 Thanks for checking out this unboxing video. This is for the June Snaku box. Yes, they always look the same Yeah The they always come wrapped in like a cloth type thing that actually we've been keeping my wife and I because we Can use it for like stuffing gift bags and instead of putting tissue paper and you can put those in because they're more Colorful and they're reusable and durable. So that's just cool thing Always excited when I'm doing these Unboxings I know don't get a ton of views on these videos. It's some of my lesser-viewed ones other than my book reviews because not a lot of people want to want to read but It's just fun. I love doing it So the fact that there's anyone out there who watches this video is enough for me. So There you go. Hopefully you enjoy but real quick hit that subscribe if you like this video If you like any videos I do you can pay me back by just hitting that subscribe Literally takes you a second totally painless and it can mean a lot for me, but let's get into this June Snaku as usual cool artwork on their little insert so this is I think the focus is Like rural Japan. Yeah, I believe it's a rural if you want to read like the little intro thing up At the top go ahead and then I'll just I'm just gonna scroll if you want to do look at any of those things ahead of time But obviously I'm gonna eat them. So I'm gonna tell you what's up with all of these now. Here's the thing I I looked at this ahead of time. I always look at it ahead of time So I want to know going into the unboxing if there's anything I need to get because in the past They had like one thing that was like a matcha drink that was a powder So I needed to have water ahead of time. So I always look for that type of stuff but Since I looked ahead like this looks like it's probably gonna be another very strong box and I will say snack who's always been good I don't think I've ever had a box where I was like, I hate that But there have been ones that are like better than others. I feel like the last bunch of months They've been on a really good run of really good boxes. So shigeki at snack who great job, man It's been awesome. Oh, yes. So if you guys want to see this is all the stuff in there Looks like a good time. All right, so first thing So this is the first thing I saw. Oh, I'm excited about this thing So this is a Fukui Peanut senpai first of all loves senpai second of all love peanuts And anything like peanut butter. Oh my cats like staring at it. You can't eat this Chloe You can't eat this So here's a description Fukui has many historical sites dotted around the prefecture foremost among them is a Eheji temple the center of Buddhism in Japan Fukui has also been the center of power for many feudal lords and is home to the Maruoka castle the castle is also known as the mist castle Which comes from a legend about thick mist hiding the fortification from approaching enemies These peanuts senpai are baked in a firewood kiln and are a winner of the International Monday selection competition So award-winning snack Sounds good. Oh Yeah, I smell that peanut That peanut is And that's good for me because like I said love peanut stuff so it kind of looks like a pancake That is kind of shaped a little bit like a lid you see how there's like a Dip here. It's a little concave It's like a pancake, but it's but it's like a little bit hard So it's like it's kind of like a cookie that's that's baked so it's Harder as opposed to being like a soft cookie smells They just it just smells like peanut and peanut butter like that's all it smells like and smells actually pretty sweet too My god I'm gonna It's a lot harder than I thought it would be Now you can hear It's very crunchy. I like that. I'm big on texture. I would like crunchy things Like I think I've said before like when I do toast. I want my toast to be like almost burnt You can see the actual like peanuts in there This kind of tastes like the cookie form a peanut brittle It's got like it was really buttery kind of like molasses see Caramel notes along with so much so much so much peanut and peanut butter and it's sweet But it's not like crazy sweet, but as far as Japanese snacks go It's more on the sweet side than what I'm used to for Japanese snacks Which is fine because it's still less sweet than what you'd end up getting in the United States. It was really good. Oh I can't eat too much of that right now though because it is tough to bite into that thing. Maybe it's just because I'm getting old. I don't know Don't have had more teeth issues as I've aged Pretty common. Anyway, that's really good. That's a great start. Love it All right, let's go right here This is one. I only have one of them in here it is Black sesame cookie black sesame is slowly needed into the cookie dough to make these delicious bite-sized cookies This is one of the popular snacks on the side not part of the theme. The last one was part of the theme All right, so I love sesame You know, it's got a look at this. It's got like a picture of it with beer on the back I'm big into beer. These should pair well with beer. Maybe I Guess you're supposed to be like black crackers because it's needed in That makes sense and it looks like it's yeah, it's got like a resealable top, which is cool It smells kind of like coffee to be honest It's got like a like a Like a roasty coffee note Yeah, it smells like coffee It smells like coffee. That's really weird And as you can see that's what it looks like kind of cool salty But not too salty like a little salty It's a really It's actually the texture. It's very velvety in my mouth. It's very very soft coach your mouth It's kind of like it has the consistency of like a cheese it cracker But it doesn't taste anything like a cheese it I definitely taste that sesame that sesame is outstanding that flavor is really good It's like a really nice sesame flavor that's strong With a little bit of like a butteriness to it and a little bit of a saltiness. Oh my gosh. These are killer I really love that Like I said, I'm big on sesame. I love sesame if you're not a sesame person These are not going to be okay for you. You're going to hate them because they are like so much sesame It's unbelievable. They do have like a nice little roast on them. That is a little coffee like I really dig this These are damn good I really like that man That's so good. So I will tell you this. Um I do a craft beer podcast called brutal battle B-r-e-w-t-a-l you can get it on like itunes stitcher google play all that or the website. That's just brutal battle.com So every now and then I'll do we do special episodes where we Match beers with food and well, it'll usually be one type of food So I was thinking of actually doing a beer and Japanese snacks pairing episode So if you want to check that out when we eventually get to it, that'd be cool Um, those Would be good for that Especially because they have the picture on the back with beer. All right moving on. What is this? Oh no I'm gonna have to I'm gonna save that that's weird I'm gonna save that that's something weird That'll be interesting Okay, so let's do this one Throw that over there. Sorry if you hear my cat scratching on things She's weird. Um wasabi puffs. This is actually also part of the popular snacks portion on the side Wasabi puffs. It kind of looks like you know, like Wasabi corn nuts or something mini corn puffs dusted in wasabi powder That sounds good. I like wasabi I like it dusted corn puffs, which we've had some kind of like that in this before Does it smell? Yeah smells a little wasabi like it actually has a little bit of like a soy Soy sauce type smell too. There you go Very crunchy yeah So the consistency in the crunch and the the puffed fluffiness of it Is kind of similar to some of those rice crackers you can get in the united states and grocery stores like It'll be like Chinese rice crackers It's kind of like that But then there's this really quick hit of like a hot wasabi, but it doesn't say stay hot for a long time Kind of like there's hot up front and then it dies down real quick You definitely taste the corn flavor in there too, which goes well with the wasabi And it's relatively salty Yeah, relatively salty If you like wasabi And corn This is nice. It's a nice marriage of those two flavors I like that as well. I'm not I I don't like it as much as the first two But that's like a nice little snacky thing that could actually be good with beer as well like an IPA Let's see how with an IPA All right, moving on What is this? I don't know what this one is. I don't know if there's two of them or not. I don't think there's two of them I got one of these unfortunately, so okay I think I'm gonna have to open it first Oh, no, I think it's the kochi rice senpai In which case this is also one of them and this is one of them, I think Oh, uh, it's kind of like a assortment. It's like three different ones. This is what it looks like Yeah, so these three All right, so it is kochi is located in the southern coast of Shikoku, which is Japan's small main island Kochi is the home of Sakamoto Ryoma A prominent figure and Ronin wandering samurai who led the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa Tokugawa shogunate T and the era of the samurai and modernized Japan We've included three types of senpai rice crackers from this region seaweed shrimp and yuzu citrus Okay, so I'm not going to do the shrimp or seaweed because I feel like we have a lot of those types of flavors in this box Typically, so I'm going to do the yuzu one because that sounds interesting, especially for a senpai I don't think I've ever had a senpai with the yuzu flavor for people who don't know yuzu is like like Yeah, it's like a citrusy type thing. I think it's between like it's supposed to be between like an orange and a Meyer lemon or something like that Yeah, so it looks like a cookie Like a very thin well baked cookie Oh, man, you can smell the yuzu coming right off that thing. It's very bright smell Yeah, it smells like a little lemony. Yeah, like lemon and orange mixed together. That's a really nice smell Oh It tastes a good amount of it And it's not very sweet It's very much in control. There's a little bit of a buttery finish to it But it's a lot of that citrusy yuzu I like it and I got like It's kind of like Hard caramelized little pieces of yuzu that are kind of sprinkled in there I can't I put it up and you can't really see it That's really good. It's it's really like light and kind of refreshing I feel like this is a type of snack that if you're into having tea and like cookies and biscuits with tea That this would be a really good choice To go with it. That's nice And it's not It's not a typical snack either. Like it's something a little different. I like that That is fun Okay, moving on. All right, this is this is an interesting one This is burdock crackers. So I don't think I've ever had burdock root before but I know of burdock root I think it's used a lot in japan Uh, healthy rice crackers infused with organic burdock root. Okay, not much of a description It's burdock crackers There we go, that smells like green peppers Yeah, kind of smells like green peppers, which is weird You can see these crackers here. There we go. You know, they're like well puffed Yeah, it smells vegetal. It smells like it smells like green peppers they're They're kind of crunchy, but they're actually kind of soft at the same time, which I really like Um, they taste almost like a parsnip with a little bit of a Green pepper flavor. It's like parsnips and green peppers Mixed together and like parsnips are actually kind of sweet. It's less sweet than a parsnip And there's a decent saltiness on these And a little kick of sweet on the very end This is actually really good Those are nice Not a really awesome snack. These are the types of ones that like If i'm not focusing On eating these I I could just like eat this whole thing and then really not realize it until it's gone and i'm just like Did I just eat all those like these go down so easy and it's like a nice flavor But it's not like a crazy amount where it demands that you're fully paying attention That's good. Hmm another really good one Yeah, that That note in there Of like a green pepper is kind of weird, but it but it tastes good. It goes well Hmm I've always wondered what birdock root tastes like now. I know very cool. All right Let's jump around here a little bit. Let's go to Oh and that one also was one of the popular snacks So let's oh and the kochi rice senpai was one of the themed ones This I think is the tokushima sudachi pie, but i'm gonna have to open it to to verify that first Cool packaging. I like the packaging See one thing. It's kind of like this so yeah All right, so it just looks it looks like a little bun Yeah, just looks like a little pastry bun So this would be that I believe yep Toka Sorry, excuse me. I burped tokushima sudachi pie. Tokushima is located in the eastern coast of shigoku Uh shikoku. I'm sorry. Tokushima is a nature lovers paradise with deep gorges untouched forests and beautiful coastlines It is also home to the awa adori an ancient dance festival held in august These slow baked mini pastry puff pies are made using sudachi lime grown in the region I don't smell any citrus. I guess maybe that's gonna be on the inside It just like it smells like bready yeasty a little bit sweet And there's something else on there that I can't describe kind of flaky Yeah, it's like a little flaky and then yes, the light's kind of distorting it, but that is like a light green color very light green So it definitely tastes like a buttery pastry on the outside I'm trying to figure out what that inside is like so the inside is kind of like a Bean Like a you know, like they have like the red bean paste, but it's like a white bean It's like that consistency of like a little bit grainy And it does have a slight citrus to it and it is sweet It's fine. I'm actually not huge on this But yeah, as I as I continue to sit here the citrus comes out more and more and more it's becoming more pronounced But it's still not crazy. Um, if you don't like like bean paste Anko That's the name for it for the bean paste anko So it's kind of like an anko if you're if you're not into that flavor, you're probably not gonna like that It's okay. I'm not I'm not huge on it. It's all right Let's move on Okay, what is this this looks interesting Oh, this is one another one of the themed ones. This is a shimane fig cookie Shimane fig cookie. This is some figs here to do nothing on the back Shimane is a the second least populous prefecture and is located next to to tori Shimane is a mountainous region, but is rich with history and mythology the shinto god Okuninushi Okuninushi was believed to live in in izumo one of the oldest provinces in japan and to this day the residents of izumo honor the god regularly this fig cookie is exclusive to the region Cool. So really only made there Do I smell fig? I'm not sure I would know if I smelled fig so much. I mean it looks like a cookie Smells relatively sweet I don't know if I could say that I smell fig There is a slight fruity note to it, but it mainly just smells kind of sweet and buttery Yeah, it's very like Soft and easy flaky Okay, I get where the fig is in there It doesn't present itself As something that I would be able to pick out as fig and actually to be honest The way all the flavors are coming together. It kind of seems like banana Which is really weird Yeah, the way the flavors are all coming together. It's a little banana-y, which I'm not big on I like bananas. I don't like anything that tastes like banana like artificial or derived or I don't even like things with banana in it I only like naked bananas straight up naked bananas Yeah, this one I'm not big on as you can probably tell based off the banana-y thing Plus the fig's not all that pronounced. It is buttery. It does have like a mid-level sweetness Okay So we got three more things left This one thing I'm gonna love. I'm sure this is honey senpai. You know me and my senpai's. I love senpai Crispy double baked rice cracker topped with a soy honey glaze That sounds so good. That sounds amazing I love these double baked senpai. They're my favorite. Like I love senpai in general But the double baked senpai is always so good. It usually tastes like it's fried It's usually got a really nice soy flavor to it So good Oh my god. Is that that typical? I'm gonna open it over here. Sorry if it gets real loud That typical kind of fried type smell with some sweetness to it some saltiness that Very present soy This thing is gigantic by the way. Look at this. It's like next to my head. That's pretty big Oh my gosh Ah smell sweet smell salty smells like soy. It smells heavenly. It smells fried Oh my the honey gives it The right amount of sweetness Yeah, sweet and salty coming together in the best way possible With a nice soy flavor. It's got a really nice crunch to it I know it's say it's twice baked, but it seems like it's been like flash fried And that is so tasty Oh my god, I love these I love these things I've had ones like this in the box at least two other times before. I gotta put that down. I'll go nuts on that I'll meet that whole thing later though My wife like likes those kind of but she's not Huge on it. She's always like I'll taste it. I know it's good But you're way more into it. So take it and I will oh so good Is that my favorite thing in here thus far? I don't know I'm gonna think about that got two more things Um, I'm gonna do okay. So usually I do the hard candies last But I'm not gonna do the hard candies last because I'm gonna do I'm gonna do sorry I'm gonna do the weird thing last that'll be my last thing. Okay So these candies are green tea candy green tea candy made with Uji Kyoto green tea leaves and honey from japan And these are just part of the popular snacks portion All right, I'm assuming I'm not gonna like these because I'm not huge on green tea Really. I'm not sorry people I know I'm big into japanese stuff, but green tea is not one of those things It's green It's like a nice deep forest green Oh god, it smells like green tea. It smells like like matcha very vegetal earthy You know, it's not that bad But it's weird as a hard candy being an american Like you in your in your mind hard candies taste a certain way. This is not very sugary Because it's very much dominated by that kind of like vegetal earthy green tea and It's almost a little bit menthol-esque. Like, you know how mint has that kind of like active Feel in your mouth where it makes it tingle a slight bit that that has it I'm gonna set that aside now That's enough of that It's not as bad as I thought it would be for me personally if you really like green tea and you really like those types of flavors You might actually really like that But it's not for me. Okay. So let's do this This final weird thing. This is part of the theme too Tutori pear jelly Literally, it's a pack of like some sort of jelly thing like look at this It's jelly dude. It's just it's jelly. Look at this And I guess you just like suck it out of there. I don't this is weird Tutori is located along the coast in central japan and is the country's least populated prefecture The word to torii in japanese is formed from two kanji characters the first Which is on here. I can't tell you that means bird and the second means to get Early inhabitants as far back as 14 000 bc In the area made their living catching the region's plentiful waterfowl This pear jelly is made by locally Picked pear and is best eaten after chilling it in the fridge for a bit. Well, I didn't know that So I guess I can chill the second one I have but this one will be tasted not chilled Is there a way to actually open this? I don't see like a little tear up area Am I going to be able to open this damn thing? I don't think so Oh It doesn't have a little tear spot Well, that's dumb Am I gonna be able to Here I'm talking about having problems with my teeth. That's probably not smart But oh well, I did get a little bit off the edge Let me see if I can get some of the jelly coming out I can show you look at this Look at this here comes the jelly You can see it right there here comes the jelly That's kind of gross It's kind of gross. It's just it's real milky looking Oh It tastes good. It's hard to get out of that old spot because it is actually more It's more like a jello consistency than it is like a more watery like less viscous jelly So like it Clumps together quite a bit. I taste a pear But it's actually pretty light It's just like a nice easy light Pear flavor It comes off as kind of creamy too. Actually, it's like a creamy pear jelly I mean, it's good. It's not really sweet either. Like with a lot of these Japanese snacks. It's not very sweet I don't like it. It's good. I'm gonna chill the other one And find out how that is though. So That's it. Unfortunately at almost a half an hour. It's almost always a half an hour on these things But I have a good time. Hopefully you have a good time What did you think about this? Are there any things you would have wanted to try anything that sounded gross to you? Uh, I think my biggest I mean, obviously that that twice baked senpai is like one of my favorite things in the box But people have been watching these, you know that that's that's just gonna be my personal one of my favorites But then some of the things that really surprised me in a great way Those I'll put them up here the uh, the black sesame cookie Very interesting flavors very very tasty. I love those. Love those. That was probably my biggest Wow awesome surprise in this box and then The fukui peanut senpai down here That was a really nice awesome surprise Hard to bite off though. I will say oh and the burdock those burdock crackers were really good Like I said, they're like really easy to eat right there the burdock crackers And uh, yeah Um, but another really strong box. Yeah, those are my favorite things another really strong box Like I said shigeki at snaku doing a great job people. I don't have any affiliation with snaku or Um, you know, I don't have any referral codes or anything anything like that I would just say if you watch any of these unboxings and you're like, man, that looks good That looks interesting sign up for it. It's it's a good time and you can start small You can start with just the tasting box which gives you a lot less That's what I did if you go far enough back on these videos I was only doing the tasting box which was just a little bit But the stuff was so good I just wanted more so I upgraded to the regular box and it's interesting Sorry, interesting because the tasting box comes from new york city I don't think it's necessarily new york city new york and the regular box comes from japan So, uh, I guess the it's more regular of you knowing when you're gonna get the tasting box because it's in state Or in country It's a little more broad and you don't 100% know where you're gonna get it because it's coming from japan because it has to go through customs and all that type of stuff So, um, but it's well worth it in my opinion. I love it. I always look forward to doing these Like I said, even though it doesn't get a lot of views. I just love it But anyway, thank you so much put some comments down there Hit that like if you want to and please please please subscribe if you like any of my videos Anyway, thank you so much for checking this out until next time. Keep it brutal