Case #036

Case# 036

Snack: Kujira (Whale) jerky

Rating

Packaging: 3/10
Taste relating to flavor claim: 6/10
Creativity: 10/10
Overall Taste: 6/10
Score: 25/40

Sorry family, ate some whale.  It wasn't the first time I did it too.  I had some kind of whale katsu before and it was ok.  I got this after visiting the Kouchi (Shikoku) museum where they proudly displayed dioramas of whales being slaughtered by the locals.  It was already dead so I went for it.  The taste, well, is ok.  It's hard to tell if it was the marinate that was used or its just how whale tastes.  either way, we dont need to be killing them for food now-a-days.  It was a little gamey tasting with not a fishy taste, but an ocean taste with a hint of the dry docks.

The packaging lost points just because of the stiff competition out there from other jerky heavy hitters.  A fan on the plate might work well in a restaurant, but for jerky in a bag I want it jumping through fire riding a bull and kicking the shit out of Greenpeace with pierced nipples.  Just sayin.

Case #035

Case# 035

Snack: KitKat Sparkling Strawberry

Rating

Packaging: 7/10
Taste relating to flavor claim: 6/10
Creativity: 5/10
Overall Taste:7/10
Score: 25/40

This is one of those "chick" snacks.  The kind that makes all the girls with faked black-shinned tans that would rival a peking duck say, "kawaii~".  I was hoping for it to have some kind of pop rocks effect or something.  Instead it tastes like strawberries.  Not that is bad, I just wanted more with what was advertised.  I gotta cut KitKat a break though (haha LOLZ), they consistently try to make something new.  I just hope they dont let the interns make any suggestions in the future.

The box has some snazzy sparkles again and is better than a few I had seen in the past.  The end.

Case #034

Case# 034

Snack: KitKat Raspberry & Passion Fruit semi-sweet

Rating


Packaging: 10/10
Taste relating to flavor claim: 10/10
Creativity: 10/10
Overall Taste: 10/10
Score: 40/40

A perfect score!!  Wow!  I can't put into words (but I will) the satisfaction I got from this one.  I was a bit worried with the cost of cocoa recently and the trend to use lots of cocoa butter in chocolates aka lots 'o white chocolate garbage but out from the dark came this masterpiece.  Its covered in dark chocolate and has a great raspberry taste that is a perfect mix.  I ate my king's ransom of these.

The box art has some nice embossing, hearts that I guess are meant towards the receiver of this fine gift, and even the inside is colored.  No expense was spared in every aspect of this kat.  Bravo Nestle.

Case #033

Case# 033

Snack: Cratz Chicken Arabita

Rating


Packaging: 7/10
Taste relating to flavor claim: 5/10
Creativity: 6/10
Overall Taste: 5/10
Score: 23/40

Not sure what to do with this one as I have no idea what the REAL taste should be.  I like chicken, who doesn't, but this one makes me wish I was a beef man.  I had tried the fiesta version of Cratz and it was pretty vomity.  This one is less vomity, but is that really an improvement?  I didnt have a beer with it as it is suggested on the package but I prefer my snacks to taste awesome sans alcohol.  Alcohol should be a flavor enhancer, not a masker.

I liked the "thanksgiving" like look of the packaging but thats about it.

Case# 032

Case# 032

Snack: Ala potato

Rating


Packaging: 7/10
Taste relating to flavor claim: 8/10
Creativity: 6/10
Overall Taste: 7/10
Score: 28/40

This snack is basically Ruffles in the US just like the Rich Cuts. This one hails from Hokkaido where butter, potatoes and crab are the shit. When you open the bag you get a decompression of butter smell that is similar to movie popcorn. The taste is just as buttery and has a nice crunch.

The packaging is pretty good too I guess. There is a quasi hidden Hokkaido map on it and the potato looks nice BUT with the coloring, you really loose it on a shelf of other snacks. Thats too bad because the taste is decent and had I not looked over the selection as long as I did, I would have grabbed a potential shitty snack (see next case).

Case# 031

Case# 031

Snack: Moriona Pote Long

Rating


Packaging: 4/10
Taste to flavor claim: 5/10
Creativity: 4/10
Overall Taste: 5/10
Score: 18/40

These monkey bo-jangles are riding on the one hit wonder wave that case #030 did. It's a one trick pony. Its in a can. That's it. The sticks look like sperm trying to impregnate the reversed comma. I give it a meh.

Case# 030

Case# 030

Snack: Potato Chips Rich Cut

Rating


Packaging: 5/10
Taste relating to flavor claim: 7/10
Creativity: 5/10
Overall Taste: 7/10
Score: 24/40

Nothing too special about this one. I say the rich cut is the best part really. There are tons of chips that are too flimsy and this one it ain't. Its more like a Ruffles from back home.

What this sucker really needs is some hickory smoke BBQ flavor to take it from a barely non-suck to David Bowie in space awesome.