(Hokkiadou Shokora Keeki | Hokkaido Chocolate Cake)
General Description
It's Hokkaido Chocolate Cake! From...Hokkaido? I don't see any brand name on this. Either way, this seems to be a Hokkaido product through and through. The package advertises that the chocolate and wheat used to make this snack is 100% from Hokkaido. We also saw the same shape on the Hokkaido Cheese Cake from a while back. I didn't mention it at the time, and it may be obvious, but it's the shape of Hokkaido!
By the way, this treat is called "chocolate cake" but it's a pudding cup if I've ever saw one. The top half is the cake and the bottom is pudding. I don't think chocolate pudding is as common here as it is in the West. I haven't had any in years anyways!
At long last, time to jump in!
Review
- Price
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84 JPY (1 cup) - Taste
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The cake part has light chocolate cake taste. The pudding tastes like good chocolate pudding. It's kinda nostalgic actually, it reminds me of the pudding cups I had as a kid. It tastes soooo good. It's so chocolaty but not too sweet or heavy. It's pretty rich.I don't know what the cake adds in terms of flavour, but it tastes delicious.
- Texture
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The cake part is soooo moist! The pudding on the bottom is like Western pudding - more solid than yogurt but more liquidy than custard pudding I reviewed before. The cake doesn't become mushy in the pudding.
- Smell
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There's a light chocolate smell.
- Overall
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It's really simple, but I really like pudding. The cake helps it feel less heavy while still satisfying. I could probably eat 3 cups in one sitting if I was hungry, but as a light snack, it's perfect. It satisfies my sugar and chocolate craving. If you like pudding, you'll like this. - Would I try again?
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Yeah, as a little treat for myself.
