Vocabulary Through Snacking

Originally I wanted to make a review about this snack called Tebekko Suizokukan (たべっ子 水族館) but I wanted to focus more on what I liked about it rather than give an objective list of pros and cons. There’s that and the fact that this snack has been around for a long time and I know it’s a very popular snack for kids. It’s also found all over the place, from the hundred yen shops to supermarkets, it’s almost impossible to miss this blue package of chocolatey, sea creature-shaped goodness.

And it’s probably my favourite snack in terms of flavour. It’s chocolate, but it’s got crunch. They’re not like the cereal-filled protein bars or baked chocolate treats you would find here and there. They’re also a cracker, but they don’t have the texture or Ritz or senbei. They’re soft and you can really taste the chocolate in them.

As an English teacher, I am also quite fond of these snacks as a teaching tool. If you get the 50g box, the list of possible animals in the package in both English and Japanese. The kids I teach love seeing this and I have to admit that I’ve learned more than a few fish names thanks to this snack.

If you haven’t tried these yet, why not drop two hundred yen on a box and try them out?