{"product_id":"meiji-choco-baby","title":"Meiji Choco Baby — Tiny Chocolate Pellets in a Tube, 32g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA slim red tube of tiny chocolate pellets, small enough that you either tip the tube straight into your mouth or eat them one at a time. Japanese buyers do both, and several describe starting off careful and going at it properly once the tube is half gone. It's a childhood snack there, and plenty of the people buying it now are adults who grew up on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eチョコベビー, the name on the tube, if you're matching it to something you remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuy it if you want a chocolate you can eat one at a time, one-handed, out of a bag, without it marking your fingers. If what you want is a shell that cracks, take Meiji Banana Choco instead — same maker, sweets about the same size, sugar-panned rather than glazed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaste and texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small soft pellets that melt smoothly when you eat them one at a time, and give a dull crunch if you take a handful at once. There's a thin glaze on them, which is what stops them marking your fingers, but it isn't a hard candy shell, so don't expect a Smartie.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorth knowing what it is\u003c\/strong\u003e: cocoa is the second ingredient, ahead of the vegetable fat, so it's more cocoa-forward than it looks for the price.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe tube is half the point\u003c\/strong\u003e: It rattles, which people genuinely like, and the flip lid means you can shake a few out for someone rather than hand over the lot. It survives being carried in a bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow small it actually is\u003c\/strong\u003e: 32 g. The pellets are about the size of a Tic Tac, and the tube is slimmer than photographs suggest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn summer\u003c\/strong\u003e: It holds up better than most chocolate inside the tube, but it will melt on a warm hand, and if the tube itself gets warm the pellets can fuse and stop pouring. If they arrive with a pale film on them, that's cocoa butter that melted and re-set, cosmetic, and safe to eat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Contains milk and soy. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo things people ask. If you last saw it years ago and wondered whether it was still around, people in Japan ask that too, and it is: it hasn't been discontinued, and it's still made. And this is the 32 g tube rather than the 102 g Jumbo, which is the same recipe in a much bigger pack and is sold here too. Some people scatter it over ice cream and love it; a couple found the flavour disappeared against something that cold, so try a few pellets before you tip the tube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a small tube: the sort of thing that rides along with a bigger order rather than travelling on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meiji","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48270461173986,"sku":"SH-SNK-0024","price":5.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/meiji-choco-baby-tube.webp?v=1787985081","url":"https:\/\/shintop.com.au\/products\/meiji-choco-baby","provider":"Shintop Trading Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}