Momotan

Momotan is a peach-flavoured snack I received from my friend, K, during her visit to Okayama.
 

This is what the snack look like. Isn't the packaging adorable?
 

Royal milk tea

Have you heard of Royal Milk Tea before? I have never heard of RMT before moving to Japan. Apparently, RMT is a blended of Ceylon and/or English breakfast with milk and sugar.

It's really sweet and it's not for everyone (dairy, high sugar content). I've been enjoying the one from family mart, although I really do prefer this recipe on youtube.

Soaptopia

 

I've always been a fan of smelling nice (well...who wouldn't be?) and I recently stumbled upon Soaptopia. Not only do their products smell heavenly, they are eco-friendly, handmade and created in Venice Beach from natural products !

There were so many tempting choices but after browsing on and off for weeks, I decided to go with Beauty and the Beach. Consisted of Sweet Orange, Jasmine, Vanilla & Pumice Sand, the smell will transport you right to the beach.

Soaptopia can be found in Japan at Ron Herman stores!

Japanese charming tea review

There are new trends in Japan on health and wellness these days and this "charming tea" is my recent discovery! I'm not sure what charming tea is, but I guess it's similar to a healthy tea (based on the ingredients).

I received this tea from an acquaintance as a new year gift. It comes in 30 tea sachets. They are mixtures of tea leaves such as corn tea, rooibos tea, rose hip tea, gobo root and candle bush.

I like that the tea is very mild and it doesn't taste bitter at all even if I leave the bag in too long.

I'm not sure if I will buy this tea myself. I find it a little too pricey for a drugstore tea ($20).