Case# 029

Case# 029

Snack: Meiji Choco Banana Ole

Rating


Packaging: 10/10
Taste relating to flavor claim: 8/10
Creativity: 7/10
Overall Taste: 8/10
Score: 33/40

Lets talk Choco Banana Ole shall we. I admit, I didn't even know what it was at first cause I bought it for the carton. What we have here is a chick with a big rack, in a bunny suit, serving said drink. The posterized effect is pretty rad when you compare to the pink this, flashy that of other drinks in the cooler.

Taste wise was pretty good, considering. I felt there was a nice balance of 'nana and choco. Not super unique though. I have seen other banana drinks out there so thats really the only reason the rating was 7.

Overall this sucker delivered. Drink was nice, chick on the box nice. Would get it again either to crank one out or quench my thirst within.

Case# 028

Case# 028

Snack: Meiji Karu "Ukaru" snack Curry flavor

Rating


Packaging: 8/10
Taste relating to flavor claim: 8/10
Creativity: 7/10
Overall Taste: 7/10
Score: 30/40

Ok Ok. After my rant about #27, this one wasn't too bad. I even thought it was pretty spot on. The package once again has Karl and his from getting ready for the festivs of the new year with his festiv stick. But can I say something, why is the frog always is a pissy mood? Does he think he's gonna get whacked by the stick? Chill out homie.

Taste as I said was pretty good. If I could change one thing it would be to have the curry flavor NOT be Japanese curry. I'm sorry but their curry sucks. Thai, Indian, etc. got their curry in gear but Japanese flavor is like spicy butt. Stick with the fish and sea grass Nihon. Anyway, even with this one being better than the last, stick with the original and you can't go wrong. Its like when Lucas fucked with the original trilogy. Nobody asked for a change.

Case# 027

Case# 027

Snack: Meiji Karu "Ukaru" snack Katsu Sauce flavor

Rating


Packaging: 8/10
Taste relating to flavor claim: 5/10
Creativity: 6/10
Overall Taste: 6/10
Score: 25/40

The Karu line of snacks is simple: Make cheese snacks that taste awesome and leave compounded snack bits in your molers. I get it, I am cool with it. But here they made a wrong choice. About the only thing right is the awesome bag with "Karl" freaky happy about the new year and waving his holy stick of magical spirit paper. Even his frog buddy is hitting it on this one.

The taste is what got me, it's not katsu sauce. I know katsu sauce. I eat katsu alot, I got the sauce at home; shit, I can see it on the shelf RIGHT NOW. If I can have that kind of proximity, Meiji's gotta have a clue.

As I tossed some in my mouth I was greeted with the familiar sawdust crunch, then a bad case of the what the fucks as I tried to digest this brash imposter. I know the new year brings new ideas and experimentation but damn, leave that to all the new freshmen university students.

Case# 026

Case# 026

Snack: O'zack Cream Shichu Soup snacks

Rating


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

Sevens across the board! This one was a wild card. It was either gonna be a love it or hate it. The package was nice in that the image was of cream soup and it didn't make me want to vomit. I have actually never had this before so my frame of reference is skewd. I'm also not sure why the "O" has an apostraphy rockin on it but O'h well.

Taste was not too bad. It DID taste like it had a white cream sauce flavor and I really like the crisp-ness of the chip. I also liked that it didn't need to use a cheese grater amount of seasoning to pull it off.

I would try this again after i had the real thing, maybe the score will change also.

Case# 025

Case# 025

Snack: Fried Chicken Chips

Rating


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

So we have some fried chicken potato chips. I had these suckers way back on New Year's Eve and man, what a shitty way to welcome a new year. It tastes like chicken, just not the good kind. It's more like the residue left from a delicious batch of chicken was saved and later used to fry regular potato chips in. I know they hoped it would transfer via osmosis but you cant dog a dog, especially when it's your dawg like awesome friend chicken.

I give points only for the bucket graphic but thats it. This company should go back, grab some chips and batter those fuckers and drop them in a fryer until they're golden brown. Thats how you do it right.

Case# 024

Case# 024

Snack: Cratz Spicy Chicken Curry Bits

Rating


Packaging: 8/10
Taste relating to flavor claim: 8/10
Creativity: 7/10
Overall Taste: 7/10
Score: 30/40

Spicy + Chicken + Curry. 3 flavors that could have been 3 different snacks but Cratz is just that crazy to throw it all together, and its pretty good! Cratz is marketed as a snack to eat while drinking. Why should pizza and nuts have all the fun? I am sure its loaded with salt and MSG but who cares! I think beer and salt will just for a great friendship anyway. Maybe get a little cottage in the hills with a few little ones on the way...oh, wait. Its just a snack.

I really like the dude with the spoon. I think he just wants to eat the actual spicy chicken curry meal but suprise SUPRISE sucka, you got some Cratz!

Case# 023

Case# 023

Snack: Cheetos Cheese Fondue flavor

Rating


Packaging: 5/10
Taste relating to flavor claim: 4/10
Creativity: 8/10
Overall Taste: 3/10
Score: 20/40

Jesus! Cant I get a regular Cheetos bag here? I've seen even strawberry flavored, but where's the original? I was really really hoping this would be atleast ok and surprising..NO. First off, why is there nasty drizzle on the bag? It looks like mayonaise or man juice, both not what I want in my mouth.

It's like Cheetos is trying to be this suave snack from another land, lookin to attract all those chicks people back home said were horny for foreigners.

Taste wise, nothing like cheese fondue. It did however taste like cream cheese which for about 3 minutes was ok, but then it became a gross waxy film in my mouth. I through out the rest and washed my mouth with some good ol' Wild Turkey.

Fritos, I give you one chance to make this right....