Halloween Pumpkin Cake

Happy Halloween!

Today I have a Halloween snack I bought from Candysan

Is this not the cutest package! Such nice colours and cute ghosts!

The package opens really nicely to reveal four individually wrapped snack sized cakes

When I opened the cake, it smelled sweet but not in the way I expected. I thought it would smell like pumpkin pie but that wasn't the case (*´ω`*)

When I took a bite, it wasn't what I expected either. The cake was soft and fluffy and tasted more like roasted pumpkin than any pumpkin cakes we have in the States. It tasted natural which was really good! It also had a slightly rich and smoky flavor thanks to the adzuki beans which was a really nice touch! They definately weren't overly sweet which was good for me and a nice change of pace from the pumpkin sweets i've had before. I absolutely loved it!

Tenten Ramen

This weekend was so exciting because Knight-chan came over to visit! They live three hours away so I don't get to see them very often (；ω；) But we had a great time!

Since I wasn't able to try any new snacks, I figured I'D share a cute ramen shop I went to Friday before Knight-chan got here

It's called Tenten Ramen

They have a nice selection of Japanese food and obviously they have Ramen.

To start though, I got some Thai bubble tea

I had never had Thai tea before but I'm a huge boba fan so I figured why not. It was nice. It had the bitterness of a black tea with the sweet and creaminess of a milk tea and something else? I'm not quite sure how to describe it (＞人＜;) but it was good! Not quite as good as a taro tea, but I would definately drink it again.

For my meal I got their shio ramen.

Shio ramen is ramen in a salt broth and this one came with pork, bean sprouts, soy sauce egg and narutomaki (which I was really excited about). The broth was simple and salty and the noodles were cooked well. The pork was tender and very well seasoned. The soy sauce egg was good, though I perfer my eggs well done, so I may try making my own! I actually really loved the bean sprouts which is nice as normally I don't want to eat them. Maybe that's just me getting older (*´꒳`*) The narutomaki was fun too because I've always wanted to try them, but even most specialty shops in the US don't seem to serve them. They were soft and mild tasting and I liked trying them! It made me feel like I was in an anime ( ^ω^ )

The meal was delicious and the staff was so kind! My waitress even drew a pikachu on the check

So cute! I'm a little embarrassed to say I kept it (´-ω-`)

I highly recommend them if you're in the area! 

Their website is Here

Next time, hopefully I can bring Knight-chan \(//∇//)\ maybe even as a date...

Tokyo Treat!

Today, I'd like to talk about a subscription service i've been purchaceing for the past few months. Some of you may have heard of Tokyo Treat. It's a monthly subscription that delivers Japanese sweets, snacks, drinks and other goodies to your door. There are three sizes, small, which comes with 5-8 full size snacks, Regular, which has 10-12 full size snacks and a diy kit, and Premium which has 16-18 full size snacks, a diy kit, a drink and a special item. I subscribe to the premium box so my images will be of that.

First off, the box. Isn't it cute. It always makes me happy when my postofficer hands me this bright decorative box. And it continues inside!

So adorable (๑>◡<๑)

Each box comes with a little booklet sitting on top 

This is my October box so the theme was Autumn flavours and Halloween, as the booklet clearly states. The little book reads right to left like a manga and has candy descriptions, diy kit instructions, and cultural stories or event descriptions based on what's going on in Japan that month. It's really neat and interesting to read! You can actually see past booklets on their website so check it out!

And inside the box...

SO MUCH STUFF! 

☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

This month's special item was Halloween chopsticks and a Tokyo Treat sticker! And the selection of candies is great. Everything is full size and while some things are still small, others (like the chips hiding in the back) are huge! 

For me, the best thing is that while some of these are snacks I would purchase on my own (like the Koala no March) others are things I've never heard of or would never think to try! It gives me the opportunity to try things I'm unsure about which is great( ✌︎'ω')✌︎

Overall I think this is a pretty great value and it's totally fun! If you're interested, their November box is on sale until October 31'st and the theme is Japan's most iconic snacks! Sounds like it'll be a good one to me! Order Here