What kind of candy manufacturer is UHA Mikakuto(UHA味覚糖)?
It’s an eccentric candy manufacturer from Osaka.
They compete on creative ideas and have a lot of products with strong quirks.
Their gummies are especially famous. They have tons of hits like Puccho, Shigekix, and Cororo✨
They love releasing experimental flavors and textures.
Believe it or not, there was even a gummy that got discontinued because the alcohol content was too high!
Introducing representative fun snacks from UHA Mikakuto!
Cororo🍇
Sold in Japanese convenience stores🏪
A gummy with a bouncy, fruit-like texture resembling a grape.
The outside is a thin skin and the inside is jelly, making it popular for feeling like real fruit.
By the way, even among Japanese people, opinions are split regarding the taste of Cororo.
About half of the people say it’s delicious, but the other half feel like the taste is “hmm…”😅
Shigekix⚡️
You might not see these much in convenience stores and such. You might have to search to find them even in supermarkets👀
A gummy whose selling points are sourness and hardness. It is insanely sour😖🍋
People who like sourness might want to give it a try.
However, caution is needed because your tongue will feel weird if you eat them all at once🔥
I like them quite a bit👍
Puccho🍬
A food that feels like Hi-Chew with gummy-filled soft candy added to it.
Small gummies are inside the soft candy, characterized by a chewy and squishy texture😊
Summary: So, is the taste actually good?
Basically, it’s average😌
The famous ones taste so-so. As for the minor snacks, there are some bad-tasting ones too😆
It’s not like “It’s so bad I can’t eat it all!”, though.
I don’t actively choose to eat them, but I eat them as funny material🎉
In my case, I like Shigekix and Puccho because they are delicious, but I don’t think the other snacks are very tasty.
That said, it’s not like they are so bad that you can’t finish them, so please feel safe buying them🎵
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