Lucky Stars

Origin: Chinese Super Market
Type: Chips
Description: Shaped Potato chips

I picked up these chips at the local Chinese market because they were on sale, on sale for $1.39. How that's any cheaper than the other potato chips, I may never know. The first thing I noticed when I opened the bag is that there's more air in there than potato chips, but at least it smells good! It's like if you were to take the smell of regular potato chips and amplify it a couple times over. Yummy!

Even though these are called lucky stars, there are no star shaped chips! They're shaped like the different suits of cards in a deck; hearts, diamonds, spades, and clovers. These chips taste as good as they smell. They're crunchier than regular chips, thicker too. They also have a slight sweetness to them and a strong potato flavor. If you can find a bag at your local market, I would suggest trying them out for yourself.

Lychee Calpico, Ramune, and Soho

Lychee Drinks!

Origin: Japan
Type: Drink
Description: Non-carbonated lychee beverage

Calpico is a popular drink in Japan. It's a non-carbonated beverage that tastes like tangy yogurt. While Calpico by itself is already quite delicious, I was very excited when I found that there was a lychee flavor. Lychee is a small fruit that has a hard shell. The inside has the consistency of a grape with a big pit in the middle. The flavor is very unique, almost flowery. It's hard to describe unless you've tried it. Lychee is by far one of my favorite flavors ever so I would describe drinking this as heaven in a bottle. Yes, one of the best drinks I've ever had.

A while back I had the pleasure of trying both Lychee Soho and Lychee Ramune Soda. The Ramune soda was a little disappointing. The lychee flavor was weak and the soda was a little too acidic for my liking. The Lychee Soho on the other hand was delicious! Mixed with some club soda, it made a really refreshing beverage. I would recommend the Soho, but not so much the lychee ramune.