Sweet tooth…

I love Julie’s cheese crackers and I particularly enjoy the ones with the peanut butter filling in between…and I’ve heard of Hershey’s chocolates, especially their kisses. I may have tried them but unfortunately, they did not leave much of a lasting impression.

I saw these…

…at a supermarket the other day going for RM7.70 a box and later, I spotted  them again at a mini-supermarket near my house, priced a little less at RM7.30.

I do not know why this product is thus named – maybe it is the collaboration between the two (and if I’m not mistaken, there is also that soy milk and chocolate drink in those tetra-paks from the two, available at most supermarkets) and since I am not really into anything sweet, I did not bother to buy the first time but the second time around, I relented and grabbed these two boxes to try…and also for my girl to bring back to her school to enjoy there – she likes chocolate chip cookies, this much I know for sure.

These are made in Malacca…

…and inside, you will find eight individual packs…

…with two cookies in each…

I would say they are very nice with their very rich and fragrant chocolate taste and the vanilla cream in between…

…but no, I would not think I would want more of those as I thought they are rather sweet and not something I should indulge in.

Besides, they do not come cheap – almost as much as some of those imported stuff that we can get quite easily here. Furthermore, if you do a bit of calculation, you will find that it works out to over 45 sen a piece, a little less than 50 sen, depending on where you buy yours and for that kind of money, I think I would rather go for those savoury local kuihs (cakes)…

…that I certainly would enjoy more, minus the sugar overload.

I bought these chai kuih (called soon kuih in Singapore, I’ve been told) at 50 sen each at a stall at Rejang Park here, one or two doors away from the Chinese medical store (open in the afternoon only) and even though they were kind of deflated, unlike the nice ones in Kuching, they tasted great and the skin was very well done. I would state in no uncertain terms that I do derive a lot more enjoyment eating these rather than those over-priced cookies.

While I was at the mini-supermarket, I also spotted this (RM8.90)…

Now, the tub is not the same as the usual ones from this brand that I am more familiar with…or maybe I was confused with all the other brands available. A closer look revealed that this type is made in Thailand…

For one thing, I was told by the boss of this cafe that he uses another brand but he makes sure he would only buy the ones made in Thailand.

I bought the vanilla with chocolate chips to try…

…and I thought it wasn’t too bad- not as rich and creamy as what I am more used to but the best part was that I found it was not all that sweet. I can’t say I am all that fond of those tiny bits of chocolate chips in it though – it felt like eating something with bits of whatever inside…like coffee grounds when drinking coffee without sieving it with a strainer first. Other than that, I am not too sure whether it was because I tried it on a very hot day or what but it did seem to melt a little bit more easily, faster than the usual.

All in all, I would say it was all right. I can’t say it got me jumping up and down with delight like these did…