Kasugai Ramune Iro Iro Candy & Abekko – Kudamono Gashi Ramune Soda Candies

In Japanese, Iro Iro means “This or That”. Just as their name implies, Kasugai Ramune Iro Iro Lemonade candies are basically a mix of jumbo Smarties of all different sizes and flavors. The main difference is that these melt in your mouth a lot faster than Smarties do, and crumble more easily. They can be quite powdery. Personally, I prefer to let them melt, rather than biting into them.

Kasugai - Ramune Lemonade Candy Mix

The candy is a lot fruitier, and the flavors are more varied than Smarties. Flavors include pineapple, strawberry, orange, and lemon. Although the packaging does say “fruits lemonade” and “sour candy”, these are not in fact very sour at all, and only some of the candy is lemon-flavored.

Ramune Sampler Mix

The packaging is cheerful and colorful, too. The candy is wrapped in single large pieces, packs of six small pieces of varying flavors, packs of six medium-sized pieces of a single or varying flavors, and packs of ten fairly large pieces (shaped like thin, hard Lifesavers) of varying flavors.

Children tend to like these, because of their colorful wrappings and similarity to Smarties.

A sweet alternative to this would be the Abekko – Kudamono Gashi Ramune Soda Candies. They are pretty much the same, with all the same flavors, but with the added bonus flavor – grape. Unfortunately, there are no size variations – just small sized. Each set of samplers consists of 10 packets, connected to make a strand of candy. There are perforations separating each packet, so it’s easier to remove one packet at a time. It’s a great way to sample a bit of each and discover you favorite flavor!

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LingZhi – Miraculous King of Herbs

Japan Ganoderma Lucidum Reishi Mushroom Powder Ling Zhi Persimmon Tea
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Hair Enhancer Herbal Tea with Fo-ti and Ling-zhi
Ling Zhi Reishi Mushroom

Ling Zhi Reishi Mushroom from hoodong.com - Chinese Online Encyclopedia

Ganoderma lucidum, or Ling Zhi, Lingzhi in Chinese, and Reishi in Japanese, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 4,000 years, and is highly-regarded as a “fix-it-all” or say a “Miraculous King of Herbs”.

Lingzhi was ranked as the number one herb in the Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing 《神农本草经》) due to its effectiveness in promoting health and longevity. The Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic is the oldest and most famous medical text on oriental herbal medicine published over 2000 years ago. It classified and explained 365 species of roots, grass, woods, furs, animals and stones used as Chinese medicines.

Lingzhi, Reishi Mushroom, was the “elixir of life” sought by Chinese ancient emperors as it could only be found in the wild in the ancient time and hence was rare and expensive. It was only until mid 19 century that Lingzhi had been cultivated successfully in a production environment.

Lingzhi has been actively studied during the past few decades, mostly by Chinese and Japanese researches. Hundreds of these scientific researches found that there are various types of biologically active materials in Lingzhi, such as sterols, triterpenes (ganoderic acids), polysaccharides, fatty acids, amino acids, peptides, adenosine, betaine, alkaloids, and trace minerals etc. The pharmacological activities are also found to be very broad, including sedative, analgesic and anticonvulsive, hypertensive and hypotensive, anti-allergic, liver protectant, hypoglycemic, antitumor, anticoagulant, hypolipemic and hypercholesterolemic, anticholinergic, antioxidant, immunomodulating, smooth muscle relaxant, antitussive, anti-asthmatic, vasodilative, diuretic, anabolic, antiinflammatory, anti-fatigue and antibactertial, etc.

Japanese Wilde Reishi Ganoderma Mushroom Powder

Japanese Wilde Reishi Ganoderma Mushroom Powder

Wild Reishi Ling Zhi Supplement – Broken Spore and Decrusted for fast absorption.

Ganoderma Lucidum Spore is the seed of Lingzhi, where the essence is extracted. The essence is 75 times more effective than ground Lingzhi itself. Lingzhi Bior used 100% sporoderm breaking Lingzhi, since the human body cannot digest the wall of spore, breaking of the wall can absorb the active ingredients more effectively. In addition, Lingzhi Bior used unpolluted Ganoderma Lucidum as one of the active ingredient combining with the most advanced technique and technology. Every 100mg of 100% sporoderm breaking Lingzhi extract is equivalent to 400mg of non-breaking sporoderm Lingzhi.

The polysaccharides in Lingzhi is one of the most important constituents in Lingzhi. It can help enhance the body’s immune system and improve metabolic functions by oxygenating red blood cells, prevent bad cells, improve circulation, enhance liver detoxification, improve liver functions, bone marrow function, and DNA, RNA functions. It also works to cleanse the blood, detoxify, and regulate endocrine functions.

Lingzhi Bior is made by superior active ingredients including 100% sporoderm breaking Lingzhi. Lingzhi Bior is a new generation health product with the effectiveness that other health products cannot compare to. Lingzhi Bior can be consumed by three years of age or older. It is especially best for people with weak immune systems, and with long term illness.

Currently, PierMall.com carries one type of Japan Ganoderma Lucidum Reishi Mushroom supplements. It is made of wild Japapnese Reishi. To help a better absorption, the supplement is made from completely decrusted reishi, with broken spore. It is available in Single Pack (30 capsules) or Value pack (180 capsules).

Japan Ganoderma Lucidum Reishi Mushroom Powder Ling Zhi Persimmon Tea
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Hair Enhancer Herbal Tea with Fo-ti and Ling-zhi
Lingzhi contains elements of Organic Germanium, Beta Glucans, Triterpenoids, Adenosine, Amino Acid
Increased energy, strengthened immune systems, reduced toxin levels, properly regulated insulin, histamine, and blood pressure levels, and reduced cholester
Many also report clearer skin, improved breathing, and better resistance to disease
Studies show Lingzhi is effective against Anxiety, Asthma, Arthritis, Cancers, Constipation, Gastric/Duodenal Ulcers, Heart Conditions that cause heart attacks, Hepatitis, Hemorrhoids/Varix, High Cholesterol, Hypertension/Hypo-tension, Lupus, Menopause symptoms, Menoxia, Stress, Psychosomatic diseases, Unidentified Clinical Syndrome (neuroses).
Regular consumption also increase sexual ability and endurance
Reduces nausea and vomiting for radiation and chemotherapy patients
Increased energy and concentration
The perfect drink for anyone during illness recovery, dieting, stress or detox treatment

Glico Condensed Tomato Pretz vs. Glico Classic Tomato Pretz

At first, we thought that perhaps Glico had come out with two editions of exactly the same product. There was only one way to find out the truth – we put our taste buds to the test.

After much deliberation, I, official taster of snacks and sweets, can now assure you that, however subtle, there is a difference between the two.

Glico - Pretz Condensed Tomato Sticks

Glico Condensed Tomato Pretz comes in a red box, decorated with none other than… tomatoes. There are four servings to a box, and each serving of Pretz sticks comes in a gold-colored packet. The Pretz sticks themselves smell a bit like tomato sauce – the kind with chunks of squashed tomato in them that you would pour over your pasta. This flavor tastes a bit sweeter than the Tomato Pretz Biscuit Sticks, and the taste isn’t as strong. If you can read Chinese or Japanese, you’ll see that the first character there on the box (yes, the one right below “PRETZ”) means “condensed” – so what it basically means is that the Pretz sticks are made using condensed tomatoes. You can also taste some onion flavors and some other spices and seasonings in there. There’s a bit of a smoky flavor in there as well, and the taste lingers a bit, even after you finish eating the Pretz stick.

Glico - Pretz Roasted Tomato Sticks

Tomato Pretz Biscuit Sticks come in (mostly) white boxes of four servings each as well, although the servings are a bit larger. This time, each serving comes in a green packet. You can see bits of herbs and seasonings and whatnot on the biscuit sticks. The taste is stronger and a bit saltier – slightly cheesy, too, if you think about it. It reminds me of pizza. There’s a bit more variety in flavor, although it doesn’t have the smoky taste. If you look at the ingredients, more seasoning has been added, including onions, celery, parsley and basil among others.

Pretz sticks are pretty handy as snacks. You can get creative with them and combine them with your favorite dip, although plain will do just as well.

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Kabaya – Maccha Chocolat and Strawberry Chocolate

Kabaya - Maccha Chocolate Candy

Kabaya - Matcha Chocolate Candy

For some reason, because of the layers, every time I see one of these chocolats (yes – they call them chocolats, not chocolates) it reminds me of tiny sandwiches and those rainbow/tri-color cookies. It’s the perfect way to make anyone crave a sweet.

Each bag comes with a dozen individually wrapped chocolates (and one bonus);

Kabaya - Strawberry Chocolate Candy

Kabaya - Strawberry Chocolate Candy

green for matcha flavored, and light pink for strawberry flavored. Each chocolate is small but exquisite – the detailed criss-cross pattern on top reminds me of woven bamboo mats.

But of course, the most important part of any food is the taste. These chocolates have a wonderful, savory, rich taste, and the chocolate blends with the maccha so that it’s hard to separate the taste of the two. But in the end, the chocolate melts away so that you’re left with only the subtle, refreshing taste of maccha – a perfect blend.

And if you’ve ever had chocolate-dipped strawberries, or strawberry flavored chocolate, you know how this tastes. The strawberry center of the strawberry chocolates has a sweet, cool taste that lingers, even after the chocolate is gone.

I’ve found that they look nice unwrapped and arranged on a plate, and they’re great for parties.

Nutrition Fact:

Ingredients

sugar, vegetable fat, whole milk powder, cacao mass, lactose, cocoa butter, shortening, green tea or strawberry, emulsifier, natural colors.

Calories: 86, Fat Cal: 51.9

Serving Size: 15 g/ 0.52 Oz (about 2 pieces)

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Tenkei – Marshmallow Candy with Pudding or Chocolate

Tenkei - Marshmallow with Pudding

Tenkei - Marshmallow with Pudding

Tenkei Pudding Marshmallow

The name says it all. To all appearances, the pudding marshmallow looks exactly like a pleasantly stuffed, large, pancake-shaped marshmallow. It has that thick, sweet, almost chocolatey smell that we’ve all come to recognize as the smell of a marshmallow. But the thing that sets it apart is the rich, creamy pudding used as the filling at the very center of the marshmallow. While the pudding is thick and heavy, at the same time it feels almost cool and refreshing to the taste. It blends quite nicely

Tenkei - Marshmallow with Chocolate

Tenkei - Marshmallow with Chocolate

with the taste of the marshmallow, too.
Just a word of advice, though: these marshmallows are a lot heavier than they seem. I don’t really advise going for more than one or two in one sitting, delicious though they are.

Tenkei Chocolate Marshmallow

The taste is very similar to the pudding flavored one, but with the familiar chocolate filling. This candy was a winner of the 1993 Selection Internationale De La Qualite.

I thought these were a pretty cool spin on the traditional marshmallow.

Nutrition Fact:

Ingredients

Marshmallow: sugar, corn syrup, palm oil, gelatine, powder skim milk, corn starch, lactose, whey milk, dietary fiver, dried york, sorbital,calcium, artificial flavor, natural color

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UFO Japanese Instant YakiSoba Ramen Noodle

UFO Instant Japanese Ramen Noodle bowl is a popular Instant Japanese Noodle. This is a YakiSoba Style ramen noodle, which is very similar to Chinese Chow Mein. They are pan fried style Teriyaki noodles, so they taste better with less liquid added.

UFO - Instant Ramen Noodle

The dried noodles come in fairly large bowls. Besides the vegetable flakes (the flakes are quite large, compared to conventional ones), there are some other flakes, which is what the UFO refers to: If it is pork flavored, the flakes are dried pieces of pork; if it is beef flavored, they would be dried pieces of beef.
UFO therefore refers to the dried meat, Unidentified Flying Objects, or in this case, Unidentified Frying Objects, inside the noodle bowl.

UFO - Instant Ramen Noodle, Inside

It is quite easy to prepare the noodles. Just add boiling water to the bowl and keep the cover sealed for 3-5 minutes, or just until the noodles are soft and can be loosened with a pair of chopsticks (remember two put aside the two packets inside the bowl first!). The longer you steep them in boiling water, the softer the noodles will be.

Loosen the noodles. There were two packets that came inside the bowl: one is seasoning, one is the sauce packet. Starting with just a little, mix both seasoning and sauce into noodle bowl.

I found that those sauces and seasonings are just too much. They can be used to prepare at least two bowls of noodles! For the noodle in the photo below, I only used 1/3 of the sauce packet. They are quite tasty already.

UFO - Instant Ramen Noodle, Cooked

Stir well and enjoy!

Overall, UFO noodles are very tasty. The dried meat part is totally unique; very uncommon in the instant noodle world. The meat is actually quite chewy after soaking in water.

The sauce is quite sweet and tasty. If you like teriyaki flavor, you will like these UFO noodles. Just make sure to start with only a little sauce, and adjust the amount to your taste.

Nutrition Facts

Noodles - Wheat flour, partially hydrogenated palm oil, starch, soy sauce, soy dietry fiber

Seasoning – Worchestershire sauce, glucose, vegetable oil, salt, spice, fruit paste(apple), pork fat, chicken fat, seaweed, ginger, clam extract, soy protein, chicken extract, yeast extract,

Garnish – Dehydrated pork chips and cabbage.

NET WT.: 4.55 oz / FOR 1 SERVING

AMOUNT PER SERVING: Calories 547 / Calories from Fat 200

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Zheng Gu Shui – Chinese Herbal Pain Relief Lotion

Zheng Gu Shui - 100 Ml Family Size

Zheng Gu Shui - Pain Relief 3.4 Oz Family Size

As common as Bandages in the medicine cabinets of western families, Zheng Gu Shui and White Flower Oil are essential in the home medicine cabinets in many Chinese families.

Zheng Gu Shui are commonly used for relieving the muscle pain, knee growth pain, night twisted neck. White flower Oil is commonly for inset bits, dizzy, motion sickness (car, sea etc), minor headache, stuffing nose due to cold or flu and muscle pain.

Zheng Gu Shui, translated directly from Chinese, means “bone-setting solution” in Chinese. As its name implies, it penetrates to the bone level to promote healing and stop pain.

Primary Indications

It is primarily used to treat: (1) Fractures, (2) Dislocation, (3) Sprains, (4) Strains, (5) Arthritis.

Zheng Gu Shui - 60ml Spray Bottle

Zheng Gu Shui - Pain Relief 60ml Spray Bottle, Travel Size

Zheng Gu Shui is a product highly recommended for active and/or athletic people. Applying it before and after exercise can reduce soreness and strengthen tendons.

DIRECTION & DOSAGE

When applying, soak 2 – 3 cotton balls with Zheng Gu Shui, applying to set bone or affected areas and leave it to dry. Wrap the affected area loosely with gauze.

Leave it on for one hour for the upper body, and one and a half hours for the lower limbs.

In severe cases, apply the cotton to the affected area for one hour, 2 to 3 times a day.

Shorten the time for children. Use it twice a day until the affected area is healed.

INGREDIENTS

Radix Notoginseng Rhizoma Curcumae, Cinnamomum Camphora Radi¡ðx Angelicae Dahuricae, Moghania Philippinencis Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati, Mentholum Camphora

DESCRIPTION

Zheng Gu Shui is a red-brown clear liquid with an aromatic smell.

ACTIONS & COMPLAINTS
Action: Invigorating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, relaxing and activating tendons, reducing swelling and easing pain. Complaints: traumatic injury, various fractures, dislocating of joints. It can dissipate fatigue before and after exercises.

ADVERSE REACTION
Pruritus and rashes should appear occasionally.

STORAGE
Tightly sealed and kept in a cool place

PRECAUTIONS

Do not take this tincture orally. Do not rub on the wound. Stop administration if pruritus or rashes appear during administration.

Skin irritation test:

Results showed that no irritation reaction was observed when undamaged skin was in contact with Zheng Gu Shui in a single dose, and that no obvious irritation was observed 14 days after continuous contact with Zheng Gu Shui. Back trembling, bleeding under crust and roughness of skin were observed when damaged skin made contact with Zheng Gu Shui in one or more than one dose, but no obvious erythema or edema were observed.

Allergic test:

No allergic reaction was observed when Zheng Gu Shui was externally used on the undamaged skin.

* Product information presented here was obtained from manufacture site

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Zheng Gu Shui
100ml Family Size
Zheng Gu Shui,
60ml Spray Bottle. Travel Size