"Anata Mo Watashi Mo Pocky!"
- Ahem . I hereby declare Wednesday to be POCKY DAY !
Pocky, for those who don't know, are delightfully delicious
cookie sticks from Japan. They come in a mind boggling
array of flavors. They rock, and if you partake weekly
so will you.
Today's Comic link:
A Lesson Is Learned, But The Damage Is Irreversible .
Very odd, very deep. And, well, very odd.
Today's Game: Samurai Jack - Way Of The Warrior.
Enjoy all three, in any combination you see fit.
- I am having a hard time finding a great picture of Morning Musume, aka The Pocky Girls, but when I do I'll post it.
In the meantime, check out this awesome Pocky commercial here ! Turn up the sound for the full effect.
The tagline for the commercial is "Anata Mo Watashi Mo Pocky! ",
which translates into "You and I are Pockys ! "
(Thanks Jena !)
Here's the main page for more Pocky commercials. - Okay, as promised here's some pictures of The Pocky Girls, aka Morning Musume.
Morning Musume is a constantly expanding all girl pop group in Japan. Kinda like the Wu Tang Clan, minus Old Dirty Bastard.
In addition to doing commercials for Pocky, Morning Musume has even recorded a pocky song!
Go to this site and click on song #5 Yes! Pocky Girls (and then #9 in the pop up window).
- Happy Pocky Day!
Here are 3 different Pocky Quizzes.
Until Pockyology becomes a rigorously defined field of study, you are free to choose whichever results please you. Kinda like Astrology.
Click here to take the High School Pocky Quiz and find out what flavor of Pocky you are.
Apparently I am :
Here is another more general Pocky Quiz. This one says I'm Banana Pocky.
Hmm... this is a very short Pocky Quiz, that tells me I am...
"Sweet Milk Pocky! You're an elitist, since you're
not really suited to the American taste. You're
sweet, as your name implies, but sometimes you
do get a little haughty. "
Well, there you have it. All it takes is a little profiling for my sweeet, sweeet elitism to come out.
- Remember those crazy Pocky commercials I linked to a while back ?
Dan's Horrendous Waste of Bandwidth has great explanations for all the crazy shennanigans.
- Behold... Pocky Haiku.
I am going to try my hand at some honest to goodness Haiku here. I haven't been able to incorporate a kigu (seasonal word) into any, but since these are all about Pocky Day, the time is pretty specific.
here goes:
Chocolate Pocky
Full of such crispy goodness
Thank God it's wednesday
- ATTACK OF THE GIANT POCKY !
I am starting off my quest to try every kind of Pocky with a bang.
Giant Pocky scales quite nicely, providing all of the chocolatey goodness and pleasing crunch of the normal variety.
Another benefit: The giant pocky box makes me feel so small and dainty. It is bliss.
Giant Pocky, with regular sized Pocky and Lando Calrissian for scale.
On a scale of... um... Ninja Scroll, with Jubei being the best, I give Giant Pocky :
1. Jubei - Uber Ninja !
2. Genma - Immortal Ninja
3. Shogun of the Dark
4. Tessai - Rock Ninja
5. Yurimaro - Lightning Ninja
6. Shijima - Shadow Ninja
7. Benisato - Snake Ninja
8. Mushuro - Blind Ninja
9. Sakuro - Explosive Ninja
10. Oshizo - Wasp Ninja
- There are over 50 varieties of Pocky. I have decided to try them all.
I could review one a week, but that would take me almost a year. So here's what I've had recently.
Flava: Yogurt Pocky
Notes: For a plain yogurt flavor it really tastes like lemons. Strangely similiar to Green Tea Pocky.
Rating: 2 out of 10
Flava: Green Tea
Notes: Strange taste... vanilla with a tea aftertaste. My friends are split on whether it's good or bad.
Rating: 3 out of 10
Flava: Pocky G
Notes: The G is for the hard, crunchy chocolate cookie (as opposed to the normal wheat cracker). Great texture, strong chocolate taste. There are other Pocky G flavors as well.
Rating: 9 out of 10
Flava: Reverse Pocky
Notes: Bizarro Pocky ? Reverse Pocky has the cookie on the outside and the chocolate on the inside. The cookie is crisp and chocolate like the Pocky G. Addictive texture, very tasty.
Rating: 9 out of 10
That's this week's report. Every Pocky Day (Wednesday) I'll review more flavors. - Snap into it! Snap into a... Pocky ?
This week I'm celebrating Pocky Day with MEN'S POCKY.
Men's Pocky is made with bitter dark chocolate, and in my opinion it is even better than regular chocolate Pocky.
This site here has some fascinating theories on why they sell Men's Pocky, but not Women's Pocky.
Here's some more pictures of the Pocky Girls at the Glico site. It's good to be a man.
- Hulk crush puny almonds !
FLAVA: Almond Crush Mild
NOTES: Flavored coffee smell/taste. My coworkers all liked it, but it was not enough flavor for me. The packaging was very pretty, though.
RATING: 3 out of 10 - Happy Pocky Day !
Flava: Chocolate Strawberry Decorer (Decoration Cake)
Notes: Very nice looking, and smelled wonderful. They really taste like Captain Crunch Cereal Crunch Berries.
Rating: 7 outta 10
Flava:Decorer Chocolat de Caramel (Caramel and Chocolate decoration cake)
Notes: Tastes like a Mocha Frappachino with a shot of caramel. Yum!
Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Flava: Banana Pocky
Notes: Not just a novelty, actually pretty tasty. Love the monkeys on the box.
Rating: 7 out of 10 - Happy Pocky Day !
Flava: Pocky Chocolate Crushed Almond Honey White
Notes: I think the chocolate is "white chocolate"...maybe with honey ? I'm not sure how to compare this with Crushed Almond Mild, other than this tastes less like flavored coffee. Not bad, not great.
Rating: 5 out of 10
Bonus Link: Listen to the Morphine song HONEY WHITE here and read the lyrics HERE.
Devil made of Honey !
Webcomics, short stories, and more @ cartercomics.com
Notes: Reverse white was okay, it kinda tasted like a lite version of an oreo-cookie. I think I am biased against it because the Reverse chocolate is one of my favorites.
Rating: 6 outta 10
The Strawberry Pocky Conundrum
But there are many kinds of strawberry.
Today I had some kind of strawberry, but I'm not sure which one.
It definitely had strawberry chunks - making it Tsubutsubu Ichigo (crushed strawberry).
Flava: Strawberry bits (?)
Notes: Better than the plain strawberry. Extremely fragrant.
Rating: 6 outta 10.
Flava: Choco Banana
Notes: Not very chocolatey, but the overall effect is smoother than plain banana.
Rating: 7 out of 10.
Flava: Caramel
Notes: Japanese caramel has more of a lemon cream/yogurt taste, and this pocky tasted like "lemon cooler" cookies. If they concentrated on making lemon cooler pocky that would be great.
Rating: 6 out of 10
Flava: Coconut Chocolate
Notes: Definitely one of the nicest Pocky boxes I've seen
Rating: 6 out of 10 (I don't like coconut, but it's a well made pocky)
Flava: Lemon Cheesecake
Notes: In the Caramel Pocky review, I compared the flavor to lemon cooler cookies. This made me wish for Lemon Cooler Pocky, and the Lemon Cheesecake is pretty darned close (but without that white powdery stuff)
Rating: 10 out of 10 !
Pocky Day Link: This gallery has some neat pics of the Pocky Watch and Pocky Vending machines!
Flavor: Azuki
Notes: Azuki is a 'sweet red bean paste'. A traditional japanese treat, it shows up in cookies, ice cream, etc. An azuki loving friend of mine was excited to try them, but says that they don't really taste like azuki. No one else was able to place the flavors either - guesses ranged from 'Fajitas' to 'Burnt cinnamon toast crunch'. While not bad, per se, it certainly wasn't very good.
Rating: 4 out of 10 (because I didn't like it, and because it didn't taste like the real deal)
Flavor: Whipped Chocolate Mousse
Notes: I am trying to close out the 'Mousse' category on my pocky list. I'd give my own notes, but this review I found at Animecastle is perfect:
"these pockys are so delicious, their flavor is to glory and its chocolate flavor is huge, 2 months ago my cousin went to study to japon, and when my prime return, brought 2 boxes of pocky flavor chocolate (small and giant) of strawberry, of mousse of chocolate and of almond, when it observes them seemed rare to me... but when I them probre... I could not stop to eat, if you have not tasted pockys..... you plows an idiot"
Rating: 8 out of 10
Pocky Day link: POCKY SHRINE , a terrific source of pocky info.
FLAVOR: Royal Milk Tea Mousse
NOTES: I've never had Royal Milk Tea, but this pocky was perfume-y and lemony, sorta bland
RATING: 5 out of 10
FLAVOR: Chocolate Banana Decorer
NOTES: Another strong entry in the Chocolate Banana Arena. It's a nice arena, you should visit.
RATING: 7 out of 10
Soylent Pocky is made of PEOPLE !
"Whatever happened to Pocky Day?," The rioters scream.
It seems I have exhausted the local supplies of Pocky variety.
I must now enter Phase II of my plan - Invade Japan.
I have made contact with a vendor in Japan and am awaiting exciting new kinds of Pocky.
In the meantime I will revisit some of my favorites and update the blog with other odd Pocky stuff, like the picture above.
Today's Pocky Link is a surprisingly indepth and ongoing review of Japanese snack foods (including Pocky) from Boonyverse.
Happy Pocky Day!
Today pocky link is Depths of Addiction: a ground breaking documentary series which reveals the tragic truth about Pocky Addiction.
Click on the banner to visit the site
FLAVOR: Reverse Strawberry PockyNOTES: Another tasty addition to the Reverse Pocky family! This Pocky is so rare I could not even find a picture of it online, so I had to take my own.RATING: 7 out of 10
While looking for pictures of this online, I came across MORE NEW flavors of pocky! There seem to be 2 new kinds of Decorer (White Chocolate and Strawberry) and 2 new kinds of Mousse (Custard Fondu and Chocolat Chaud).
FLAVOR: Kurogoma Black Sesame
NOTES: This pocky has a strong and unusual aroma. I was a bit reluctant to try it, but it was really good! The closest I can describe the flavor is "Honey Nut Cheerios".
RATING: 6 out of 10
FLAVOR: Kinako Soybean Flour
NOTES: This is a subtle taste, and not one I am used to growing up in America. It tasted unlike any other pocky I've had, and more like a Pretz. It had a buttery cracker taste.
RATING: 6 out of 10
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