Popin' Cookin' Bento Box: The New Kit!

Those of you who have seen most of my candy reviews, have probably seen the old Popin' Cookin'  Bento Box video. Kracie recently came out with a new Popin' Cookin' Bento Box Kit that is slightly different than the previous kit. Gone are the famous Popin' Cookin' sprinkles and in comes:  Karaage! These are Japanese fried chicken pieces that are commonly seen in traditional bento box sets.

Here is the box for the new set.

                                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                                     
Here is the old kit.

                                                                                                                                                                      
Today, we will be reviewing the new and "improved" Popin' Cookin' Bento Box!

The bento box set probably contains the largest number of packets of mystery powder. This kit contains seven!

                                                                                                                                                                       
This does take a little bit of time to put together because there are seven different components to make: rice panda, rice triangle, squid-shaped hot dog, noodles, egg, and broccoli.

Here are some images of the finished product.

                                                                                                                                                                      
As with most Popin' Cookin' kits, the results are surprisingly realistic!  The Karaage really looks like fried chicken nuggets! Kracie magically knows how to visually mimic the real foods in candy form!                                                                                                                                                                                        
However, the downside of most Popin' Cookin' kits is that the taste is quite terrible. The rice is spongy and wet with an artificial bubblegum grape flavor. The Karaage has a similar texture. The broccoli and egg have a citrus flavor with a broken-down jello texture.  The noodles and squid were the worst of all.  Chrissy best described the squid as tasting like "mealy jello". The noodles are horrifically pasty.

Do not buy Popin' Cookin' if you are looking for tasty candy! Buy Popin' Cookin' because you want to make an unusual candy that yields aesthetically fantastic results and is satisfyingly interactive!  I highly recommend this kit for this reason!

Remember, Popin' Cookin' is: Fun to make! Not fun to Eat!        

Watch the video here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ar98k_kXY