Hokkaido Anpan Variety Pack by Aki Foods Japan – Authentic Japanese Sweets | Asian Bread, Dessert, Snack | Red Bean, Black Sesame, Matcha, Pumpkin Pie, Coffee Flavors (5 Pieces)

I love trying foods from different areas of Japan, so this sampler pack was just perfect. They arrived in neatly packaged, as shown in the listing. Each individually wrapped anpan contained a little freshness pack to discard before consuming, and I did find they all tasted pretty fresh. I was a bit...reserved about the coffee one, as I'm not really a coffee fan, but it was actually not bad! Next I tried the matcha one, which was really good, as expected. Another surprise I found was the pumpkin one didn't quite live up to my expectations. It was very good but not something I would purchase again at this price point. The black sesame, however, blew my socks off! Usually that's a ~eh~ flavour for me, but it ended up being my fav of this bunch (which I thought would have been the pumpkin or red bean). I did something a bit heinous and dipped it in a hot chocolate I was having at the time and...it was even more delicious?! This is definitely the one I will order another pack of, ha. The red bean was pretty good, but didn't beat the sesame for me (& does NOT go well in hot chocolate LOL). If I were to rank these from most to least tasty (but still enjoyable!), for me it would be: black sesame, matcha, red bean, pumpkin, coffee. But of course something like that will vary by preference. If you're on the fence, I say go for this variety pack. They're large enough to share if you find one you dont like, and trying new things with others is always fun, too.

Never tried these till this purchase. Each were great and quite interesting. All flavors were good and allowed me to know what flavors I’d pick next time. Pumpkin was the best. The price was good for the quality of what they were and offered. Absolutely fresh and a decent size. Not overwhelming needless to say. I love trying new snacks and this was good.

They are all amazing but with the filling being red bean base it does have a grainy texture

It was tasty. Arrive fast, and in good condition. There were only one treat per flavor but if you’re sharing with someone or having one a night is perfect.

I didn't care for it. It's too sweet for me and the breading is meh! I preferred chinese mooncake better.

I expected flat/crushed bread since they're shipped and stored in a warehouse. Nope. These are thick, rich, beautiful presentation, and plenty of tasty filling. They remind me of local breads I can buy that have similar filling but only 2 varieties available. These are great for a party tray or just general sharing. They do not lack freshness and I appreciate the quality ingredients.

The Amazon Shopping app keeps bothering me to review this thing (BTW, I need to turn off those notifications), so FINE I will... These Are TERRIBLE!!! The high scores and good reviews honestly shock me, because what I taste is certainly not something I'd expect most Americans to like and couldn't suggest to anybody I know personally. It has good reviews, it is a product competing with other similar products, and the marketing suggest high quality packaging along with images of a family enjoying the treat, meaning this product has a good budget and potentially a fanbase and I JUST DON'T GET IT because this is arguably the worst food item from Amazon that I ever put in my mouth - and I regularly buy alot of random snacks. A pie-ish, cake-ish sort of "treat" that on it's own is completely unfamiliar and hard to compare to anything I can think of, yet, is honestly simple enough to tell you what makes it up - basically a pancake-like dough made thick with a powdery, ingredient-based flavor filling that sometimes has a matching topping. The "breading", pancake part is perfectly fine, but the filling is a sweet, but gross powdery, kinda gritty dried paste that is completely unappetizing. I had plans of saving the "best flavors for last" with the red bean and coffee, but the pumpkin and black sesame ones I had were so terrible, I'm afraid to touch them. I have no previous familiarity with "Anpan" - I simply saw a new-to-me and interesting snack item on Amazon as I typically like to try random food items I've never had before and I decided to give it ago, figuring red bean might be the best since that is a beloved flavor in Japan and I've enjoyed Red Bean Mochi and Boston Baked Beans candy before. The fresh baked versions I now see in Google Images result looks like something I'd at least try, but eating these has significantly shot down my curiosity of wanting to try it. I know the rating of 1 star could seem hyperbolic and maybe it is - the pancake/dough part is perfectly fine - good even, but there's no way in hell I'm going to peel it off to eat separately from the disgusting filling. One star represents just how bad these were to me as a whole. I can't imagine the other flavor's being better, because I don't recall the "pumpkin-ness" or "seasame-ness" being the problem. The problem was the sickly-sweet filling with an unappetizing mouth-feel. While I'm a person who doesn't always agree with "mainstream normies" taste, I often understand how some foods are liked or disliked, so I get why some food brands are popular. This could simply be a case difference in cultural tastes - a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich is a popular treat-like snack in The States, but is considered pretty strange in Japan, making Anpan seem like it is the reverse. Anectodally, one Western-based Youtuber in China mentioned how he loved Buffalo Wings from the US, but practically no Chinese person he's ever offered them to liked them because they were too sour - The Chinese "numbing spice" kind of spicy, is very different from the American "hot sauce" kind of spicy. These are the kind of bad that I can't even begin think of how I'd resell these, so the most I can do is drop them off at the "Community snack" table at work or just dump them.

Great flavors. Not too sweet. Best I’ve found on the market.