Glico Strawberry Pocky
Yes, surprisingly enough my first review is that of a snack based not in the UK. Heck, this isn’t even chocolate, but there’s nothing wrong with broad horizons.
Pocky is a Japanese snack. Originally created in 1965, in recent years it has made its way to America and Europe. It has become popular among Otaku and Japanophiles the world over. Made by Glico, they have an absolute ton of flavours, though the one I tasted today was Strawberry flavour.
The Strawberry flavour is incredibly artificial, Whilst not necessarily bad tasting, it tastes of something that is mass produced. It is slightly yoghurty as well, and a little greasy. There approximately 20 sticks in each pack, and after eating about 8 of them I noticed that I had a strange feeling on the roof of my mouth. Something in the Pocky had stuck to it, and it wasn’t a pleasant feeling. Despite the artificial taste and strange residue though, these are relatively pleasant and rather addictive. Once I started eating them, I found it hard to stop. Fortunately I just had the one box though, and despite the pleasant taste, I won’t be buying these again. They’re not worth the cost of importing, though if you are interested, the cheapest place I found them online (and where I bought them from) is The Japan Centre, where a 40g box (approx. 20 sticks) will set you back 87p.
Edit: Since starting this Blog, this review has been by far the most popular of all, I’ve hence stepped up my efforts to get more Pocky in, as it seems to me that this is what most people are interested in reading about.
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March 6th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
I definitely recommend tracking down the regular Chocolate Pocky or the super dark called Men’s. Much better stuff.
March 6th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
I’ve tried both. In fact Glico recently revamped their Chocolate Pocky with a completely new design. Now I’m not sure if they changed the chocolate as well, but when I tried it I thought it was pretty awful. This was the first time I’d eaten it in about a year so maybe my taste buds had changed, but the chocolate didn’t taste good at all.
Men’s Pocky though, that’s the shizzle.
April 12th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
I love pocky! I have been eating it for many many years. Haha, I’m actually known as the “Pocky Girl” for my obsession. I have never found a residue on the top of my mouth, nor have I ever experienced Pocky to be “greasy”. I highly suggest trying the Chocolate version.
P.S. If you get a chance, check out the Pocky Commercials On UTube. They will seriously make your day 
April 12th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Well, checking back I actually had the Thai version of Pocky, as opposed to the Japanese version, so perhaps there was a difference there. After I post my million Kit Kat reviews that I’ve got stacked up then Pocky will be my next mission.
December 21st, 2007 at 1:58 am
I LOVE POCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Try chocolate….it’s good! ^_^
March 26th, 2008 at 5:46 am
as i walked past the asian section in the supermarket this afternoon i saw something which looked like pocky. it was only a dollar or so, so i grabbed it. they are the strawberry flavour, and im eating them right now. i completely agree with you on the weird residue. it feels like some kind of fat or something. nevertheless ill probably keep buying it, due to liking the taste and the fact it in itself is a novelty here, where not many people have heard of it.
March 26th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
More power to you, Belinda! That’s the word I was looking for, it felt like some type of fat…very weird. But yeah, I guess they’re nice enough, but as an anime fan who goes to events sometimes it annoys me to see people obsess over things like this.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:17 am
You know I was eating pocky and I usually buy em from target across my street but this time i went to a oriental store and got them, these were from thailand but they taste extreamely diffrent. The chocolate seems to lack flavor and the chocolate has a weird texture almost wax like.
I thought they had gone back and decided to google it. Found this blog. Thank god im not the only one who thought so too.
July 12th, 2009 at 12:01 am
I’d recomend the chocolate flavored pocky.