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Bokksu
Cost: $39/month
Ships To: United States (Free). Canada ($5). UK, Germany, Australia ($15)
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Bokksu is a premium subscription box for people to discover authentic snacks and teas from all over Japan. Each box contains 13-15 artisanal Japanese snacks, a tea pairing that complements that month’s flavors, and a Tasting Guide that explains each item’s story. They source directly from snack makers in Japan and meticulously craft each month’s assortment, so you receive the best curation of snacks that can only be found in Japan.
Bokksu ships via USPS by the 10th of the month. If you order on October 5th, your initial box will ship by October 10th, and you will be billed again on October 25th for your November 10th shipment. If you order on October 6th, your initial box will ship by November 10th, and you won’t be billed again until November 25th for your December 10th shipment.
The October 2016 Bokksu theme was “Autumn Appetite” and included the following items:
~Golden Sweet Potato Cake: B didn’t like these a much as I did. They are a sweet potato cake with hints of rum and cinnamon. It’s a dense cake and very yummy.
~Honey Glazed Apple Pie: This mini apple pie is soft and flakey and a great snack size. I think it was B’s favorite item in the box. I am iffy on packaged snacks like this with fruit filling, but he enjoyed it.
~20th Century Pear Langues de Chat: When I see a green filling, I think mint, but this is actually a pear filling. It’s different. The cookie itself was buttery and delicious, but that pear filling will take some getting used to.
~Hazelnut Cafe Rusk: According to the information card, a rusk is a twice baked baguette commonly topped with sweets. The one is flavored with hazelnut and coffee. My husband wasn’t a huge fan, but he didn’t dislike them either. I think they’d be better if they were softer.
~Persimmon Monaka: These were a no from both B and myself. The pastry part is fine, but the persimmon filling (a sweet and tangy fruit) isn’t for us.
~Apple Green Tea: Bokksu includes a tea pairing with every box. This months was an apple green tea. It’s a blend of premium Sencha green tea with crisp, sweet apples and aromatic rose petals.
