Pocky

Let’s talk about a snack that most of you have already seen or eaten at least once: Pocki (ポッキー)

Pocky is a Japanese snack food produced by Glico. Pocky was first sold in 1966, and consists of chocolate-coated biscuit sticks. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoeic word “pokkin”.
The original was followed by almond coatings in 1971, and strawberry coatings in 1977. Today, the product line includes variations as milk, mousse, green tea, honey, banana , cookies and cream, and cheese coconut flavored coatings, and themed products such as “Decorer Pocky”, with colorful decorative stripes in the coating, and “Men’s Pocky”, a dark (bittersweet) chocolate and “mature” version.
Pocky is a very popular treat in Japan, especially among teenagers. In bars, it is sometimes served with a glass of ice water. It also has a significant presence in other Asian countries, such as China, South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia.
The latest flavors are special editions, 2 two-tone flavors in a larger box than chocolate or strawberry Pocky. 

The 2 newest flavors are cookies and creme and banana chocolate. Both have brown biscuit sticks (in the chocolate banana Pocky case, the biscuit is the chocolate and banana cream.) The cookies and creme consists of blended Oreos with a slight chocolaty flavor of the biscuit.

What is your favorite pocky flavor?

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