Blue Orchid

Did you know that I'm writing and drawing a comic right now. It's called Blue Orchid and it's an awesome tale of a teenage South East Asian girl that fights lots of cool monsters.

You can pick each and every issue of Blue Orchid right now at bewarethecheese.com/blueorchid/ or on Amazon (just search "blue orchid comics").

Another Fruit and Nut

I'm not sure why I keep reviewing different versions of the the fruit and nut bar. While each bar is different in quality, the real reason I get excited when I see them is the hopes that the fruit will be something other than raisins. It's not that I don't like raisins, it's just the name that keeps tempting me. I've always said that variety is one of my favourite things about tasting new candies, but the fruit and nut bars keep disappointing me. It's ironic because I can't think of a fruit that would actually be better than raisins in chocolate, yet I keep craving something different that will likely be worse.

Check out my latest "fruit" and nut bar review.

Is Said Pate A Tartiner Better Than Nutella?

 It's been a while since I've written a Better Than Nutella blog post and the main reason is geography. I've been living in South East Asia for the last few years in a place where chocolate spreads were actually fairly uncommon. They had a few, but I went through them fairly quickly. I have however moved, and it appears I've moved to a place that loves chocolate spreads. In fact my local grocery store has an entire section of an aisle dedicated to them. They have Nutella as well, but the range of other brands is staggering. 

I decided to start with the brand that seemed to be the most common. I won't say popular because I'm pretty sure Nutella is the most popular brand, but Said is all over my local grocery store. It's a fine spread, it's not better than Nutella by any stretch of the imagination, but it's fine. Many spreads seems to go a little too creamy and miss out on the chocolate and hazelnut, this is the problem here. It's not a huge problem, but it's not a perfect balance either. The good news is that unlike many other chocolate/hazelnut spreads I've had in the past, the chocolate and hazelnut are still present. Most of the time the creamy flavour or chocolate overpower the hazelnuts.

I also want to mention that "pate a tartiner" might be the classiest way ever to describe this kind of treat. I call them chocolate hazelnut "spreads" and the more I think about it the less I like that description. I'm not sure if I'll switch to pate a tartiner in my daily use, but I will say that it's much better a name.

Quick List - The Most Artistic Candy Packages

 A quick list of the most #artistic candy and snack packages out of the all the treats I've reviewed on candycritic.org.

Snack Facts!

 

If you've ever wanted to learn more about the snacks you love, but in a fun way, pick up my book Snack Facts. Follow Barbara and Sir Francis Sweetums as they learn everything about your favourite snacks and treats.

You can pick up your own copy of Snack Facts right now at candycritic.org/snackfacts/ or on Amazon (just search "snack facts chris stewart")

Classic Candy For You

The thing I find very interesting about the candy world is what people define as a "classic candy". The reason I find it interesting is because there are many classic candies out there that are only classic in very particular parts of the world. I'll never forget the conversation I had with a friend from Europe who couldn't understand how people in North America could actually enjoy peanut butter and chocolate together. The fact that not everyone's classic candy is classic all over the world is the main reason I'm still writing this after more than 2000 reviews.

Check out another classic candy that I've reviewed, but only if you're from some parts of Europe.

Junk Fud On The Road - Tokyo Disney Sea Part 2

 In this episode of Junk Fud on the Road Chris and Allison talk about their latest visit (their 3rd visit) to Tokyo Disney Sea. It was a quick trip, but full of adventure and plenty of snacks.