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WEEKLY CANDY: Hello Panda
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WEEKLY CANDY: Hello Panda
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| Photo | Juliana Reyes |
Once a week, Team Meal Ticket shares its latest sugar-laden fixations. Do not tell 0ur dentist.
IN QUESTION: Hello Panda is produced by Meiji Seika, the Japanese candy geniuses behind many a whimsical snack-gem like Choco Baby and previous Weekly Candy star Yan Yan. The candy's light shortbread shell protects a creamy, near-decadent filling. The chocolate fudge is our favorite, though the milk and strawberry cream variety are pretty enjoyable too. We've heard rumors of peanut butter cream filling but have yet to find them. Anyone down to investigate? AVAILABLE AT: Your Asian candy go-to, Hung Vuong Supermarket (Wing Phat Plaza, 11th and Washington). You can even get 'em in bulk there. You know, just in case you want to stock up for a crisis of some sort. HOW MANY DO WE TYPICALLY EAT IN ONE SITTING?: A whole box is usually a bit much for one person, though it's easy to lose control since they're so bite-sized. But do share, or else you might start to get that sickly feeling--the little pandas are surprisingly rich. FINER POINTS: To be honest we don't usually pay attention to the cute little panda sketches on each biscuit (kind of how, when eating fruit snacks, we don't bother to inspect each character before we devour it whole), but Meiji seems quite proud of the "New Sports Printing!" on each biscuit. So the Hello Panda experience can be educational, too, wherein you can learn how a panda spikes a volleyball or how it wields a sabre (very well, thank you).[...] Juliana Reyes sets her Weekly Candy sights on the crunchy and adorable Hello Panda. [...]
great article! i love these snacks!
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pandas are a great treat. really informative article!
I stock up on these AND Men's Pocky (dark chocolate) when at Hung Vuong, always.
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