Tokyotreat is a Japanese snack subscription company ran by a group of Japanese people in Tokyo where the boxes are shipped from.They are apparently quite a new company so I'm quite excited to see what they have to offer.
Like most Japanese snack boxes they do three different sizes with prices ranging from £10.82 ($14.99) to £25.25 ($34.99), the smallest has 5 to 7 candies and the largest 13-17. We ordered the premium size which is the largest so we get the contents of the small and medium box plus some extras :-D
First lets start with the box itself !!!
It's amazing as far as boxes go!!! it has this adorable design that is super cute, according to the site it was designed by the artist called Kinuten who designed the CD cover for Mayu Watanabe of Akb48! It is so detailed!!
and even the inside is decorated!!!
The box is super sturdy which is great as I've had a few squashed boxes from other companies in the past. Inside the box we get this super cute brochure.
As well as describing the treats in the box it also gives an insight into Japan in March.
Some further information on their lucky crate (that subscribers are automatically entered to win) and extra information about life in japan.
Now lets get to the best part the contents!!!
I'll start with the things you would have got if you ordered the small box ( guilty confession last night was movie night and we ate two of the snacks already #supergood #superguilty)
So first we got these Hello Kitty pocky-esque sticks, these aren't branded pocky but are very similar. The box has a cute comic strip on the back and even the plastic bag inside has little hello Kitty's on it. As for the product itself the sticks don't have a very thick coating of icing so you miss the creaminess but they do have a really strong strawberry taste that is really nice and not the nasty chemical strawberry flavour you sometimes get these days.
Next is the other product we ate, it's BBQ flavoured scones. These are described as 'delicious savoury slivers of bread'. I don't know if they are bread? but they have the same texture and look as a brand in the UK called nik naks, except not as hard. What i do know is they taste superb! really full on flavour, it's a huge bag but they were super addictive and didn't last long at all Nom- Nom!
Next we have these Strawberry wheat chocolates, they are basically pieces of puffed wheat dipped in a strawberry flavoured cream, they look OK it's a small packet, not too excited by these.
up next is Punifua's it's hard not to be happy with old-grape taste gummies, the packaging on these is super cute, though the pack is quite small again. They are little gummy paws.
Next we have caramel corn in a peach flavour. This packaging is really cute and it's a good size. I've never tasted caramel corn so I'm quite excited to try these! the book has some extra info on these as well.
that's everything you would have got in the small box! which would have cost you £10.82 ($14.99). So it's five items of which I'd say two were full size and three were small. I reckon the value of the products is around £4-5 and then with postage fees and production costs it probably gives them a small profit so i reckon it's not bad value for money as it is still difficult to buy these items here, though personally i think the best value comes if you buy the largest size.
Anyway moving on, for the medium box you would have received all of the above plus the following five items.
First there is a Tyrol sakura shiriejo little chocolate like candies in the shape of a panacotta with a sakura blossom flavour. It's a small packet again but it looks interesting and i haven't tried a sakura flavour product before so I'm looking forward to tasting these.
Next up is strawberry cotton candy, does what it says on the tin and it's a decent sized portion.
Next up is some Hi-chews and it's a new limited edition flavour of honey and kumquat. Hi chews are a lot like chewits (UK sweet) in texture but with a stronger flavour.
Then we have some Bourbon Usuyaki mix, 3 flavours onion, tomato and spinach. I've had these before they are small very thin crackers with a very mild flavouring, they are ok tastewise.
Finally in the medium box is the Kracie's kneading land grape soda diy kit. I love DIY kits! i really do,they're a lot of fun and can taste great, especially the marshmallow like foam ones, however this one just misses the mark for me, the candy is very play dough like and reminds me of eating sugar paste on a cake as a child and being horrified at the taste. I just don't like these ones but i know lots of people do love them.
That's it for the medium sized box which costs £18.04 ($24.99). So for an extra £8 you get three more full size items and two smaller.
For the large box you also get a special item that i think they will rotate, but this month it's a sushi magnet :-/ not sure what to make of that!
Also in the box is a melon cream soda, can it's a small can but it looks really sweet, i've never actually had a japanese soda so i'm excited to try it and see how it goes!
Then there is Alfort's Mini Blonde chocolate in Milk flavour. these are little chocolate topped biscuits and it's quite a big box. They remind me of the german biscuits you get at aldi (choco leibniz) which are like malt biscuits that melt in your mouth.So if it's anything like that i'll love these! mmm!
There is also this strawberry chocolate taiyaki wafer snack. Now I've had these before and they're pretty good it's like a wafer in the shape of a taiyaki (traditional japanese fish shaped pancake filled with red bean or custard) it's filled with an aerated pink chocolate similar to an aero.
Finally there is a Bonus snack which is one of three possibilities ( i think you get a random one in your box), i got the hello kitty sweet rice puffs i think they are sakura flavour as they are dressed like they are attending the sakura festival but it doesn't actually say. i'm not a huge fan of sweet puffed rice but i'll definitely try these. The other two options you could have gotten were collon biscuits which i would have loved as they're little wafer tubes that are filled with cream and taste awesome or these baked choc bakes which are hard baked chocolate (kinda like the crispy outside of a brownie) with a cream filling- they're also good but with a unique texture.
well that's all that is in the box, altogether i think it's value for money. i love the booklet and will keep it and i can reuse the box too, i'm confident i'll like all the snacks so i definitely don't feel cheated in anyway but i did feel the snacks were a little safe and maybe too similar so this month i ordered okashi connection (sumo box) and then i saw an ad for japan crate saying that they were doing a special savoury sweet box in march full of unique flavours. That got me super excited as i'm always looking for new flavours and to try something different which is why i buy these boxes so i bought the premium one too :-( my bank balance is hating me but i'll get those reviews up as soon as they come which i think will be around the 24th maybe later for japan crate as it's coming from america.
Anyway i hope you enjoyed my review, let me know in the comments what you thought of the box and my review or if you have any suggestions for other subscription boxes.
