Matcha Pocky Sticks

Today is another tea related food tasting. I finished my class through work on Friday, and now I have a month to study for the certification exam. I'm feeling better about all this since I passed the practice exam that we were given in class. There may be a few more short posts between now and then, but I'm getting closer to life as usual.

If you have seen anything about food in Japan, you've probably seen Pocky sticks. These little treats are easily available in the states, I mean even Wal Mart sells in the Asian food aisle.
Of course, since these are from Japan, they come in matcha flavor (along with chocolate, strawberry, cookies and cream, and almond crunch. I know that there are more flavors beyond that, but those are the ones I see locally.) As you can see, they come in a sealed bag inside of the box.

Here they are! I didn't count precisely, but I think there are just over 30 of these to a box. When you open the package, you can smell the matcha. The flavor of the matcha is very subtle. They are lightly sweet, with a hint of saltiness in the almond bark coating.  The tea flavor is very light, and I honestly thought my sister might like these when I tried them. I know that she liked white chocolate when we were kids, and these remind me of that.

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  1. Poppy CrockerJuly 1, 2018 at 8:35 AM

    Yeah-- Pocky sticks are everywhere at this point. I've never actually tried them. There's no chocolate peanut butter variety that I've seen, so what's the point?

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  2. Lace makerJuly 1, 2018 at 8:55 AM

    There might be a chocolate peanut butter version of them somewhere. I haven't tried any other flavor than the matcha. I really don't plan to, either.

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