Time to get serious.
My novelty snack reporting from Jordan was a little, well, weak. I waited too long to record my findings and the flavors were no longer fresh. That’s why my descriptions were a bit… vague. Like when I described a cheese flavored chip as, “A cheesy chip.” When the time came to snack in Sri Lanka, I took my job a bit more seriously. I even kept a novelty snacking notebook. That’s right.
Novelty Snack: Woodapple Nectar
Description: A juice made from woodapple, treacle, milk powder, and water
Tastes Like: Nothing else I’ve ever tasted. It tastes a bit like apple but also like wood. It’s a thick drink with a bit of a tang.
Description: A juice made from woodapple, treacle, milk powder, and water
Tastes Like: Nothing else I’ve ever tasted. It tastes a bit like apple but also like wood. It’s a thick drink with a bit of a tang.
Verdict: Thumbs neutral
Novelty Snack: Hacks Original Hard Boiled Sweets
Description: A menthol, eucalyptus, and aniseed hard candy
Tastes Like: Something familiar that Mike couldn’t quite place. He thinks it’s a German candy.
Description: A menthol, eucalyptus, and aniseed hard candy
Tastes Like: Something familiar that Mike couldn’t quite place. He thinks it’s a German candy.
Verdict: Thumbs up! *This candy looked so gross to me that I couldn’t even try it. I’m sure it would have been a thumbs down.
xo, jill
Novelty Snack: Vegetable Snack 109
Description: A cassava based snack
Tastes Like: Sweet onion flavored snack with a good crunch. It doesn’t melt on your tongue like you might expect.
Description: A cassava based snack
Tastes Like: Sweet onion flavored snack with a good crunch. It doesn’t melt on your tongue like you might expect.
Verdict: Thumbs up!
Novelty Snack: Black and Gold Salted Gram
Description: Dried garbanzo beans (chickpeas) with salt and a bay leaf.
Tastes Like: A bit bland. There’s not enough salt on the outside to match the bulk on the inside.
Description: Dried garbanzo beans (chickpeas) with salt and a bay leaf.
Tastes Like: A bit bland. There’s not enough salt on the outside to match the bulk on the inside.
Verdict: Thumbs neutral
Novelty Snack: O-Kay Layer Cake
Description: A mini vanilla layer cake.
Tastes Like: Twinkie meets Poptarts
Verdict: Thumbs up!
Description: A mini vanilla layer cake.
Tastes Like: Twinkie meets Poptarts
Verdict: Thumbs up!
I mentioned something about a giveaway a few weeks ago. It’s coming in the next few days!
xo, jill
This is such a great post idea! I am all about trying the random snacks I find when I travel, too.
Ah, here is more information on the Hacks. I have to agree they look pretty gross. By the description, I’m still of the opinion that they are a cough drop.
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The makers of O-Kay layer cake don’t really seem like they had high hopes for it with that name…
Ah, here’s more information about the Hacks. I agree, they look pretty gross. However, given the description, I’m still of the opinion that they are a cough drop.
Also, the makers of O-Kay must not have high hopes for the bar with that name.
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Posting attempt 2, since it deleted my first attempt (I swear I’m not trying to cheat and win the Hacks!)
Also, best word verification ever — “faterina”
where i can fund
Vegetable Snack 109 in egypt ?
In any supermarket sold ?