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Try The World
Cost: $39/month
Ships To: United States and Canada. (The 3 city tour to Canada will include all 3 boxes sent in one shipment.)
Try The World, who kindly sent me this box to review, is a bi-monthly subscription box that allows you to try products from around the world without leaving your house. Their team of travelers and local experts curates a collection of products that best represent each country / city. The first box starts in Paris and then boxes move to Toyoko, Rio and other cities around the globe. Boxes include not only delicious gourmet finds but also a companion on the history of the products and how to use them.
My Try The World shipped via UPS, however, this was a review box, so I am not sure if they all do.
Try The World comes in a beautiful box and is totally ready for gift giving.
I hadn’t seen this Try The World box yet, so it was all totally new to me and I was excited to dig right in!
The box I received was the Tokyo box and is the second stop in the Try The World tour. Paris is the first stop and you can check out my review on that one here. Try the World sends out a summary information card along with individual detailed cards with lots of product information, including how to use the products along with a history behind them. Here is what was included in the box:
~Imuraya Yokan Red Bean Jelly: To say that this was interesting would be an understatement. When I first looked at it I was like, of Japanese brownies! Umm, not quite. It’s a jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar and sugar. I can’t say I am a fan of these, but they were fun to try!
~Aoi Tea Company: I considered trying this, but I think I am going to pass it on to my cousin who I know will enjoy it. I’d feel bad opening it up and taking two sips of each when I know she would love it!
~Morinaga Milk Caramels: These milk caramels are probably one of the most delicious international snacks I have received. So so good! If I am ever in Japan (or at a store I think would sell these) I would make it a point to find them.
~Kingodo Senbei Rice Crackers: These are traditional Japanese rice crackers that are usually eaten with green tea and offered as a snack to visiting house guests. These are better than rice cakes, but not as good to me as a cracker.
~Konpeito Sugar Candy: With a name like sugar candy, how can you go wrong? I don’t think you can. L and I both thought these were yummy and WB wished he could have tried one. But he’s too little for hard candy! I also thought the little flower shapes were really cute.
~S&B Ginger Paste: I am a big fan of ginger in stir fries, so I am going to see what B can come up with for this paste. He’s pretty good about that kind of thing and will be totally game for it.
~Takaokaya Nori Roasted Seaweed: I know that some people really really like this, but I just can’t get into it. Although, I have discovered that I like the plain stuff better than like the cheese flavored stuff they sell, but that’s not saying much because I don’t really “like” either.
~Origami Paper: SO pretty! I am going to save these to fold with my cousins when they come to town next and then maybe try and use some in my planner (maybe run it through my sticker machine). We did some origami last summer and really had a good time with it, so I know they will like it.
~Bamboo Chopsticks: Chopsticks! B was actually looking for chopsticks over the weekend and we could not find any in our kitchen. I swear we had some, but they were no where to be found. So he was really excited to see these, but I need like a trainer set of chopsticks still.
~The Cards: In additional to the individual product information cards , the Try the World box also includes Japanese culture cards with a Tokyo playlist, Japanese movie ideas and tops if you happen to visit Japan.
Try the World is a hard subscription box to do a cost breakdown on because not everything is available online. The box itself is $39/month and if you order now, your journey will begin with the Paris box which ships at the end of April! Boxes would then arrive every other month.
What do you think of Try the World? If you are interested in subscribing or just want to learn more, click here and use coupon code “MOM10” (expires on 4/30/14) to save $10 off your first box!
