Christmas Jumbo Box - December 2022
We love to celebrate Christmas with lots of treats, and we want you to experience the same! Here’s our Christmas Jumbo Box with lots of unique surprises from Japan: from Ramen to Snacks and Stationery, there’s a little something for everyone in here. Merry Christmas!
Christmas Boots Snack Set
Allergens: apple, orange, egg, wheat, shrimp, soy, chicken, mackerel Processed in a facility that also processes dairy, and crab Did you have stuffing socks hanging by the chimney when you grew up? It’s one of the most exciting feelings to wake up as a child and run towards the crackling pieces of wood still lit after slowly burning through the night, and find a giant sock filled with delicious treats! To make sure you don’t miss out on this for Christmas, we’ve gotten you the whole snack set ready! It’s all there for you to enjoy, Merry Christmas!
Chicken Ramen Shirunashi Donburi Junkissa no Napolitan from Nissin
Let’s take a trip to southern Italy and discover the beauty of modern fusion food in an instant ramen format. We deliver Nissin’s Napolitan-style instant ramen! The dish comes in a tomato-based, ketchup-inspired (for the Italians among you, stop reading please), sweet and sour sauce with some added bacon flavoring. It’s reproducing the nostalgic taste of Spaghetti Napolitan (スパゲッティーナポリタン), a Japanese take on Italy’s classic dish, that has and still is popular in Japan’s retro café restaurants (喫茶店, Kissaten) from the 1950s The noodles are fragrant chicken ramen, seasoned with soy sauce-based chicken soup and paired with some soybean-derived chashu and bok choy! If you’re the experimental type, this dish is for you!
Dashi no Umami de Gennenn Toritaki Udon from Acecook
Allergens: wheat, egg, dairy, mackerel, soy, chicken, pork, sesame Cooking time: 3 minutes Are you looking for the healthiest instant noodles? Here’s Japan's first cup noodle series with a functional food label, recommended for those concerned about blood pressure. With a new package design, the message is clear: healthy and yummy. Those smooth udon noodles are paired with a Hakyu-tsuyu (白湯つゆ) with chicken broth (鶏だし), yuzu pepper (柚子胡椒), and bonito broth (鰹だし), which is low in salt but tastes delicious (contains GABA). With this cup, you can enjoy some high quality dashi, with unique aromas and flavors that only liquid tsuyu can provide. It is topped with crisp cabbage, well-seasoned minced chicken, colorful green onions, and chili peppers.
Toppo the Chocolat from LOTTE
Allergens: dairy, wheat, soy Processed in a facility that also processes egg You may think those Toppo are the same as Pocky, but they are not, far from it, except maybe for the shape. Toppo's new standard, The Chocolat (ザ・ショコラ; mix of English and French pronunciation with a Japanese touch), is finally available. While Pocky has all the fun flavors on the coating, Toppo fills it all into its biscuit stick. It’s a whole different chocolaty experience rom start to finish! This one’s bitter-sweet, but not too much of either for a smooth tasting experience.
Ichigo Cake Gummy from Kabaya
Allergens: wheat, gelatin Processed in a facility that also processes dairy More strawberries for you in this cute Kabaya (カバヤ) Strawberry Cake-shaped gummies. As you know now, Strawberry cake is THE cake that most Japanese people will order for Christmas. Those cute gummies (グミ) are miniature that you can place next to each other until you’ve line up all 8 and made a whole cake! Make sure to cut out a part of the package to use as a nameplate on which you can write some Christmas wishes.
Morinaga x Mr.donut Koeda Chocofashion from Morinaga
Allergens: wheat, dairy, soy Produced in a facility that also processes egg Here’s one collaboration we’ve been waiting for: Mister Donut and Morinaga. When 2 giants of the dessert & snack industry meet, only good things can come out of it. The taste of this confection is inspired by the Koeda chocolate fashion (小枝チョコファッション) of Mister Donut. The twigs are crunchy and come with a punch of chocolate!
Negawa Choco from Furuta
Allergens: dairy, egg, soy Processed in a facility that also processes wheat and peanuts A fun sugar-coated and colorful chocolate surprise in a transparent donut-shaped packaging. They kind of remind you of smarties, don’t they? Did you also separate them all by colors before eating them? Which one was your favorite color? It might look like a donut or a UFO, but it’s actually in the ring shape to play a traditional Japanese festival game, wanage (わなげ): the Japanese version of ring toss! The snacks will be delicious regardless!
Chou Karikari PRETZ Wafuu Dashi Kaoru Hotate Shoyu Aji from Glico
Allergens: wheat, squid, soy, gelatin Processed in a facility that also processes egg, and dairy If it says “wafu” (和風), then you can be certain that it’s a unique Japanese flavor. The umami of the ingredients pops crispy It is a box format is slim and convenient to carry, because everyone, everyone once in a while, needs a pick me up snack on the go. The crunchy texture is addictive thanks to the thinner than usual Pretz, making them even more crispy (カリカリ). It comes with a "rakutabe pocket" that allows you to eat at your own time, and it is crispy and delicious.
Ace wo Nerae! from Yaokin
Produced in a facility that also processes soy Any tennis players among you? These cute chewing gum imitate the shape of a tennis ball, and the name Ace wo Nerae (エースを狙え) means “aim for the ace”! It’s a tasty dagashi from Yaokin that comes with a fresh flavor. You only get one strike to eat them all, so don’t miss it! (Do not swallow.)
Mellon Pandaro from Yaokin
Allergens: wheat, soy, dairy, egg We wrote an entire article about Japan’s notorious Panda cookies! Those delicious treats are hard to get by overseas, so we’ve put them in your box so that you can enjoy them too! Those Panda-shaped cookies have 5 different crispy and funny facial expressions: which one did you see when you unwrapped it?
NATTIA from TIVOLI
Allergens*: wheat, dairy, almond, cashew nuts, soy Processed in a facility that also processes egg and peanuts * Also contains honey, do not share with young infants. Here’s another treat from Tivoli, Nattia (ナッティア), a type of Florentine biscuit gently covered with nuts and caramel, vanilla and almond or the delicious maple coconut mix! With deep and rich flavors, those biscuits are a new edition of the classic Florentine, that although its name may lead you to think so, isn’t from the city of Florence. The earliest recipes actually date back 12th century France and southern Germany, where it’s a classic Christmas biscuit. Tivoli has put a lot of passion into making this new recipe, with small changes that have a big impact on the experience!
Levain Classical Crunch Salt Caramel from YBC
Processed in a facility that also processes egg Here we have some bite-sized sweets inspired by salted caramel (キャラメル) tarts. YBC squeezed bittersweet caramel whipped cream with a salty accent on the cracker crunch base, giving the biscuit its distinctive texture. On top of that, they added extra caramel sauce hidden in the cream this year. You may try to chill it before you eat it! Yamazaki Biscuits Co., Ltd. was actually founded in 1970 are famous today for some chips like Chip Star and the quality of their products like the Levain series (ルヴァン), which you’re about to taste!
Monster Stamp Cola from Yaokin
Allergens: orange, pork, gelatin Processed in a facility that also processes dairy Doesn’t this remind you of the classic movies Dracula and The Mummy? Those were good times. Thankfully, we might get new and even better adaptations in the future! In the meantime, we can get some satisfaction from those tasty stamp cola, which you can like and use like a stamp! For hygienic purposes, we recommend not stamping it on paper and eating it after, but how about adding something unique to your pancakes in the morning?!
Moegino Assort from TIVOLI
Allergens: wheat, egg, dairy, peanuts, almond, orange, soy Processed in a facility that also processes shrimp Delicious assorted box of traditional Japanese biscuits, you’ll be able to enjoy 4 different flavors of those savory thin baked cookies. With coconut strawberry, green tea milk, cacao almond, and the very tasty dark choco caramel, there is a cookie for every taste in this pack! Tivoli (ちぼり) has built a reputation of spreading happiness through snacks, just like the fountain of happiness that inspired the founder, Izumi Higuchi, to create a company of the same name!
Hello Kitty Choco Marshmallow from Eiwa
Allergens: dairy, almond, soy, gelatin Heating up marshmallows by the chimney while it’s cold outside? Who wouldn’t want to do that! Those cute Hello Kitty chocolate marshmallows are super cute and a great treat for adults just as it is for kids.
Hoshi Tabeyo Pokémon from Kuriyama Beika
Allergens: wheat, soy, chicken Processed in a facility that also processes shrimp, crab, egg, dairy, and peanuts When it comes to snacks, Japan is miles ahead. Every year, lots of limited edition snacks are released like this one from Kuriyama Beika. Design wise, Japan cannot let go of the Kawaii when it comes to displaying snacks on shelves, and here we have extremely cute and tasty treats in collaboration with Pokémon wrapped in a JUMBO packaging for even more fun! Those are truly rare, adorable to a fault, but are guaranteed to make everyone rejoice when receiving them during a trick or treat evening! Each packaging is unique, and comes with a different set of Pokémon ! You gotta catch ‘em all!
Country Ma'am Jiwaru Butter Middle Pack from Fujiya
Allergens: wheat, egg, dairy, soy Country Ma’am is famous for cookies, like, really famous. And pretty much anything that comes out of their ovens is a delight. Their unique recipes started with the idea of "freshly baked homemade cookies" and began to become popular in the United States in the 1970s. Those Jiwaru Butter (じわるバター) treats are new to their lineup, and are no exception to their reputation. The cookies are very dense, moist, rich in flavor and won’t leave you disappointed. It’s nearly like eating a proper cake with a strong butter flavor! Try heating them up in the oven to leave them melt in your mouth!
Tokyo Revengers Tenorinzu
This is the item from the show Tokyo Revengers (東京リベンジャーズ)! Have you already watched it? Takemichi Hanagaki's life is a mess when he finds out that his ex-girlfriend was murdered and goes on a quest to avenge her! Go check it out and enjoy your surprise! Here we’ve got you a cute stuffed keychain with some of your favorite characters wearing a unique onesie! In Japan they are super popular, and it’s very trendy to take them with you to take souvenir shots in tourist destinations with those Tenorinzu (てのりんず). Are you more of a dog-lover or cat hugger?
Jujutsu Kaisen Fude Mame Akuriru Keyholder 5
Everyone has keys, and everyone needs a keyholder (キーホルダー) to keep them together: so why not get the coolest available from Jujutsu Kaisen? Those Fude Mame (ふでマメ, brush) keyholders made of acrylic (アクリル) bring all the best JJK characters together is the cutest way possible. I mean, look at those villains, don’t you just want to give them some love? We’ve got so many cool pairs available: Sukuna with Megumi, or Panda with Toge and more. Will you be able to decipher the kanji that they’ve drawn on the surface?
Christmas Colored Pencil from Japanmag
All the colors you need for your Christmas-themed drawings in one nice package! It comes with a sharpener on the cover, and a total of 6 different colors. Santa and a Snowman are part of the celebrations too and wish you a Happy Christmas!
Christmas Drop Stickers from Active Cooperation
Sparkly, dimensional and absolutely adorable! This is the set of Christmas stickers to go to for that extra magical touch this Christmas! Put a smile to your beloved ones by sticking them on the letters you are going to send this Christmas, or get into the mood of this festive season by pasting them on your organizer, books or anywhere you like!
Santa Claus Eraser from Iwako
Perfect match with your Christmas colored Pencil, this Santa Claus (サンタクロース) eraser is there to cheer you up. Don’t dwell on this year’s mistakes, instead, look up to the future. It’s Holiday season and time to celebrate all your achievements. Keep Santa on the sidelines for a while, and appreciate his company while you cherish the year-end dinner parties with your friends and family!
