As a foodie who likes to try all kinds of unknown delicacies, I have drank Laoshan Holy Water, and I can even swallow stinky tofu, durian, and Beijing bean juice without changing my expression. It wasn’t until I fell into the trap of “Internet celebrity snacks” that I understood what gold and jade are on the outside and what’s lost on the inside. Hokkaido desserts, recommended by big Vs, the same ones as celebrities, must-haves for afternoon tea, all of them look great, are ridiculously expensive, and taste so bad that you want to cry.
Today I would like to share with you some of my favorite Internet celebrity delicacies. I wonder how many of them have my friends tried?
1. Pumpkin and egg pudding
A layer of sweet pumpkin on the outside, wrapped in the so-called "egg pudding". It has the taste of overnight sweet potatoes, cold and bland. What about the milky and salted egg yolk flavors you mentioned? After eating it, there was only a strong aroma in the mouth, which made me feel more disgusting the more I ate it. It was not as delicious as cooked pumpkin paired with freshly baked pudding.
2. Kobe Sky Strawberry Sandwich Chocolate
A must-have snack for girls highly recommended by many Internet celebrities. It sells for 65 yuan. It is said that the moment you bite it open, you will feel like you are in love. I don’t know if I’m in love or not, but after eating it, I looked very disappointed. I thought it was filled with fresh strawberries, but I didn’t know it was dried strawberries, and the outer layer of chocolate was so sweet.
3. Kracie deodorant candy
The packaging is full of girly hearts, the candy is also sweet pink, exudes the fragrance of roses, and only costs 10 yuan per bag. It is said that not only the whole body was eaten, but even the farts tasted like roses. I bought five packs in a row with the intention of making myself smell better, but every time I chewed it, it felt like I was wearing perfume, which I didn’t like very much anyway.
4. Yogurt dumplings (green packaging)
Dilraba’s favorite yogurt dumplings cost 14 yuan per bag, and many stores are out of stock. Addicted to Reba's beauty, I happily bought two bags of yogurt pimples.
The red one is barely edible, and the green one is simply a "biochemical weapon." Its salty and sour taste is like a ball of dead noodles with a lot of salt and vinegar. It also has a strong mutton smell and almost no milk flavor. In comparison, I prefer Yili milk slices.
5. Starry Sky Candies
Candies that seem to come from a fairy tale world, with a fantasy starry sky hidden in the crystal clear sky. Many little girls can’t help but spend money just because of their good looks.
When I opened the package and stuffed it into my mouth, I suddenly realized that it was a lollipop made of inferior saccharin. It had only a tiny bit of sweetness and stained my mouth after eating it. It sells for 12 yuan and tastes worse than a 5 cent lollipop. Sure enough, its only saving grace is its appearance.
6. Hokkaido Bocca Balloon Pudding
This snack can be played with and eaten. You can puncture the package with a needle and experience the pleasure of being a grandma.
Although it has a chewy and smooth texture, it is simply the sweetest snack I have ever eaten, especially when topped with caramel sauce and caramel crumbs. It is so sweet that you get goosebumps after taking one bite, and it is so pricey. Slightly expensive, a box of four costs 78 yuan.
7. Matcha Hot Pot
The moment I saw the Matcha Hot Pot, my little head was filled with questions: Can the person who invented this thing eat it? The thick, green soup base is filled with the sweetness and bitterness of matcha, and just looking at it leaves a psychological shadow.
You can add Oreos and taro balls, and you can also boil meat, vegetables, shrimps, and mushrooms. It’s really intolerable for you to make a good hot pot look like this.
After experiencing the severe beatings of "Internet celebrity gourmets", I understand a truth: as long as the food is mainly formalistic as a gimmick, it is basically quite unpalatable. The root cause of unpalatable food is that businesses focus more on publicity and profit instead of perfecting and improving the taste of the food itself. It comes and goes quickly. You can only rely on freshness to attract customers. It is inevitable that there will be a flood of negative reviews and it will not last long.