Bokkusu TINY POCKET PANCAKES! I’m a sucker for smaller versions of things – and these are particularly delightful. They taste almost exactly like pancakes with maple syrup – sweet and fluffy and full of maple nostalgia. On these cold, stormy winter days, there’s something so wonderful about being able... Continue Reading →
Brand: Cadbury Cost: £1 Found at: Iceland I went to a liberal arts school and got myself a liberal arts degree. If drinks the Cool-Aid about cross-disciplinary collaboration, it’s me. Medical students should learn about anthropology, art history students should learn about chemistry, and philosophy students should be taken outside periodically and made to... Continue Reading →
Brand: Dong Wang Yang (Looking East) Cost: £1.60 Found at: Oaka Supercity I went searching for moon cakes in Scotland in February and unsurprisingly met with very little success. I’ve been missing them lately but had forgotten that, even though there are many Chinese grocery stores in Glasgow, they are unlikely to stock a... Continue Reading →
Brand: Nim’s Cost: £1.15 Found at: Tesco What do you get when you take the water out of a watermelon? I’m eating it, and I still don’t know. What I do know is that this is not some sanitized version of a watermelon – the greatest hits, so to speak – this is the... Continue Reading →
Brand: Mini Stop and Aeon Cost: 132 yen Found at: Ministop I am 100% on board with using unusual flours to make everyday food. I'm not a food scientist, but I think that one of the keys to ecological sustainability and better community health will be to switch from traditional staples – corn, wheat, rice,... Continue Reading →
