Short, Sweet, and to the Point

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1 Vanilla Ice Cream (Meiji Essel Super Cup)

Appearance Aroma Feel Sound Flavor | 7 5 8 5 7

Bold primary colors (P). Light yellow. Dense, but soft.
Very faint. Vanilla. Sweet.
Creamy. Airy. Melts quick. Cold. Like a Wendy’s Frosty.
Quiet.
Somewhat too sweet. Vanilla. Milky.

Place Price | Ito Yokado 108 JPY

8 Banh Dua Nuong (Quynh Tran)

Appearance Aroma Feel Sound Flavor | 4 7 5 8 6

Tiny. Thin. Wood. Pressed. Lots of grooves.
Coconut. Medium-strength.
Very brittle. Snaps cleanly. Easy to get stuck in teeth.
Snaps. Crunches. When dropped, exactly like wood.
Mild coconut. Milder nuts. Brown sugar.

Place Price | Vinmart 25000 VND

7 Bahn Com (Nguyen Ninh)

Appearance Aroma Feel Sound Flavor | 7 9 8 5 7

Solid. Bold. Green. Red accents. Amorphous. Yellow core.
Strong and sweet. Ricey. Slightly beany.
Chewy. Sticky. Yam-like crumbliness in center.
Unsticking from plastic.
Mellow. Similar to plain mochi, just less sweet.

Place Price | Nguyen Ninh 30000 VND (for 5)

6 Ogura Youkan (Shinjuku Nakamura)

Appearance Aroma Feel Sound Flavor | 6 5 7 5 6

Semi-old aesthetic. Solid. Thick. Shiny. Block. Burgundy.
Almost none.
Firm. Occasional whole beans. Not sticky, if held properly.
Quiet.
Anko. Very sweet. Consistent. Simple.

Place Price | Lawsons 103 JPY

5 Yuki no Yado Rice Crackers (Sanko)

Appearance Aroma Feel Sound Flavor | 8 7 9 6 9

Simple. Frost-like frosting. Circle. Warm stripes
Faint. Savory seasoning. Salty.
Dry. Airy. Light. Powder frost. Crispy. Melts in mouth.
Crisp, but not loud. Snaps.
Sweet/salty perfection. Rice base. Nothing overpowering.

Place Price | Ito Yokado 170 JPY

4 Sweet Potato Pie (Shibuya)

Appearance Aroma Feel Sound Flavor | 4 5 7 5 8

Glossy. Orange-yellow. Potato-shaped.
Faint. Light. Potato.
Slightly oily skin. Very soft. Delicate, especially skin.
Quiet.
Sweet potato. Wholesome. Mellow. Almost unsweet.

Place Price | Lawsons 124 JPY

3 Silky Milk Chocolate (Dove)

Appearance Aroma Feel Sound Flavor | 7 5 8 5 8

Slick. Humble, yet refined. Brown. D. Very wavy.
Quite faint. Chocolaty. Sweet.
Earned its name. Consistent. Soft. Somewhat sticky.
Quiet, even when dividing it.
Quality. Chocolaty. Goldilocks sweet.

Place Price | *GIFT*

2 Strawberry-flavored Chocoballs (Morinaga)

Appearance Aroma Feel Sound Flavor | 8 4 8 6 7

Cute games. Tiny. Shades of pink. Speckled.
Fake strawberry. Artificial. Slightly sickly sweet.
Outside creamy, inside crispy. Delayed crunches.
Crisp crisps.
Strawberry milk. Brief, simple chocolate.

Place Price | Lawsons 89 JPY