Cheap Canadiana

Sandwhich Creme Cookies Maple

Brand: Dare for Belx Foods

Price: 400 yen

Place of purchase: Belx Supermarket

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I won't turn down Japanese sweets such as wagashi. However, I get whistful when I find foods from home. Recently, Belc, a supermarket chain based in Saitama Prefecture, has been directly importing a treat from a Canadian soucre. Dare Foods in Canada, known for their cookies, produces their popular Sandwhich Creme cookies with maple for Belc. The cookies are made with real maple syrup. The aroma when you open the box is the real thing. The cookies nearly always survive transport unbroken. They're a cheap treat that appeals to Japanese people who've holidayed or lived in Canada.

These are great treats for the price, with two-dozen sandwhich creme cookies, maple flavored, for less than 400 yen. Belc supermarket chain has contracted directly with Canada's Dare Foods to make these. That's likely why the price is reasonable. But go easy on these cookies! The creme filling with maple flavoring is all sugar, and the shortbread cookies themselves are loade with sugar and butter. Now, if only we Canadian residents of Japan could get our friends, neighbors, and coworkers hooked on other Canadian treats!