Reviews
As part of a new collaboration between Nintendo, Universal, and Nestle, new Kit Kat flavors exist for Super Nintendo World. Try a Mario Kit Kat, which is strawberry flavored, a Luigi Kit Kat (lime), a Peach Kit Kat (peach flavoured, duh), a Yoshi Kit Kat (watermelon flavoured), or a Bowser Kit Kat (cinnamon), all of which are coming soon.
Kit Kats are extremely popular in Japan for some reason with every flavor under the sun seemingly applied already so these as a new snack option make logical sense. All the flavors match up pretty well to the characters they are meant to represent although I'm hesitant on how a Lime or Watermelon chocolate will taste, but if they could blueberry work I don't see why those couldn't work!
Thief's Macaron
One of USJ's latest treats during their Cool Japan event (which features temporary attractions based around anime and video games) is this
Lupin III-inspired serving of the classic French treat known as the macaron. These macarons are sold in batches of three and are available in green, red, pink, or blue (inspired by the numerous jackets Lupin has worn throughout the franchise).
A good usage of the popular seasonal event at USJ and even better incorporation of a snack into the event. The snack itself is simple yet it matches its source material really well, and the colours referencing Lupin's jackets is a nice bonus!
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To tie in with Tokyo DisneySea's new
Frozen land, the park has released a new ice cream treat in Olaf's likeness! Three scoops of vanilla ice cream on a stick shaped into a snowman's shape with chocolate-covered pretzels for arms and a candy corn nose make for a scrumptious snack on a hot summer's day.
Turning a classic treat such as a sundae into a cute snack looking like Olaf would be a huge hit over at Tokyo Disneyland! These character themed snacks are always popular, and constantly see plenty of social media posting (just look at the aliens mochi!). This fun treat would likely be as popular as the alien mochi, chantu tails, Minnie ice pops, etc. Good job!
Disneyland Wagashi
Wagashi, a traditional Japanese confection traditionally filled with red bean paste, is as popular as they are cute. More recently sold to look like chibi versions of popular characters (as shown above) the Oriental Land Company will be taking cues from this trend and will soon be selling wagashi representations of both parks' attractions and characters, such as Chandu and Shiriki Utundu.
I had no clue what wagashi was before this post, but wow those treats sure are cute! Including park original characters such as Chandu is a great expansion of the current offerings of wagashi, and would likely be very popular given how much people seem to love these cute snacks and characters over seas!
HELLO KITTY CHUCKY
ICKY BUNS
For a limited time only during Universal Studios Japan’s Halloween Horror Nights, the sadistic and the sweet come together in a quintessentially Japanese way with the scrumptious Hello Kitty Chucky Icky Buns, steamed pork buns available for ¥550 and served in a yellow Playpals doll case. She’ll be your friend until the very end, when you bite into her spongily soft skull and red bits of pork sauce and brain matter come oozing out!
Oh wow Hello Kitty Chucky is a real think! I thought that was a fan edit, but nope it's real! This is vile in the best way possible, just the idea of the eating Hello Kitty's brain with it oozing and gushing out gives me the shivers! However given that this is for HHN the treat is a great fit, especially given there's a Hello Kitty subland at USJ allows for this snack to fit in even better. I always knew those Hello Kitty conspiracies were true
ARIEL’S TEMPURA FRIED ICE CREAM
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This colorful and flavorful treat will be available as part of a new court of snack stands in the Mermaid Lagoon port at Tokyo DisneySea. It’s sure to be a big hit with locals and tourists alike!
I've never had tempura fried ice cream before, but I have heard really great things about it! I wish there was a bit more detail such as the flavor of the ice cream or if the presentation will have special colors or decorations to tie into the mermaid theme. With that said I agree that this would be a hit I do believe that tempura fried ice cream is a rather popular and neat treat!
SUPER MARIO'S SUPER POWER UP M&MS CANDY
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As you thought Super Nintendo World's candy is sweet like 1-up mushrooms, but you have try new
Super Mario's Super Power Up M&Ms Candy with Mario characters in each different colorful M&Ms candy like
Mario,
Luigi,
Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Wario, Yoshi,
Bowser,
Donkey Kong and more. If you taste the power like other power ups, the candy melts on your mouth, not your hands!
Tying the colorful cast of Super Mario characters to the equally colorful M&M shells is a logical choice, and with the recent opening the M&M we have seen that characters can be translated really well onto the candy so that should cross over really well. Since this is the first project submitted this round this is the project I will be counting for ranking, but like usual I will review all submitted projects. For the future, if you would like, mention which post you would want to count for rankings (assuming the post follows the set rules). Again this to keep everything fair for all the competitors.
ROGER RABBIT'S WACKY ICE CREAM CAKES
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Here at
Tokyo Disneyland's Toontown, new
Roger Rabbit's Wacky Ice Cream Cakes take you squashed like a giant ice cube falls down you from the skies, yes it's strawberry favor ice cream cakes with
Roger Rabbit and
Baby Herman shapes like Roger & Baby Herman's face for Maroon Cartoons intro. You can also have chocolate ice cream cakes with
Jessica Rabbit shapes too!
This is such a cute idea! Roger Rabbit has held up in popularity far more in Tokyo Disneyland when compared in the states, likely due to the cuteness factor, and as such would make sense for a treat. I think the concept of the ice cream cake is really clever having it be like a falling anvil with the cartoon faces on top.
LUCKY CAT CAFE
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Locating at Tokyo Disneyland's Tomorrowland near by The Happy Ride with Baymax, Lucky Cat Café is best choice to eat
sweet treats such as donuts, cakes, cupcakes, coffee, milk and more. Hiro and Tadashi's aunt, Aunt Cass will love to serve you a good treats to eat as you'll relaxing after riding the rides in Tomorrowland.
Not what the prompt asked for, but the restaurant is a nice addition to the area to flesh out the Big Hero 6 area.
ミッキーの甘いおにぎり
(MICKEY’S SWEET ONIGIRI)
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The Walt Disney Company and The Oriental Land Company have partnered with OMOSUBI Cake to bring some new sweet treats to the guests of Tokyo Disneyland Resort, which will be exclusively available at Toontown.
This brand new dessert will be designed to look like a classic onigiri in the shape of Mickey, however, the classic seaweed wrapping will be replaced by a crepe made with black cocoa, while sponge cake and flavored whipped cream are used to make up the rice portion; three flavors will be offered at launch: お誕生日おめでとうミッキーおにぎり(Happy Birthday Mickey Onigiri), which will have a classic vanilla cake and whipped cream mixed with finely chopped strawberries for the filling, to imitate a strawberry shortcake; ミッキーチョコマニアおにぎり(Mickey Choco Mania Onigiri), which will have a chocolate cake and vanilla flavored whipped cream for the filling; and 小豆ミッキーおにぎり(Red Bean Mickey Onigiri), which instead of having a cake like the other two, will have a red bean paste bun as the filling.
Great job working in a classic Japanese treat to fit into the Disney image. Mickey shaped food ALWAYS tastes better, and the way you handled the transformation of this treat from savory to sweet made sense. Each flavor the onigiri was well done with the red bean one as a take on a traditional Japanese flavour being a smart move making sure this treat is authentically Disney distinctly Japanese. Great job!
Joining randomly at Prompt 7? Why not, man. Time to play some catch up
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'Olu Mel, the Ukulele playing turtle (and newest member of the Tokyo-favorite Duffy and Friends
crew) is visiting DisneySea, and he's brought a special summer treat from Hawaii. His Serenade Sundae
starts with ice cream flavored like melon cream soda (a popular dessert in Japan), topped with strawberry
shiratama dango (a type of mochi), sugared corn flakes, a slice of his special coconut-pineapple cake,
and a chocolate “shell", all in a novelty — and suitably photogenic — 'Olu Mel cup, bringing the sunny
tastes of his Hawaiian home to Tokyo Disney.
Welcome to the One Sentence Competition, we're happy to see you join! First off wow! Did you photoshop this image yourself? It looks amazing! This treat sounds amazing, you took into account what is popular in Japan and made it fit 'Olu Mel really well. The sundae just screams 'Olu Mel to me based on the colours, while the variety of items in the sundae help to make this a very unique and tasty looking item. Great job!
PRINCESS KAKIGŌRI
As part of the Ultimate Princess Celebration this year, both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will be offering its guests the
Princess Kakigōri, a Disney take on the popular Japanese shaved ice dessert. Emulating the elegant dresses a princess would wear, the perfectly conical shaved ice (served in a regular or themed souvenir bowl) will be doused with condensed milk and popular
kakigōri flavors that are representative of each of the Disney princesses' renowned looks (e.g., "Blue Hawaii" for Ariel, lemon for Belle, grape for Rapunzel, mango for Snow White, etc.) and topped off with an embedded half-body toy figurine of the matching princess, thus completing an edible masterpiece fit for a princess.
How does this not exist already? This seems like such a no brainer for an in park snack! At least in the US the shaved ice is insanely popular at the Japan pavilion, and the way you just were able to translate it perfectly to match the various Disney princesses was very impressive! This was a clever approach, and something I can see being very popular.
PROMPT SEVEN, CHEEP CHEEP TAIYAKI
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Enjoy a crispy Japanese treat at Pit Stop Popcorn with a Mario twist with Cheep Cheep Taiyaki, in Peachy Cream, Beanbean Red, and Bowser's Black Sesame.
Super Mario seems to be very popular this challenge, and rightfully so! So many unique treats have been created from this franchise this round, and you have continued that trend! Utilizing a classic Japanese treat while giving it that themed twist of being a Cheep Cheep is such a great and logical move, and the flavors match up with this classic treat. Good job this challenge!
Chocolate Rose Mousse
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Sold In A Snack Stand By The “Enchanted Tale Of Beauty & The Beast”, The Chocolate Rose Mousse Is A Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Topped With A Fondant Rose That’s Housed Inside The Same Style Container As The Rose Is In BATB.
Great job photoshopping the rose case, it looks really yummy! This is another treat that I'm surprised has yet to be attempted, I can just imagine the throngs of people posting this on their social media. Besides the beauty of the treaty the flavor combination is just logical given how well strawberry and chocolate work together!
(sorry for not posting last round, I got distracted)
マンカブまんじゅ
(Mancub Manju)
Located in Adventureland in Tokyo Disneyland, Mowgli & Baloo have set up a small restaurant selling those sweet little red bean paste pastries, designed around characters & properties associated with Tokyo Disneyland Resort, like Shiriki Utundu, Baymax & the Fab 5, alongside Mowgli & Baloo's friends from the the original 1967 Jungle Book film.
Nice touch making the title in Japanese adds an extra level of authenticity for these international challenges we have been having these last couple of prompts. The utilization of the classic Japanese treats and turning them into a treat is smart approach as it approaches to the guests of the park, and the wide array of character shapes aid in diversfying the appeal of the product to the general public. Good job!
Mizu shingen mochi or raindrop cake is a dessert made of water and agar that is supposed to resemble a raindrop (clear version above) and the resulting mildly sweet dessert has virtually no calories and makes for a great vegetarian/vegan alternative.
The Fossilized Amber will be colored to resemble the iconic amber topper of Hammond's cane (Jurassic Park), and when guests dig in, they will encounter a mosquito made of molasses-like syrup, called kuromitsu, and soybean flour, called kinako; making this extremely instagramble dessert ask guests if they can truly eat water at Universal Studios Japan.
It's shocking something as simple and pretty as a raindrop cake could have so little calories AND be vegan! I guess the gummies in the parks have gotten me accustomed to the typical run of the mill candy. This candy however is anything but that! The approach taken for this treat is logical, and honestly I'm surprised this hasn't been done for the Velocicoaster given the vast amount of Jurassic World treats they created. I think you hit right on the head with the instagramble aspect, and I really appreciate the photoshop! Great work!
Bonus Thoughts
I would eliminate those pickles that they sell in Liberty Square because anyone who chooses to walk around Magic Kingdom while eating an oversized pickle is a psychopath
Not saying I disagree with you here, but I think
@Tegan pilots a chicken would like to have a word
I get why this is a thing, but still why? I feel like Six Flags sushi joins the like of gas station sushi in terms of maybe you shouldn't ever eat that. The photo really does not help its case!
Turkey Off the Table
It's about time they stopped selling those giant turkey legs as a snack, given they're so oversalted it's like eating a handful of the Sahara Desert and you're left with a string-covered bone messing up your mitts as you gorge yourself.
Da Disney turkey legs cuz I don’t eat meat & I heard they suck anyways
This is what I was gonna say
This was my answer when I first posted the bonus challenge! These things are just so greasy
My mom and I tried to eat one on our first trip back to Disney in an effort to save money and be on a budget. While we were able to split the huge meat stick out stomachs quickly regretted our decision! It's a shame because they smell so delightful, but alas they are so bad.
@DashHaber kudos for that description really exemplifying the issues I have with the turkey leg!
SHORTBREAD COOKIES
Disneyland Paris
I'd imagine these shortbread cookies taste good, given its Main Street Electrical Parade-esque engagements in every seasonal menu possible (and you know, popularity with the French), but there is this thing called "cookie fatigue." Maybe it's time to let it go in the seasonal menus for something else, and create a dessert that's a bit more in theme to whatever seasonal event is happening in the parks?
Okay I know shortbread is a very whatever kinda treat to many, but like these designs are so cute and so versatile! I get what you mean by too much of a good thing, but like I kinda want one now after seeing the Baloo design
I’d eliminate the Beverly soft drink because it flat out sucks. Many Disney fans (myself included) don’t like the taste of it, so it should go.
Beverly is awful, but I agree with
@Tegan pilots a chicken I love introducing people to the nasty drink! Tastes just like a Nintendo Switch cartridge of GermX, what more is there to love! With that said yea this is pretty bad, but at least we know its bad on purpose now!
Just because something is iconic doesn't mean it's good.
Epcot
PEANUT BUTTER PICKLE CORN DOG
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This monstrosity, I don’t like pickles and it’s just such a weird mix to wrap my head around.
WT F DISNEYLAND! This is just straight up nasty! Not even the pictutre looks right! The breading looks all prickly and crusty and musty, the pickle is well a pickle 'nuff said, and then the corndog filling! The filling looks like wet pet food, or what comes out an animal's rear after said pet food! And why the peanut butter
Does Corn on the cob count as a snack? Barring that, my vote is for Churros, since
churro only has a shelf life of about 4 minutes.
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Corn on the Cob does count as a snack
Churros are surprising to be here, but they make sense! I had my first churro last month and it was just okay so I can see how it could be someone's least favorite snack. I know my brother is personally not fond of them claiming they're always too hard/stale.
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Frozen bananas seem to be very hit or miss for people since the chocolate shell falls off leaving just a cold banana when the whole idea is get one full bite each time. Disney has other better snacks that fit the lands (turkey legs), can be altered to fit a certain theme (churro lightsabers), or they are uniquely Disney (Mickey ice cream bars), but this frozen treat can be found anywhere, and frankly, the phallic shape is kind of disturbing.
I was a chocolate banana stan. I remember eating one in the shade of Animal Kingdom when I was about four or five, sitting on a towel, watching the Jammin Jungle Parade. It was also very hot! Now why that memory sticks out so much? No clue, but when I started going back to Disney in 2013 I tried one immediately! Not even my rose tinted glasses could have saved my childhood favorite snack for the exact reasons you mentioned!