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What did I just eat? Botan Rice Candy!

I saw it sitting in a box with a sign that read, “Chinese Candy – 25 cents,” and I couldn’t help myself — I had to have some. I love trying new foods, especially exotic, foreign candy. Anytime someone comes up with a new way of putting sugar in a shiny package, I’m all over it. Here, then, was my first encounter with a little something called Botan Rice Candy.

Botan Rice Candy

Fat Baby approved.

First of all, they aren’t Chinese; they’re Japanese. I don’t really hold it … Continue Reading