I recieved this from a friend a little while ago and have been slowly consuming them. This particular package came from Mitsuwa, a Japanese market across the Hudson from Manhatten. I beleive there's a Mitsuwa in California somewhere also. This place is like heaven for anyone interested in Japanese foods.
ANYWAY, this candy from Kabaya comes in a cute little cardboard box and contains 8 individually wrapped "purin choco". I imagine I'd be a little disappointed if I paid for it since there's not too much to consume.
The little chart listed the top as caramel choco, the outer shell as custard choco and the filling as vanilla bean custard. (In Japanese you typically just say choco not chocolate).
I love the little hippo character, I've seen older designs for this package and nothing is quite as cute. The inside contains a little comic! Apparently the hippo and bird are teaching you the Nameraka purin dance and song...and then the hippo farts...I'm not kidding!I didn't really understand the one on the inside...something about the hippo making the pudding on his head larger, then falling asleep.
The little packages are super cute and detailed too!
The candy itself is all right. It's more sweet and vanilla-y to me than it reminds me of caramel flan. There isn't too much difference in texture between the outer chocolate and the filling. I don't know that I would buy them but they are really different and novel. The packaging is top notch!
Since I was too lazy before work to go buy some snacks yesterday- I will be going today!
