Korean Snack Review

This week has been one hectic swarm of assignments and studying, followed by a sudden realization that I have yet to make anything for my blog this week. I had very little time to actually attempt to cook in my dorm room, let alone the will and determination that is required to microwave pasta for over ten minutes for mediocre results. But what I do have is Korean friends that bring me snacks. So here we are:

Korean snack review will start here.

In case you've ever walked through downtown and wondered what those fun looking snacks are in the windows, hopefully this will give you some courage to stop in and try some.

 First snack: "Onion Flavored Rings"

Okay, so, it doesn't necessarily sound like the best, but trust me. These things taste like real onion rings (hence the "onion flavored"). At first I just thought, "wow thanks for bringing me Funyuns, gross," but these are addicting. Out of all the snacks I got, I reached for these the most. I will warn you, though, you'll be smelling onion for awhile, so wash you hands and brush your teeth after eating these.

Second snack: Corn Cho: Hazelnut Choco

These are another under dog for me. As someone who has travelled to Germany, eaten the food, and fully enjoys the culture, when I saw hazelnut, I was immediately intrigued. But once I read the "corn," I was confused. Corn? With Chocolate? It didn't seem like an appetizing combination. I couldn't shake my initial interest and, boy, was I surprised when I tried it. The puff is the same consistency of a Cheeto Puff with a light corn flavor that oddly compliments the sweet chocolate coating. Compared to the multitude of hazelnut candies I've consumed in Germany the flavor on the puffs is rather weak, but I'm not mad at it. These are quite possibly my new favorite snack, second only to the onion flavored rings that I can't stop eating.

Third snack: Cookie and Cream Pepero

If you went through that anime phase in middle school, or you're just a snack enthusiast, then you're probably familiar with Pocky, the Japanese chocolate covered biscuit sticks. Pepero are basically the Korean version of Pocky (sorry, nobody kill me). These ones are dipped in white chocolate and coated with cookie crumbles, and taste about as delicious as you expect anything cookies and cream flavored to taste. They taste rather delicious, but I don't reach for them as often as I do the onion rings.

Last snack: Choco Pies

These are a fairly popular snack that I've seen my friends eat on a few occasions. A choco pie is marshmallow sandwiched in two soft cookies and dipped in chocolate. Honestly, I probably won't buy these again. They aren't the worst, but they didn't blow my mind. Choco pies are also very crumbly, and as someone who fully enjoys eating in bed, the crumbs are somewhat of an inconvenience. My grandpa is fond of Mallo Cups and the like, so these made me think of him.

Overall, my advice to you is go get some Korean snacks. They might seem a little strange at first, but the weirdest ones are the snacks I like best. Also pro tip: if you like to collect bags of snack and never finish them, but you don't have any bag clips, or you've simply collected so many snacks, use binder clips to close your bags! Nothing's worse than opening a bag of chips only to find they've gone stale from sitting out.