Iris and I took a trip to Uwajimaya today. We bought a raisin-coconut bun from Yummy House Bakery and a bullet train coloring book from Kinokuniya. I told Iris she could pick out a box of Pocky sticks as usual, but instead her eyes alighted upon Calpico Capu Capu, which are cookies shaped like ice cream cones. I thought they’d be terrible, but actually they’re pretty great. The box contains an assortment of chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla, and the “ice cream” is like the inside of an Aero bar. It actually is a lot like eating an ice cream bar. Recommended.
On the way out I asked Iris if she wanted to feed the dragon some ice cream cookies. “The dragon ONLY likes Pockys,” she replied, making her angry face.
i’ve never had the calpico ones, but there were some in the Sather’s 99cent bags. it was like dried meringue/marshmallow stuff. i was completely addicted to those & circus peanuts as a kid. i hated the way they tasted but i was so intrigued by the non-foodness of them.
my kickass friend brooke brought me the awesomest hostess gift yesterday… the most hilarious pockys i’ve ever seen! they’re in a flip-top box, a la cigarettes (i’m not sure if regular-type pockys have flip tops…do they? hm)… the box is kind of a mallard teal color, and the words “Pocky Men’s” are superimposed on a picture of a pocky that is…steaming? smoking? the only other english words are “bitter chocolate.”
apparently, mens like them some bitter chocolate. best pocky ever! (entertainingly, as they contain milk, my husband–an actual man–cannot eat them.)
Iris loves Men’s Pocky. What does that say?