From Anime to its intriguing Mangas, Japan has us hooked on them for a number of reasons. For some people, their love for Japan stems from its fun and beautiful cultural backgrounds, for others, it may just stem from its sweet delicacies! Japan produces a ton of chocolates and it is said that the annual consumption of chocolate products in Japan amounted to 2.19 kg per person. That’s an amazing fit on its own! Come and choose the best Japanese chocolates from this list today!
1. Morinaga Dars Dark Chocolate
A bar of bite-sized smooth-mouthed c will satisfy your happiness anytime, anywhere. Easy-to-eat, bite-sized chocolate. The thickness, width and shape of this chocolate are designed so that you can fully enjoy the chocolate taste. The glossy, smooth surface of the chocolate provides a pleasant texture on the tongue.
Ingredients: Sugar, Cocoa mass, Cocoa butter, Vegetable fat, Cocoa Powder, Emulsifiers (Lecithin containing soybeans), Nature-identical flavour and flavouring. Contains Soybeans. Made in a facility that also processes cereals containing gluten, wheat, tree nuts, peanuts, and sulphite.
Country of Origin: Japan
Size Available: 42g
Price: RM3.90 (Shopee) | RM2.99 (Lazada)
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
2. Glico Pocky Chocolate Biscuit Stick
Pocky is a chocolate covered biscuit stick that offers the perfect balance of creamy chocolate and a crunch of biscuit. It’s an easy to share snack that can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere with friends and family. The original Pocky Chocolate in the iconic red box. If you’re new to Pocky, start here.
Ingredients: Wheat, Flour, Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Cocoa Powder (6%), Skim Milk Powder (3%), Shortening (Palm Oil, Emulsifier (Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids), Antioxidant (Tocopherols)), Cocoa Mass (2%), Whole Milk Powder (1%), Malt Extract, Modified Starch, Salt, Emulsifier (Lecithin), Yeast, Artificial Flavours, Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate). Contains Chocolate Flavoured Cream (53%). Contains Wheat, Milk, Soybean, Barley, Rye and Oat.
Country of Origin: Japan/Thailand
Size Available: 40g
Price: RM3.20 (Shopee) | RM3.00 (Lazada)
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
3. Lotte Koala’s March Chocolate
Enjoy the crunchy cookie shell filled with lip-smacking chocolate filling while looking at each little koala’s cute activities, while guessing which koala character you’ll pick next. Each character is creatively designed with koalas in different costumes, moods and themes.
Ingredients: Sugar, Wheat Flour, Refined Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil), Cocoa Mass, Whole Milk Powder, Corn Starch, Lactose, Shortening, Egg, Invert Sugar, Edible Salt, Leavening Agents (E503(ii), E500(ii)), Emulsifier (E322), Colour (E150a), Flavour.
Country of Origin: Japan
Size Available: 37g
Price: RM3.75
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
4. Hello Panda Chocolate Tin
Crispy on the outside, creamy within! Crunch on the preferred choice for tea parties and tasty snacks that come in seven delicious flavours. Enjoy this classic snack together with family and friends, and try spotting all 100 different characters printed onto the Hello Panda biscuits. Look out for special festive packs to enjoy more of your favourite cream-filled biscuits!
Ingredients: Wheat Flour (35.5%), Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil), Sugar, Cocoa Mass (7.4%), Whole Milk Powder, Seasoning [Maltodextrin, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Yogurt Powder (Dextrin, Skim Milk Powder), Flavour Enhancers (Disodium 5′-Guanylate, Disodium 5′-Inosinate) Leavening Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Emulsifiers (Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids, Soya Lecithin), Salt, Malt Extract (Barley), Yeast Powder, Enzymes (Papain, Alpha-Amylase), Natural Colouring (Caramel), Artificial Vanilla and Chocolate Flavourings. Additive Derived From Plant and Synthetic Origin. Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil) is Plant Origin.
Country of Origin: Japan/Singapore
Size Available: 400g
Price: RM21.50
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
5. Apollo Chocolate Strawberry
Meiji’s classic Apollo strawberry chocolate takes its shape from the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing! This special edition flavor features the beloved strawberry and milk chocolate cones doubled in size with a rich caramel milk center. Truly a melt in your mouth sweetness that is out of this world!
Ingredients: Sugar, vegetable fat, cocoa mass, lactose, plain milk powder, skimmed milk powder, cocoa butter, dried strawberries, natural color additives and natural scents.
Country of Origin: Japan
Size Available: 46g
Price: RM7.90
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
6. Meiji Black Chocolate
These rich black chocolate blocks from Meiji carry the same creaminess & non-changing ingredients of their famous Milk Chocolate. Each piece is rich with cocoa flavors with a slightly bitter kick of black chocolate. Perfect when served with tea or coffee!
Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa mass, vegetable fat, whole milk powder, lecithin (soybean), cocoa butter, flavoring. Contains milk, soy.
Country of Origin: Japan
Size Available: 50g
Price: RM8.90 (Shopee) | RM7.50 (Lazada)
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
7. Bourbon Alfort Mini Chocolate Biscuit
Have fun munching into these crunchy whole-grain mini biscuits that are generously covered with rich milk chocolate! Each piece is imprinted with a sailboat image.
Ingredients: Sugar, Wheat Flour, Whole Milk Powder, Cacao Mass, Shortening, Vegetable Oil, Cocoa Butter, Whole Wheat Flour, Wheat Bran, Salt, Wheat Germ, Modified Starch, Emulsifier (From Soy), Baking Powder, Flavourings.
Country of Origin: Japan
Size Available: 59g
Price: RM4.50 (Shopee) | RM8.00 (Lazada)
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
8. Kinoko No Yama
If you’ve dreamt of living that cottagecore life or simply adore mushrooms in general, go ahead and treat yourself to a box of Kinoko No Yama! Take a bite out of these crunchy biscuit sticks with chocolate caps that make them look like mushrooms!
Ingredients: Sugar, Wheat Flour, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Oil, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Lactose, Shortening, Condensed Milk Powder, Skim Milk Powder, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cream Powder, Malt Extract, Yeast, Salt, Emulsifier (Contains Soybean), Raising Agent, Flavour.
Country of Origin: Japan
Size Available: 74g
Price: RM15.25 (Shopee) | RM69.26 (Lazada)
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
Disclosure: This list was compiled by the team at My Weekend Plan after extensive research and shared opinions to suggest helpful recommendations for the public. The sequence of brands is in no particular order so if you have any other great suggestions too, please email us support@myweekendplan.com.my. For more information, kindly refer to our copyright, privacy & disclosure policy.
