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Sakuraco April 2021 Review

So here's to the second month of Sakura co! I was very excited to try lots of different items, especially all the matcha flavored ones. I am a huge matcha lover, drinking a cup of it daily and loving all things tea ceremony.


So I was personally very excited for this box! If you are interested in getting your own Sakuraco, please check out their website to decided which subscription length is your cup of tea.

Now the best thing about food, is it can be shared with others. So this month, I got the help of my sister and nephew to give me their opinions on this box. (We even gave each snack a score which I will include below.)


What's inside?


Matcha Pudding

So starting off strong with this one for sure! This matcha pudding had a very smooth taste, and you can definitely taste the leaves that makes up the tea. It was a nice bitter but slightly sweet flavor that was quickly finished by all three of us. It comes from Osaka, and contains evaporated matcha liqueur. It is made with Shizuoka matcha tea leaves, and you can taste the quality.


Our Scores

Edder: 9/10

Theresa: 7/10

Laura: 7/10

Overall: 23/30


Matcha Azuki Waffle

This waffle was best warmed. We did the microwave for a few seconds, but we think that it might have been better done in the toaster to get the nice crunchy outside for it. It has the flavor of the beans incorporated into it, and had much more of a cake texture than an American waffle. This sweet comes from Ibaraki.


Our Scores

Edder: 9/10

Theresa: 7/10

Laura: 9/10

Overall: 25/10


Matcha Mochi

This was the best of all of the sweets by far. All of us clearly loved it and enjoyed it a lot. There was a thin paper that was wrapped around the mochi, and after a struggle to remove it, we decided to eat it. We weren't sure if we were supposed to eat it or not, but hey, it dissolved and appeared to be edible. It had a lovely aftertaste, and we followed the directions from the booklet and chewed it slowly. It definitely is a soft and building treat. It is from Hokkaido, and if I were to see it in the store, I would grab quite a few of them.


Our Scores

Edder: 10/10

Theresa: 10/10

Laura: 10/10

Overall: 30/30


Matcha Senbei

Okay, so I love senbi. Like a lot. I would eat senbei all day, everyday if I could. This was a nice crunchy cracker. We quickly ate all of the crackers, and weren't bothered by the broken bits at all. If you are in Niigata, pick some of these up for sure!


Our Scores

Edder: 9.5/10

Theresa: 8.5/10

Laura: 10/10

Overall: 28/10


Matcha Kintsuba

This was a nice red bean sweet with a thin and soft outside mochi casing. You could taste the red bean texture, and the skins were still in there. It was not overly sweet and matched well with tea. This one comes from Ishikawa.


Our Scores

Edder: 6/10

Theresa: 8/10

Laura: 8/10

Overall: 22/30


Matcha Yokan Roll Cake

This cake was best paired with coffee or strong tea. It has a soft and sweet cake on the outside, but also the red bean inside was chewy. While I wasn't too impressed with it over all, it was still nice to try! Nagano did great with this one!


Our Scores

Edder: 7.5/10

Theresa: 9/10

Laura: 6/10

Overall: 22.5/30


Matcha Mochi Monaka

Well, I have to say, I wasn't a big fan of these monaka over all. We enjoyed the flavor and the texture of the mochi, but the smell put us off.


Our Scores

Edder: 4/10

Theresa: 6/10

Laura: 6/10

Overall: 16/30


Golden Plum Tea

This is one item I would never buy or try again. It was a simple tea, and while very beautiful in the glass tea cup we had, the taste was very salty and off putting. It was supposed to be sour, but it came across like drinking salt water. I think it would be good paired with a very sweet food, but personally, I would not buy this.


Our Scores

Edder: 2/10

Theresa: 7/10

Laura: 2/10

Overall: 11/30


Sakura Karinto

This snack brought me back to my experiences with hanami in Japan. The flavor was stellar and very much reminiscent of the other sakura sweets I had enjoyed before. The texture was crunchy and savory. It reminded us of churros almost. Coming from Aichi, I would pick this one up again.


Our Scores

Edder: 9.5/10

Theresa: 10/10

Laura: 10/10

Overall: 29.5/30