A friend of mine went off to Hokkaido and came back with all kinds of souvenirs for me. There were so many that I thought I’d sort through them here.
Chikuwa Pan
Chikuwa is basically a fish cake, the sort of thing you get in oden — so, oden inside a bread roll? I wondered what on earth that would taste like, but it turns out there is more than just chikuwa in there; with all the other fillings mixed in it ends up tasting like a mandu or a steamed bun. Seems like a decent thing to eat as an actual meal.
Choco Banana Cream Bun
Well… it is Hokkaido-only, but it was just so-so…
The Rest
There were far too many, so here they all are at once.
Candy
The tin in the middle is candy, and each piece has a different liqueur inside. They taste great, but there is not much of it…
The Contents
As omiyage go, I’d say they’re pretty good.
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