Bokksu Seasons of Japan Snack Box - 1-Piece Tea + 22-Piece Snacks from Japan - Authentic Japanese Food Box with Cookies, Chips, Mochi, Crackers, Tea, and More

Ok, so I got the first box here half price with the rare Black Friday sale. I figured I’d get one box then cancel before the full price subscription starts (make sure you do this as soon as it ships if you plan that). Well, I did that, then got the box... finished it in 3 days and haven’t stopped thinking about it since! Like any uncustomizable service, you might find some percentage of the set not to your tastes. However, if you are a true connoisseur of Japanese snacks, I think you will be impressed by the quality and variety of the offerings. No, this is not cheap, although I did think it was definitely worth it for the sale price... full price, it is rather extravagant. On the other hand, I don’t think you would find some of these unusual snacks anywhere else… Not at most nearby asian grocery stores (I live near 5, including large supermarket types with many Japanese snacks). A few of these can certainly be classed “artisan” and not that mass-produced. For example, the white chocolate infused strawberry. I still cannot figure out how they made that. It’s like the strawberry was actually injected with chocolate as it was freeze-dried, perfectly melded together. That big spicy cracker thing and the pear cream biscuit were amazing, too. Many of the other savory snacks also had a lot of complexity and depth to their flavors. They deftly combine subtle sweet, sour, spicy, salty, and umami notes together. They put American snacks to shame because these seem to be very one-note in comparison—just sickly sweet or too salty. I think it’s cool how Bokksu includes a booklet so you can learn more about the snacks and Japanese culture, too (every box has a theme). To be sure, these are ‘high end’ fancy snacks not for bargain shoppers or those with unadventurous and unelevated palates. Look, I have easy access to Asian supermarkets within 5 minutes from me and I’m Chinese American—I’m well familiar with shrimp crackers, dried seaweed rice crackers, Pocky, mochi, etc; in contrast, these boxes are not run-of-the mill and is not for everyone. You have to be willing to try different flavors and clearly, some of the reviewers who didn’t like it weren’t. Anyway, after I finished the box, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. After trying to ignore the cravings for a week, I ended up going on the website and purchasing a 6 month subscription for $230. I never would have thought I’d pay that much for monthly snack boxes before, but it is officially an addiction now! I’m sure it’s a luxury that I’m not going to be able to afford eventually… however, I’m going to just try it out for a few months. I don’t know if I can say $40 a box is “worthwhile” to most people, but for me, I must feed the obsession!

They often rotate their packs for different tastes around japan from various artists and places that make them. Asuka bean I love.They vary in tastes in styles. I also like the strawberries and the white chocolate, which is something I actually used to make dehydrated strawberries myself.There's very intense from the Green Tea influences to certain beings. Other herbs in taste, just sweet candies. Ratsaki, flavor and other things that make them wonderful.I also need to wash my sugar. And the good thing about japanese treats is there so much lower in sugar than stuff we get in the united states or other countries. And in some cases, they have health benefits for once made from different herbs or grasses or Green Tea. And other things are the beans that actually settle people's stomach if they have things like ibd.We'll usually have something for dinner or if I make homemade sushi or gimbap or another thing like yakkatori rice, we will have these along with some more green tea or my green tea and green herbal detox matcha.Definitely error nice treat. That is more on the healthy side. Then the sweet side, or naughty side of by treats.

Our bokksu was a neat collection of snacks that were a fun experiment. Some tasted good, even though they also tasted strange and unfamiliar. Others were just plain delicious. The Bokksu came from Japan fresh and in perfect condition and the child unit we did this for was thrilled. We lucked out and got a box (July 2019) where only four items had wheat, which we promptly handed to Dad. The rest was safe to eat. Unfortunately, looking forward one month and back one month, those boxes had almost all products with wheat and only a couple that didn’t have wheat. Since we have celiac, that makes this interesting cultural exploration not as useful. Guess we’ll make the rounds of the local Asian markets and see if we can make our own collections. Too bad, this is a fantastic idea. It’s also cool that they have a vegetarian option. I’d recommend this for those without an allergy to wheat. That said, another very useful feature is the booklet, which lists the common allergens in each snack.Let Amazon donate to your favorite charity! Use Amazon Smile (smile.amazon.com) when you order and Amazon will donate to the charity of your choice when you make a qualifying purchase. Check out how Amazon Smile works at https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_se_rspo_laas_aas. My shopping is donating to my favorite charity, Canines for Independence at no cost to me. Awesome!

I gave this to my sister who is intrigued by Japanese culture and she loved it so much. We both ate and reviewed the snacks together and overall had a great time. I recommend this if you want high quality and delicious snacks and are interested in Japan's foods. Worth my money!

This is by far my favorite subscription box. I'm a little addicted to them and have tried everything from pet toy boxes to makeup/skincare boxes to snack boxes. This is the most thoughtfully curated and delightfully presented one. The information booklets are fun to read and actually teach you a bit about each province and ingredient. The snacks themselves are high quality, fresh, and delicious. Flavors vary greatly based on the season and each box has a theme. There are two of (almost) everything so it's particularly fun to share with a friend or loved one. Reading + snacking + googling more info about the ingredients and areas makes for a fun date night activity. It seemed a bit pricey but they pack them really full and the quality is so high, it's really worth it.