MADE BY: Maruhiko Seika
PRODUCT OF: Tochigi
FLAVOR: Sweet, Savory 
VEGETARIAN: Yes
COMMON ALLERGENS: Wheat, Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: Alcohol

This rice cracker is flavored with ume (Japanese plum), well-balanced by delicious soy sauce. It also has a layer of sugar, for the perfect savory and sweet combo.

MADE BY: Yokoi Chocolate
PRODUCT OF: Fukui
FLAVOR: Sweet
VEGETARIAN: No
COMMON ALLERGENS: Milk, Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

These treats are unlike any marshmallow we’ve ever tried! Squishy marshmallows are coated in white chocolate that’s kneaded with freeze-dried Polish strawberries. A harmonious combination of fruit and chocolate.

MADE BY: Nature
PRODUCT OF: Kanagawa
FLAVOR: Sweet
VEGETARIAN: Yes
COMMON ALLERGENS: Wheat, Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

This bouncy jelly is flavored with fragrant sakura blossoms! Maker Nature selects vibrant pink flowers and pickles them using Umezu (Ume Plum vinegar) from Kanagawa prefecture. We hope you admire the gorgeous packaging as you chew the jelly!

MADE BY: Chinpindo
PRODUCT OF: Okinawa
FLAVOR: Sweet
VEGETARIAN: No
COMMON ALLERGENS: Eggs, Wheat
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

An adorable shortbread-like cookie, chinsuko are frequently given as omiyage, or souvenir gifts. This treat is shaped, flavored, and colored like a Japanese cherry blossom!

MADE BY: Kanro
PRODUCT OF: Tokyo
FLAVOR: Sweet
VEGETARIAN: Yes
COMMON ALLERGENS: N/A
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

We love every flavor of Puré gummies, but this premium one is special. Its centers have delicious jam, flavored with white peaches from Yamanashi, Japan’s largest peach producer! The sweet and sour crystals on the outside add a burst of yumminess.

MADE BY: Sakata Beika
PRODUCT OF: Yamagata
FLAVOR: Savory
VEGETARIAN: No
COMMON ALLERGENS: Milk, Wheat, Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

If you’ve ever had an ume onigiri (plum flavored rice ball), you’ll know that plum and seaweed are an incredible combo! This cracker was made in collaboration with Tamaroen, a decades-old kelp tea maker.

MADE BY: Ichifuji Seika
PRODUCT OF: Shizuoka
FLAVOR: Sweet
VEGETARIAN: Yes
COMMON ALLERGENS: Milk, Egg, Tree Nuts, Wheat, Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

This crispy biscuit has a gorgeous sakura flavor! Japanese cookies like these are mildly sweet so they can pair perfectly with tea, like the sencha we’re featuring in this month’s box.

MADE BY: Seiki
PRODUCT OF: Ehime
FLAVOR: Sweet
VEGETARIAN: Yes
COMMON ALLERGENS: Milk, Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

This mochi is called daifuku, or stuffed mochi. It’s flavored with chocolate and amaou strawberries. Amaou are grown in Fukuoka and referred to as “The King of Strawberries” for their delicious taste.

MADE BY: Sakata Beika
PRODUCT OF: Saitama
FLAVOR: Savory
VEGETARIAN: No
COMMON ALLERGENS: Milk, Wheat, Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

These tiny treats are coated in soy sauce sweetened with honey for the ultimate savory party in your mouth.  The packaging has lines from the Man’yoshu: a series of classic Japanese poems!

MADE BY: Ichifuji Seika
PRODUCT OF: Shizuoka
FLAVOR: Sweet
VEGETARIAN: Yes
COMMON ALLERGENS: Milk, Eggs, Wheat, Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

A bouchée is a small pastry with a sweet filling. This cherry blossom pastry has a sakura flower printed on the cakey buns. Inside is a sweet and soft, cream, infused with aromatic cherry juice!

MADE BY: Marusan Tamakiya
PRODUCT OF: Nagano
FLAVOR: Sweet
VEGETARIAN: Yes
COMMON ALLERGENS: Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

Mochi is a traditional Japanese rice cake made by pounding steamed mochigome (glutinous mochi rice) and rolled in rice flour. Sakura-flavored mochi is a classic hanami (flower viewing) snack and best paired with green tea!

MADE BY: Kamoi
PRODUCT OF: Okayama
FLAVOR: Savory, Spicy
VEGETARIAN: No
COMMON ALLERGENS: Milk, Eggs, Fish, Crustacean Shellfish, Wheat, Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: Alcohol

These shatteringly crisp chips are made from gobo, or burdock root. They’re fried and coated in spicy mentai (cod roe) flavoring for a light yet fiery treat.

MADE BY: Senbei Lab
PRODUCT OF: Saitama
FLAVOR: Savory 
VEGETARIAN: No
COMMON ALLERGENS: Milk, Eggs, Wheat, Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: Alcohol

A bag of mixed rice crackers that are shaped like Mount Fuji! Each cracker has an exciting flavor, like matcha, purple potato, and red pepper that illustrates how the beautiful mountain appears at different points in the year.

MADE BY: Sanko Seika
PRODUCT OF: Niigata
FLAVOR: Savory
VEGETARIAN: No
COMMON ALLERGENS: Fish, Crustacean Shellfish, Wheat, Soy
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

Inside this bag you’ll find four flavors of arare (hail-shaped rice crackers) like seaweed, sesame, and shrimp, that are then flavored with pickled plum. They’re an iconic combo of savory and tangy.

MADE BY: Morokoshian Isamiya
PRODUCT OF: Akita
FLAVOR: Sweet
VEGETARIAN: No
COMMON ALLERGENS: Wheat
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

Have you ever had a polverone? They’re Spanish cookies made with roasted almond flour! This cookie is inspired by a polverone and uses roasted wheat and azuki bean flour, with an added sakura scent.

MADE BY: Hoshinosenchaen
PRODUCT OF: Fukuoka
VEGETARIAN: Yes
COMMON ALLERGENS: N/A
ALSO CONTAINS: N/A

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Celebrate spring with this beautiful tea package designed exclusively for Bokksu and enjoy sencha tea to warm you from the inside out! You’ll love the caffeinated kick and comforting aroma of sencha, Japan’s most popular tea.

BREWING INSTRUCTIONS:

Boil 80ml/2.7oz of hot water and wait for it to cool to 158°F/70°C (until you can comfortably touch the mug). Steep the tea bag for 30 seconds, then lightly shake the bag up and down before taking it out.