When Candybowl’s mom used to go to the Asian food store, she would sometimes get Botan candies, orange-flavored morsels wrapped in clear ri...

It's called Fruity Gums of the World , and will feature (ummm....) fruity gums I come across in my travels. Check it out.   http://fru...

If you listen to the Splendid Table on NPR, you may loathe hearing the words "Umami is the so-called fifth taste."  Umami is the i...

This pastry-flavored sweet comes to us from Asahi, a company better known outside of Japan for its beer.  In Japan and elsewhere in Asia it ...

When Candybowl was young, he went to a summer day camp run by hippies.  Not hula-hoop-twirling, dirty-dredlock-wearing hippies, but just g...

This sublime, western-style butter caramel comes to us from Sapporo "Gourme" Foods.  The caramel is rough-hewn and textured, giv...

This roasted coffee candy comes to us from CandyBowl newcomer Amehana. According to the package, the outside is coffee powder, and the ins...