Get a Japanese snack subscription

Everyone has a subscription to a heritage vegetable box, a neighborhood fish package, a sausage selection or a cooking box. But what about a Japanese snack subscription? Every month, a box filled with those beautifully decorated bags and packets of candy, cookies and savory snacks.

Usually, such a meal box combines convenience and speed with health. So that even with little time, you can cook with fresh seasonal products, thanks to that healthy box delivered to your home .

Snack expert

But you don’t have to be a geek or a snack expert to have entirely different reasons for subscribing to a food box. For example, because such a box contains a treasure trove of Japanese snacks, which you can usually only buy in Japan itself (purple yam KitKat or wasabi KitKat, anyone?). Snacks in the broad sense of candy, cookies, chocolate and savory snacks.

First, watch reviews of the snacks on Youtube

It turns out there is a whole arsenal of such Japanese snack subscriptions, including Candysan, complete with Youtube videos in which all the products are tested and rated to avoid unpleasant surprises. For around 20–40 dollars a month, you might receive a box of goodies organized around a theme. But those who love surprises can choose the surprise box. In any case, every box is packed with snacks wrapped in those beautiful Japanese designs.

Snack-and-tea combo

Bokksu (Japanese for box) is a subscription that brings not only snacks but also Japanese tea to your home, starting at 19 dollars per month. For the ultimate snack-and-tea combination. For example, the March box contains maple-butter cookies, Tokyo chocolate tea, black sesame goma senbei (light rice crackers) and Sapporo vegetable potato sticks. In other months, such a box might contain black tea donuts or yuzu tea. All items can also be bought separately on the website if you like them. The only thing missing is some text and explanation about the snacks.

For anyone who has ever been to Japan, a real homesickness box. For those who still have Japan on their bucket list, the ultimate anticipation. Order the Bokksu box here.