Strawberry Panda Pie

This appeared to be a cookie to me at first. Upon further research into this product, I discovered that this is actually a small pie.  Officially the panda pie is called: Saku Panda Strawberry Monaka Pie by Kabaya. I purchased this from Mitsuwa Market.  Of course, I needed to pick this up because the cute panda face was calling to me!

The pie is both strawberry and chocolate flavored. Biting into it, I realized that the filling is a soft, airy foam with a creamy consistency. Very good! This tasted very similar to Meito fish wafer cookies that I tried in an earlier video.

Above is the shell of the pie which is similar to ice cream wafer cones.  It has yet another cute panda face on the back! The Japanese are very good at considering all the details in designing a product, even the back! I definitely recommend panda pies by Kabaya. Definitely pick this up if you get the chance!

                                                                                                                                                                   
Unfortunately, I forgot to photograph the package! Here is an image I found online, but of the chocolate version of this product. The packaging of the strawberry version is very similar so you will have an idea of what it looks like in the store if you are interested in giving panda pies a try!

If you want to watch my video review of Saku Panda Strawberrry Monaka Pie, check out the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFAbjRyjOXw&feature=results_video

Rocker Ring!

This is it! My newest crazy creation! I recently watched a haul video by Andreaschoice on Youtube and she featured a double finger ring with connecting chains. I loved the design and decided to create my own pimped out version of this ring!

I introduce you to....The Rocker Ring!

The original ring on Andrea's channel was two simple, delicate bands with connecting chains. I decided to kick this up ten notches by adding lots of tiny parts and constructing beefier rings with more finished rims! Those that know me, know that I am obsessed with excessive details! I have been hoarding this fabulous pink florescent acrylic plastic for years and I saw the perfect opportunity to fabricate with it! I formed and fashioned all the acrylic spikes. I fabricated all of the silver metal components and then set the plastic spikes into the metal.

I'll have to wear this out someday! I hope you enjoyed viewing my latest jewelry piece and stay tuned for more jewelry to come! :-)

Spaghetti Snacks!?!

Yes, spaghetti snacks. Spaghetti crackers to be exact. I found this at Mitsuwa Market and, of course, I'm attracted to all strange items so I had to purchase this!

The packaging is awesome! The fun and colorful box definitely drew me in to purchase it! When you open the box, you can see that the crackers are neatly contained in silvery pouches.

Plus, the crackers come in many whimsical sea animal shapes!

Below is a shark!

I love all the detail in the crackers themselves. So, enough about aesthetics, how do these crackers taste? Well, not great, which didn't come as a big surprise to me. The texture of the cracker is quite nice because they were very light and crisp. The actual flavor was mediocre at best. The crackers had a strong, cheap tomato paste flavor. Shane described it best as tasting like Chef Boyardee raviolis, which isn't exactly the height of Italian cuisine. Shane did not like these crackers at all and gave them an enthusiastic thumbs down. I personally didn't find it horribly offensive tasting, but I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to repurchase this product.

The crackers are by the company Morinaga. If you can read Japanese from the images above, then you can see what the product is actually called.
If you would like to watch our video review check out the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMFgcz0kfpQ&feature=results_video