Take a trip through Japan’s prefectures one snack at a time with WOWBOX's Japanese snack box
You can easily learn about a country’s culture through its food, and we can’t agree more on this! With every trip that we go on, the first thing on our agenda is to try some of the local eats, especially when we’re going to cities with special produce.
With Klook and WOWBOX’s newly launched snack box, you can enjoy popular snacks from all of the 47 prefectures in Japan. A different surprise each month, the carefully curated snacks are regularly updated each month!
With our exclusive launch, you get a choice between the Prefecture Box where you get a curated selection of snacks from around Japan or the Healthy and Beauty Box where the snacks are made using only the purest domestic ingredients that are also friendly to vegans and vegetarians, some snacks being Halal too!
Although we can’t travel to Japan now, we can still experience the country from the comfort of our own homes through its snacks, thanks to the wonders of air delivery! Just scan the QR code that comes on the welcome note and you’ll be able to learn more about the individual snacks.
Let’s go on a healthy snack trip through Japan with our review of the Healthy and Beauty Box!
1. Fruit flavoured collagen-filled jelly - Okayama Prefecture
Using locally-grown fruits as the main source of its jelly’s refreshing flavour, the jelly sticks from Rareplant by GOHOBI are a popular snack amongst Japanese women! True to its name ‘GOHOBI’ which means ‘gift’ in Japanese, the snack comes in cute packaging that resembles more of a beauty product.
Being a collagen-based jelly, this snack has many health-boosting properties. Its flavour is filled with a distinct taste of peaches that is not overly sweet too!
Also giving back to the community, the snacks are made from damaged high-quality fruit from local farmers, which can’t be sold on the shelves, thus making sure these fruits are not wasted by being thrown away.
2. Hon Kuzu Mochi - Fukuoka Prefecture
Talk about healthy and delicious, everything that you get from this mochi snack is natural, with no added chemical thickeners and starch. Made with 100% Kuzu powder that highlights the sweetness of the Kuzu plant. Add the soybean flour and black molasses for an extra flavour boost!
3. Kinako (roasted soybean flour) Gokabou - Tokyo Prefecture
Popular in Japan now, Kinako or roasted soybean flour is usually associated with Wagashi, a traditional type of Japanese confectionary. Traditionally, the Kinako Gokabou is made with ingredients including rice dumplings, starch syrup and Kinako.
This modern twist includes a filling of caramel chocolate, giving the snack an overall taste of roasted peanut butter! Besides being a great teatime snack, this treat is also very healthy, containing a good amount of protein and vitamin B.
4. Kiyomi Orange Rice Flour Snack - Setouchi Prefecture
Take one bite of this rice flour snack and you wouldn’t believe that it was made with no sugar, butter, eggs or milk! Being a rare variety and one of the best varieties of oranges in Japan, the Macrobi Butter Sand boasts an intense natural flavour from the ‘Prince Kiyomi’ oranges.
The perfect snack for vegans or those looking to go on a diet, Macrobi Butter is a butter-like cream made from plant-based ingredients such as cocoa butter, coconut milk and yam without using dairy products!
5. Macrobiotic Coconut & Lemon Granola - Kanagawa Prefecture
When it comes to snacks, you’ve got to be cautious because if it’s really good, you’ll finish it in an instant and feel guilty after. The Macrobiotic Coconut & Lemon Granola is one healthy option that we don’t mind binging on!
Handmade at an atelier in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, these bite-sized granola balls come with a light lemon flavour, with bits of coconut mixed into the balls. This snack can be enjoyed as it is or together with soy milk or ice cream.
Has all these snacks made you hungry?
Satisfy your wanderlust and your stomach at the same time with the Klook x WOWBOX Japanese snack box! If you can't get enough of these Japanese snacks, we also have 3 or 6 months subscription plans where you can save up to $19 each month and enjoy free delivery too!
UOB Cardmembers enjoy $10 off with a minimum spend of $50 when you key in the promo code “UOBPLAYDINE” upon checking out. DBS Live Fresh Cardmembers can enjoy an additional $8 off, with minimum spend $30 when you cart out with the promo code “EATNLIVEFRESH” and with your DBS Live Fresh Card.
With Christmas being just around the corner, this would make a perfect gift for your family or friends too!
