It’s not a secret that I love Japanese candy. In fact, I’ve written some strangely in-depth posts about interesting Japanese candy a few times in the past, but unfortunately I’ve noticed that they tend to not get nearly as much traction as my other, non-food posts.
Of course, the most obvious reason for this would be that no one is nearly as interested in Japanese candy as I am. If that’s the case, consider me thoroughly shocked and I will cease all candy-related endeavors at once. But instead of jumping to that conclusion, I’ve considered that perhaps reading about someone eating candy isn’t nearly as amusing as actually watching said person eating candy… Bet you can’t guess where I’m going with this!
That’s right, I’ve decided to jump into the scary world of Youtube videos! I’m calling the series Apricotsushi Samples and will be posting a new episode every Sunday. In my very first attempt, I take a bite out of the sakura matcha (cherry blossom green tea) Kit Kat pictured above. It’ll only take five minutes of your time, so if you’re at all interested, please give it a watch!
I’m sure it will become immediately apparent that I was extremely nervous to film this video. My fear of talking in front of people and the anxiety associated with that is something I’m always trying to work on, and while podcasting certainly helps, I imagine posting these videos will be a big step in overcoming that to some degree. Fingers crossed!
Of course, any and all comments are more than welcome! I’d definitely like to hear what people like/dislike about the video and what you would like to see more of in the future. And if you need to cleanse your palette after my video (pun intended; I’m so sorry), I highly suggest checking out Emmymade in Japan – her food videos are super, and she does a lot of fun Japanese candies, as well.
I love it, Anne! Great job 🙂 It’s too bad the kit kats don’t taste much different from the regular ol’ green tea ones, though–especially since this variety likely costs more than the green tea variety. Oh, well, at least we now know to avoid the sakura matcha ones unless we *really* need the pink packaging and wrappers 🙂
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WELL what I had said was this was a fun video! I was actually curious about the sakura matcha Kit Kats but I’m glad to know that they’re not something one *needs* to try. I do like the regular green tea ones, though.
Even though you say you were nervous, the video came across as friendly. I’ve never done a video where I speak to the camera before because it does seem incredibly frightening, but now that you’ve made the first step, it should only become more comfortable with time. Looking forward to seeing what Japanese treat you try next :).
Glad you enjoyed it, Bryan! Yeah, I’d say don’t go out of your way to obtain these since they’re nothing that special. I do like a good matcha Kit Kat, though!
Argh, I hate when that happens! And unfortunately it’s not exactly uncommon, either.
I’m really glad you liked the video and don’t think I came across as too nervous XD;; Hopefully it’ll get easier the more I film!
Just popping in to say I agree with Marcus. I didn’t think you seemed nervous at all! Also, I particularly loved some of the little edits–like the one where you jokingly took a bite out of the wrapped Kit Kat package 🙂
You know what you’re going to need to track down for a future episode? Some of those Rilakkuma “hot cakes” Kit Kats!
Great video. Would love to see more. I heard so many stories about different Japanese KitKats and how good they are. There’s even a new KitKat Store in Tokyo:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2543226/Chocolate-boutique-dedicated-cult-chocolate-bar-opens-Japan-considered-lucky-charm.html
I’d love to go there or just to try a Japanese-only flavor of KitKat.
Incidentally, my family are currently visiting the UK so I’ve asked them to bring me some of their more exquisite candy bars. I’m pretty excited for that 🙂
Pikachu cookies?! I’ve not seen those before (never been to a Pokemon Center either) but they better be as cute as my mind is now making them up to be :P.
Haha, I didn’t notice the lack of real description for what the regular green tea Kit Kats taste like either – probably because I’ve also had them before so am already aware. They’re really yummy, in a way that would probably never take off in the “American” market. Also thanks! I might try writing something once my classes end next week.
Glad you enjoyed the video, Badr! And yeah, I read all about that new Kit Kat store! I’d love to visit it someday.
Hope your family brings you back some neat Kit Kat flavors! I wonder what they have in the UK…
Oh no, don’t remind me!! I think they’re really hard to find, I haven’t seen them anywhere since I wrote about them 🙁
Hmm, my comment got eaten by Disqus :o.
WELL what I had said was this was a fun video! I was actually curious about the sakura matcha Kit Kats but I’m glad to know that they’re not something one *needs* to try. I do like the regular green tea ones, though.
Even though you say you were nervous, the video came across as friendly, coherent, and entertaining. I’ve never done a video where I speak to the camera before because it does seem incredibly frightening, but now that you’ve made the first step, you should only become more comfortable with time. Looking forward to seeing what Japanese treat you try next :).
I love it, Anne! Great job 🙂 It’s too bad the kit kats don’t taste much different from the regular ol’ green tea ones, though–especially since this variety likely costs more than the green tea variety. Oh, well, at least we now know to avoid the sakura matcha ones unless we *really* need the pink packaging and wrappers 🙂
Aw thanks Bryan! I really wanted to keep it tongue and cheek… I don’t want anyone to come in thinking these are *serious* reviews or anything, if you know what I mean? It seems like there are a lot of unboxing videos, reviews etc. that take themselves way too seriously, so I’d like mine to be more just short, silly things that hopefully expose people to some stuff they may have never tried 😉
It was great fun to watch! Hopefully Youtube won’t get any more cluttered so that it will be easy to spot them in my feed when you upload new ones. Any hints as to what food item you’ll be sampling next? Japanese food is a big love of mine and of course all their fun snacks are a part of that! Oh, do you have a *favorite* Japanese candy/snack?
There was actually a time when I considered starting up a food blog, but didn’t think I had the vocabulary necessary to say stuff other than “this is yummy” or “this is gross!”. But I gotta say your new video series is making me reconsider this notion. 😉
Yeah, YouTube is kind of a mess, huh?
As for what I’ll be doing this week… I’m thinking I might try some Pikachu cookies I got at the Pokemon Center! I have some other Kit Kats but I think I should mix it up. In all honestly I have a ton of stuff in my pantry just sitting there AND I ordered a couple of boxes of candy from Japan, so I have a feeling I’ve gone a little overboard…
I’d love to see a food blog from you! I really don’t think you should worry about your vocabulary… Heck, I didn’t really say much of anything regarding the flavor in my video, haha >_< I realized afterward that I should’ve described what a green tea Kit Kat tastes like and not assumed everyone has tried one!