Author Topic: Pocky Flavors - 2008 (Read 17359 times)

TomtheFanboy · « **on:** May 15, 2008, 09:50:25 am »

So this winter we saw the return of the Marble Pocky flavors and Reverse Pocky was reborn once again as Pari Po.

Now we've gotten the announcements for the new summer flavors!
http://pocky.jp/products/index.html

Coconut is back of course, but we also get a new flavor. This is the 4th year in a row that Glico has gotten us an exotic summer flavor, last year was Tahitian Vanilla and the year before was pineapple. Now we get Brazillian Pudding!

WTF..... really? Well, I'm interested at least!
Maybe I can get a friend to make me some.
http://www.recipezaar.com/187092

On the other updates, Dessert Pocky has gone over to having Orange and Banana flavors instead of the white and pink versions and they've added blueberry flavor!

The other intriguing thing is the Flower Pocky.
http://pocky.jp/products/kariyazaki/index.html
It's not quite as obvious what is going on here so I would appreciate some translation help from those of you who can actually read kanji.

Rathany · « **Reply #1 on:** May 15, 2008, 11:24:05 am »

Flower Pocky? Let's see...

Yummy pocky made with plentiful ingrediants for luxurious taste. Please enjoy Crush Pocky.

Almond: something about mild chocolate granules and almonds. Made with plentiful amounts of ingrediants for a luxurious flavor. Please look forward to it.

Rangudoshya? (I suck at figuring out katakana sometimes):
Chrunchy mild chocolate ... and more of the same stuff about ingrediants. Sorry, I can't figure out the key katakana phrase rangudoshyakukii. The last part is likely cookie?

The very first kanji in the bit at the top is not in my dictionary at all. I will take a stab at trying to translate something actualy useful tonight, if no one else gets to it first

TomtheFanboy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 15, 2008, 11:59:53 am »

Well, there are several flavors of CRUSH Pocky. Almond, sugar cookie, and chocolate cookie. These sound like each of the flowers is a different flavor. They all probably have normal cookie sticks and milk chocolate with a different "crushed" ingredient mixed in. However, this theory does not explain the fourth box if each flower has a different flavor. Hmm.

Rathany · « **Reply #3 on:** May 15, 2008, 12:55:56 pm »

It's really hard to see what's going on here. The page for the pink carnation one just blathers on about the fleeting memory of first love and pink being the color of .. I think it says 'the happy times of a woman'. It doesn't use, yanno, any food words.

TomtheFanboy · « **Reply #4 on:** May 15, 2008, 01:15:28 pm »

On review there is probably two flowers for each flavor, look at the color of the box tops and compare them to the normal boxes.

http://pocky.jp/products/crush/index.html

Hawkeye · « **Reply #5 on:** May 15, 2008, 01:21:53 pm »

I love some of the new pocky flavors

Rathany · « **Reply #6 on:** May 15, 2008, 01:34:25 pm »

Quote from: TomtheFanboy on May 15, 2008, 01:15:28 pm

On review there is probably two flowers for each flavor, look at the color of the box tops and compare them to the normal boxes.

http://pocky.jp/products/crush/index.html

Yeah, the top two flower boxes seem to be almond of some sort, judging by the layout on the front page and the katakana on the box. For the bottom two are the 'rangudoshya' ones.

Oh, but the box on the right in this link: http://pocky.jp/products/crush/index.html says 'rangudoshya'. So, the bottom two are ... whatever that is

TomtheFanboy · « **Reply #7 on:** May 15, 2008, 01:36:45 pm »

That flavor has bits of crumbled sugar cookie in the chocolate.

rangudoshya
Hmmmm.... I wonder if that's a specific style of cookie.

totemo_oishii · « **Reply #8 on:** May 15, 2008, 02:21:37 pm »

I haven't bought Pocky in a while. That needs to change.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #9 on:** May 15, 2008, 02:39:55 pm »

I don't think that there is any Pocky that I don't like. It all taste amazing so I'm sure these ones are great too.

Kahlan4 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2008, 03:47:33 pm »

i wanna try all the flavors..... mmmmm pocky...

my friend got me some green tea pocky and mango pocky for my birthday ^.^ deeelicious!

i wanna make more pocky cupcakes too, with the more unusual flavors >.O it's just a matter of finding those flavors... >.<

Negima · « **Reply #11 on:** May 15, 2008, 05:06:28 pm »

This reminds Tom, I wanted to show you a picture I took here during KawaiiKon. (photo coming as soon as final paper is done)

Oh, and as far as my pocky search over here, nothing new. In fact, Uwajimaya probably has a much better selection than anything over here.

megchan · « **Reply #12 on:** May 15, 2008, 10:28:43 pm »

oh my gosh. I'm crazy about flower flavoured desserts!! Now I really want some of that pocky T___T

laurifer · « **Reply #13 on:** May 15, 2008, 10:50:30 pm »

Mmmm that looks so good! I'll have to be on the lookout for those

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #14 on:** May 16, 2008, 10:07:27 am »

I echo what has been said, but especially about the blueberry. Blueberry pocky would probably make me do a somersault or something irregular yet fantastic, lol

TomtheFanboy · « **Reply #15 on:** May 16, 2008, 04:52:57 pm »

Well then, <_<
I guess you guys will want to make sure you can make it to the Pocky Club meeting in June then won't you. >_>

Higuma · « **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2008, 06:48:07 pm »

Quote from: TomtheFanboy on May 16, 2008, 04:52:57 pm

Well then, <_<
I guess you guys will want to make sure you can make it to the Pocky Club meeting in June then won't you. >_>

So if I go I can try new flavors of Pocky?

Trumby · « **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2008, 08:57:27 pm »

I wish it wasn't too hot to order pocky online now..I forgot to get it a couple months ago..and it'll melt if I buy it now..

megchan · « **Reply #18 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:06:42 pm »

There were a ton, ton, ton of boxes of the Blueberry and Brazillian Pudding kinds at a store by my house. No one sells the flower kinds though ;______;

superjaz · « **Reply #19 on:** June 16, 2008, 08:54:53 am »

blue berry pocky is good stuff

xRIxKUx · « **Reply #20 on:** June 18, 2008, 01:18:41 pm »

Yaaaay new Pocky! ^~^

TomtheFanboy · « **Reply #21 on:** June 20, 2008, 06:30:32 pm »

BTW everyone, FUBON Market on East 82nd has a TON of Thai Pocky. Mustash found this out awhile back.
They have Thai versions of Milk, Blueberry, and even Chocolate Banana!
That's right! Chocolate banana! It's not the swirl like in 2005, it's a banana coating on a chocolate stick.

However, since they're all Thai flavors they still have that waxy aftertaste.
Is it worth it? Pick some up and find out!

laurifer · « **Reply #22 on:** June 20, 2008, 09:50:30 pm »

Quote from: TomtheFanboy on June 20, 2008, 06:30:32 pm

BTW everyone, FUBON Market on East 82nd has a TON of Thai Pocky. Mustash found this out awhile back.
They have Thai versions of Milk, Blueberry, and even Chocolate Banana!
That's right! Chocolate banana! It's not the swirl like in 2005, it's a banana coating on a chocolate stick.

However, since they're all Thai flavors they still have that waxy aftertaste.
Is it worth it? Pick some up and find out!

I've actually had the choco banana one last year. It was meh.

Sugarlat · « **Reply #23 on:** June 21, 2008, 03:48:37 am »

I totally went to fubon today and I saw like 3 more different pockys!
I saw like some different boxed original one
I saw Maroon Pocky?
And I saw Giant Chocky?

Sugarlat · « **Reply #24 on:** June 21, 2008, 03:52:02 am »

....Hate you Tom...
I was just so excited then I saw you're post...
I saw tons of Thai ones too but I bought Milk and Choco Banana...I don't wanna taste it just yet though...
I bought Giant Chocky...it's meh...but huge...I also got original strawberry and
two panda like things called Kancho!

Prinz Eugen · « **Reply #25 on:** June 21, 2008, 09:23:38 am »

Is Pocky "G" still available, or do they discontinue flavors a lot?

Sugarlat · « **Reply #26 on:** June 21, 2008, 04:03:12 pm »

Who knows, they do weird things with pocky

TomtheFanboy · « **Reply #27 on:** June 22, 2008, 12:29:24 pm »

Pocky G has not been available for years. They discontinue and re-release flavors a lot though, so we may see it again. I'd rather have Pocky G than Gokuboso Pocky.

CHOCKY. GAG. There's a reason the stuff is so cheap.

I'll be bringing the Thai banana to the meeting. I still don't like the waxy aftertaste but the monkey on the box is pretty cute.

xRIxKUx · « **Reply #28 on:** June 23, 2008, 11:28:34 am »

Pocky makes it like a party :3

superjaz · « **Reply #29 on:** June 23, 2008, 12:19:06 pm »

yeah box of giant chocky i have seen for as little as 3$
box of giant pocky 11-13$
why the differnce? chocky ..tastes like the name, and not to be confused with pocky

totemo_oishii · « **Reply #30 on:** June 23, 2008, 02:10:57 pm »

I still have an empty box of Pocky G. It's the only Pocky box I know I won't throw away. lol

xRIxKUx · « **Reply #31 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:11:02 pm »

Chocky tastes like a high quality crayon.... A RoseArt crayon...

Black~Rose · « **Reply #32 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:25:36 pm »

lol wow lots of pocky flavors and chocky sounds gross..

laurifer · « **Reply #33 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:44:21 pm »

Yeah Chocky =/= Pocky.

It tastes so gross I've had the giant Chocky before lol

Black~Rose · « **Reply #34 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:45:22 pm »

why did they even MAKE chocky?

laurifer · « **Reply #35 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:46:31 pm »

Quote from: Black~Rose on June 23, 2008, 03:45:22 pm

why did they even MAKE chocky?

It's the same question as "why do they make Thai Pocky?"

There will always be rip-offs.

Black~Rose · « **Reply #36 on:** June 23, 2008, 03:48:52 pm »

oh lol apparenty they didn't do a good job.

Higuma · « **Reply #37 on:** June 24, 2008, 08:29:34 pm »

I just got some blueberry pocky today for the first time and will try it later when I am watching anime.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #38 on:** June 24, 2008, 08:46:55 pm »

Quote from: Higuma on June 24, 2008, 08:29:34 pm

I just got some blueberry pocky today for the first time and will try it later when I am watching anime.

Kahlan and I picked up a box of Blueberry a few days back, and it is goooood. Makes me think of the Grape Ape donut from Voodoo Donut.

laurifer · « **Reply #39 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:35:28 am »

Quote from: EveofAbyss on June 24, 2008, 08:46:55 pm

Quote from: Higuma on June 24, 2008, 08:29:34 pm
I just got some blueberry pocky today for the first time and will try it later when I am watching anime.

Kahlan and I picked up a box of Blueberry a few days back, and it is goooood. Makes me think of the Grape Ape donut from Voodoo Donut.

REALLY?! *loves grape ape*

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #40 on:** June 25, 2008, 08:23:55 am »

Quote from: laurifer on June 25, 2008, 02:35:28 am

Quote from: EveofAbyss on June 24, 2008, 08:46:55 pm
Quote from: Higuma on June 24, 2008, 08:29:34 pm
I just got some blueberry pocky today for the first time and will try it later when I am watching anime.

Kahlan and I picked up a box of Blueberry a few days back, and it is goooood. Makes me think of the Grape Ape donut from Voodoo Donut.

REALLY?! *loves grape ape*

Yeah, it actually has a similar taste to their sour/sweet topping on that donut. Slightly grape, slightly blueberry, all delicious, lol

xRIxKUx · « **Reply #41 on:** June 25, 2008, 09:19:14 am »

Wow Rodney, you could do commercial advertisment! xD Lolx

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #42 on:** June 25, 2008, 09:25:48 am »

Quote from: xRIxKUx on June 25, 2008, 09:19:14 am

Wow Rodney, you could do commercial advertisment! xD Lolx

Hey, if they want to pay me in pocky to do promos, I'll do it in a second.

laurifer · « **Reply #43 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:48:04 am »

Mmmmmm that sounds soooo good!

Higuma · « **Reply #44 on:** June 25, 2008, 10:59:49 am »

The blueberry was so good!

Sugarlat · « **Reply #45 on:** June 27, 2008, 10:16:02 am »

I went to Uwajimiya yesterday and I got Hello Kitty Pocky which is just strawberry pocky, and I got brazilian pudding pocky.
I like the pudding pocky, I saw giant strawberry too.
I wanna go back, I need to buy more pocky!!!

laurifer · « **Reply #46 on:** June 27, 2008, 11:48:24 am »

Tom...I'm just hoping the Pocky won't melt via internationl transit...cos that would be a sad, sad time D:

superjaz · « **Reply #47 on:** June 29, 2008, 08:34:58 pm »

they had the blue berry when i went there today it was good

vampirek_yaoi · « **Reply #48 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:40:45 am »

POCKY!!!!

TomtheFanboy · « **Reply #49 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:53:18 am »

I'm hoping it will be safe!

If they have Brazilian Pudding at Uwajimaya's I'm going to freak out.
I'll freak out even more if it's sold out by the time I get there!

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Author Topic: Pocky Flavors - 2008 (Read 17359 times)