7-Eleven Convenience Store-Brand Snacks and Candies - Japan Haul

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

7-Eleven Convenience Store-Brand Snacks and Candies - Japan Haul

7-Eleven Store-Brand Snacks and Candies Haul

As I mentioned in my previous entries, my husband went on his business trip to Japan last month. Before he flew to Japan from Los Angeles, I asked him if he could purchase some popular snacks and candies at 7-Eleven in Japan. As I mentioned in my previous entry, Japanese Snacks and Candies Haul - What He Purchased at Convenience Stores in Japan, convenience stores sell most products at regular prices, so they are a bit expensive. If you want to purchase name-brand products, I recommend you to purchase them at discount stores and supermarkets because they might be cheaper there. However, 7-Eleven has many their store-brand products, and most of them are pretty affordable and highly rated in Japan. Today, I'm going to share six snacks and candies he purchased at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Japan with you. :)

1. Milk Anman (しっとりまろやかミルク餡まん)
manju
278 yen for 3 pieces

Milk Anman (しっとりまろやかミルク餡まん)

I wanted to try this manju, Milk Anman (しっとりまろやかミルク餡まん), because I found that many Japanese people mentioned that this Milk Anman and Hakata Torimon taste pretty much the same. As I mentioned in my previous entry, 5 Best Delicious Souvenirs from Fukuoka, Hakata Torimon is one of the most popular souvenirs from Fukuoka and has gotten the gold award of Monde Selection 18 years in a row. While Hakata Torimon can be only found at souvenir stores of an airport, stations and highway service areas located in Fukuoka prefecture, this 7-Eleven's Milk Anman can be purchased at 7-Eleven convenience stores located all over Japan.

Milk Anman (しっとりまろやかミルク餡まん)

I was surprised that the taste was practically identical! It had delicious butter flavor white bean paste in it. I really liked it. :)

Milk Anman (しっとりまろやかミルク餡まん)

However, 7-Eleven's Milk Anman is almost as expensive as Hakata Torimon. Since my hometown is Fukuoka, I will buy Hakata Torimon when I visit Fukuoka. If you visit Japan or live in Japan but don't have a chance to visit Fukuoka, you should try 7-Eleven's Milk Anman. :)

Hakata Torimon by Meigetsudo (明月堂博多通りもん)

2. Choco Bou (サクサク食感のチョコ棒)
chocolate snacks
108 yen for 10 pieces

Choco Bou (サクサク食感のチョコ棒)

Choco Bou (サクサク食感のチョコ棒) is chocolate snacks. I wanted to try this Choco Bou because it has many positive reviews. It contained 10 pieces of chocolate snacks and was only 108 yen!

Choco Bou (サクサク食感のチョコ棒)

The puffy snacks were coated with chocolate. I really liked it. :)

Choco Bou (サクサク食感のチョコ棒)

When I had it, I thought that it tasted like Riska Choco Bou (リスカチョコ棒)! I checked the back package label, and I noticed that 7-Eleven's Choco Bou was also made by Riska (リスカ株式会社) indeed! "Yay! Riska is the best!" Did you know that Riska also makes Umaibo/Umaibou? Umaibo (うまい棒) is very affordable Japanese snacks sold by Yaokin (やおきん) and made by Riska.

Choco Bou (サクサク食感のチョコ棒)

Riska Choco Bou is one of my favorite Japanese chocolate snacks, and I wrote about it in my previous Japanese haul entry. :) I also love other Riska chocolate snacks. :)))

Riska Choco Bou (リスカチョコ棒)

3. Choco Shu (しっとりくちづけチョコシュー)
mini chocolate cream puffs
108 yen

Choco Shu (しっとりくちづけチョコシュー)

Choco Shu (しっとりくちづけチョコシュー) is chocolate snacks. I asked him to purchase Choco Shu because it also had many positive reviews. It contained so many small chocolate puffs and was only 108yen!

Choco Shu (しっとりくちづけチョコシュー)

Each puff had delicious chocolate cream in it! I really loved it. :)

Choco Shu (しっとりくちづけチョコシュー)

When I was a child, I also loved these snacks. You can find similar mini chocolate cream puffs at many grocery stores in Japan. Muji also sells similar one for 150 yen.

Muji Chocolate Chou Cream for 150 yen

4. Bacon Chili Potato Strips (ベーコンチリの細切りポテト)
potato strips
108 yen

Bacon Chili Potato Strips (ベーコンチリの細切りポテト)

He purchased this Bacon Chili Potato Strips (ベーコンチリの細切りポテト). He told me that he couldn't find 7-Eleven Satsuma Imo Kenpi (薩摩芋けんぴ), I had requested to him, so he purchased this one instead of that. I said in my heart, "Wait..., he knows that they are completely different..."

Bacon Chili Potato Strips (ベーコンチリの細切りポテト)

Actually this one was pretty good! I understood that the reason why he purchased it. This one was totally his favorite taste. It was crunchy and spicy. I think that it's perfect with beer. When I had it, I thought that it tasted similar to Koiyake Karamucho Hot Chili Flavor (コイケヤカラム～チョホットチリ味)!

Koikeya Karamucho Hot Chili (コイケヤカラムーチョホットチリ味)

5. Ika Senbei (みりん醤油で味付けしたいかせんべい)
squid rice crackers
108 yen

Ika Senbei (みりん醤油で味付けしたいかせんべい)

Ika Senbei (みりん醤油で味付けしたいかせんべい) is squid rice crackers flavored with mirin soy sauce. (By the way, ika means squid in Japanese.)

Ika Senbei (みりん醤油で味付けしたいかせんべい)

As you can see the photo below, they are embossed squid crackers. :) The crackers were nice and crunchy. They were sweet and salty, and they had subtle squid tastes. My husband and I liked these crackers.

Ika Senbei (みりん醤油で味付けしたいかせんべい)

6. Irodori Okaki (こだわり六種の彩りおかき)
rice crackers
289 yen

Irodori Okaki (こだわり六種の彩りおかき)

Irodori Okaki (こだわり六種の彩りおかき) is rice crackers. When I opened it, I was surprised that it had more crackers than I thought!

Irodori Okaki (こだわり六種の彩りおかき)

It was 289 yen and had 33 packages of rice crackers! I thought that they were very affordable!

Irodori Okaki (こだわり六種の彩りおかき)

It had six kinds of rice crackers, Shrimp (Ebi, えび), Soy Sauce (Shoyu, 醤油), Cheese (チーズ), Brown Sugar Soybean Flour (Kokuto Kinako, 黒糖きなこ), Seaweed (Nori, 海苔) and Salt (Shio, 塩). I liked Shrimp and Cheese ones. :)