I first learned of Pocari Sweat years ago on an “Engrish” website that documents the curious translations and names that appear on products in places like Japan. The premise of the joke, in this case, is that “Sweat” isn’t a […]
Food
Review: Snickers Peanut Butter chocolate bar
I work strange hours at an office in the middle of downtown Edmonton, where the streets empty and restaurants close en masse outside of the Monday to Friday workday hustle. As a result, the closest thing to a quick supper […]
Review: Bolthouse Farms Mocha Cappuccino protein drink
It took me a long time to finally try a Bolthouse Farms beverage, even though they’re available at almost every grocery store I shop at. Since I’ve been known to enjoy the occasional cup of coffee (*cough* coffee addict *cough, […]
Review: Hardbite Creamy Coconut and Curry Oriental potato chips
I know I’ve been on a bit of a potato chip thing lately, so please forgive me. I just happen to really like chips, and the more curious the flavour the better. Hardbite chips, a product of Maple Ridge, B.C., […]
Review: Reese Peanut Butter Cup frozen dessert
This one sort of explains itself, doesn’t it? It’s Reese Peanut Butter Cups, mixed with ice cream (though it’s actually a frozen dessert, not ice cream). Simple. I first saw it at a grocery store a while back, but had […]
Review: Wells Banana Bread beer
Of all the fruit beer flavours you’re likely to come across, banana is far from the most common. I’ve sampled tons of raspberry beers, some blackberry beers, apple beers, peach beers, apricot beers, cherry beers, blackcurrant beers and passion-fruit/mango beers, […]
Review: Skittles Blenders
I’m on the record as disliking apocryphal Skittles flavours. The original five flavours are amazing, so why bother tinkering with perfection. It’s like the lengthy parade of post-Connery Bond movies, trying to top the untoppable. And yet, as a Skittles […]
Review: Fibre Plus granola bars
In my experience, you can have a healthy, fibre-filled granola bar that bears some similarity to cardboard, or you can have an unhealthy, fat-filled sugar-and-rolled-oats bar masquerading as health food, luring parents to include them in lunch boxes under false […]
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