A summer variation on a nice basic biscuit

Choice Coconut

Brand: Morinaga

Price: 198 yen

Place of purchase: Mamimart

Rating:

Morinaga’s Choice biscuits are pretty ubiquitous on supermarket shelves throughout the country, and this summer, there is a limited-edition coconut variation to try out as well. If you like the usual Choice biscuits and coconut is a flavour you appreciate, then you will probably like these as well. They’re a simple, basic biscuit, but sometimes, that is all you want. It’s still the usually buttery Choice biscuit, but the addition of the coconut milk gives it a nice touch without detracting from the texture and flavour that make the usual Choice biscuits enjoyable. I like the portion sizes too, with the overall fourteen biscuits split into seven individually wrapped pairs.

I feel a bit bad giving these three stars, because there really is nothing wrong with them. It’s a very solid three stars! It’s just that there are a lot of very similar biscuits available, whether here in Japan or elsewhere - and some of them are probably cheaper! For all my positive feelings about portions, the plastic wrapping that goes into splitting them up also feels a bit wasteful. They’re nice enough if unremarkable, though, and I may end up buying them again. They work well as a small snack with (iced) tea or coffee.