Sakura Chocolate

How Japanese enjoy their chocolate flavors

Since now is the Sakura season, there are plenty of Cherry Blossom related goods floating around the market. Even though I am not a huge fan of Sakura flavored foodstuffs, I still decided to take a look around and see if there were any interesting items that might change my way of thinking. This Sakura chocolate captured my attention for its pretty packaging and I decided to acquire a small box to try it out.

Sakura chocolates. Made by Furansuya.

Ingredients written at the back, with an English translated sticker for reference. 9 dollars for a small box.

It comes in 2 different colors.

6 chocolates for a small packet. At least every single chocolate is pressed into a Sakura shape.

A closer look at the pink colored chocolate. The next natural step is to pop this piece of chocolate into my mouth.

My final verdict of the product: It tasted okay but wasn’t really  something I will go for again. The Sakura-colored chocolate had an intense aroma and taste of Sakura, with gritty bits of leaves inside. The other white-colored chocolate tasted, more like any other white chocolate with only a hint of the Cherry Blossom aroma.

Perhaps such Sakura flavored goods are more intended for the female masses rather than the males, as to me the appeal of Sakura flavor is rather faint. It will still make a pretty looking gift to any girl, who I believe will appreciate the taste more than I do.

The Sakura Chocolates were bought from Nippon-Ya at Ion Orchard, Singapore. The above post features the smallest packet available for sale, they also carry other Sakura flavored items like biscuits and snacks.