A new year and a new Bokksu Box. The January 2022 Bokksu Box (Kanto New Year theme) was sesame and chocolate heavy with a dash of Strawberry. Allison and Ben made their way through this box and Ben continued his trend of preferring savory over sweet.
Read More Bokksu Box Review: Kanto New YearWhen it is cold outside, I make a pot of lentil soup just about every week. I was inspired to record this cooking session thanks to some bone broth my father gave me. I felt like it would take my standard lentil soup to the next level and I was right. Here are the ingredients […]
Read More Lentil Soup RecipeThe December 2021 Bokksu Snack Box arrived at the house last week and Ben and Allison did their monthly review. The theme was “Hokkaido Holiday”. December in Japan seems to be connected with corn? There was a strong corn theme this month that did not go over well with the reviewers (can you say “corn […]
Read More December Japanese Snack Box ReviewThis month’s Bokksu is “Kansai Autumn” themed. Ben and Allison ripped through the snacks and offered their opinions. It was another matcha heavy box which yielded mixed results. Note: Kansai is a region in the south of Honshu, Japan’s main island. In its center is the city of Kyoto, Japan’s capital from 794 to 1869.
Read More Japanese Kansai Autumn Snack BoxWe have been subscribing to snack box service Bokksu for a few years and my son recently started taking Japanese lessons so I thought it would be a fun idea for him to do a review video. The September box had a Mid Autumn festival theme and featured more chocolate and mochi based treats than […]
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