The cookie one
Meiji Takenoko no Sato Chocolate Cookie Snack — 63g
$5.99
$9.51 per 100 gYou are looking at this one
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The cracker one
Meiji Kinoko no Yama — Japanese Mushroom Chocolate, 66g
$5.99
$9.08 per 100 g -
The strawberry version
Meiji Takenoko no Sato Strawberry & Chocolat — 61g
$5.99
$9.82 per 100 g
Product information
About
A crumbly little cookie wrapped in two chocolates, a cocoa-forward layer and a milkier one, shaped like a bamboo shoot. It's the cookie half of Japan's most famous snack pair: it crumbles softly where its mushroom rival's cracker snaps. Buy it if you want a proper cookie under your chocolate; if you're after a crisp, drier bite, or you need to avoid egg and nuts, this is the wrong box, and Kinoko no Yama is the one.
On the pack: たけのこの里, "Takenoko no Sato".
What you're getting
- Meiji has run three national elections asking Japan to pick between this and its mushroom sibling. This one won two of them.
- You buy this one for the cookie, crumbly and buttery-tasting, with the chocolate wrapped right around it rather than sitting on top.
- The box is 63 g. If you remember a bigger one, you're right. Meiji cut it from 70 g in 2025.
- In an Australian summer it travels soft. Keep it under 28 °C, and a spell in the fridge brings it back: the chocolate firms up and the crumbly cookie reads sharper against it.
- Allergens: egg, milk and wheat, plus almond, soy and macadamia: there is almond paste in the cookie. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.
Ingredients
The maker's ingredient list, translated from the Japanese pack. Anything after the break is an additive — the Japanese label lists those separately.
Sugar, wheat flour, whole milk powder, vegetable oils, cacao mass, shortening, liquid egg, egg white, margarine, almond paste, lactose, skim milk powder, cocoa butter, salt, creaming powder, malt extract
emulsifiers, raising agents, flavourings. Contains wheat, egg, milk, almond, soy and macadamia nuts.
The printed label on the pack is always the authority on ingredients and allergens, not this page — please read it in full before you rely on our summary. If you are unsure about an ingredient, contact us.
Allergens
The maker declares:
- Allergens
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- Egg
- Milk
- Wheat
- Almond
- Soy
- Macadamia
The printed label on the pack is always the authority on ingredients and allergens, not this page — please read it in full before you rely on our summary. If you are unsure about an ingredient, contact us.
Details
- Maker
- Meiji
- Prefecture
- Osaka
- Made in
- Japan
In their own words
What Japanese buyers say
- What they like
The chocolate and the buttery cookie are an exquisite balance.
チョコとバターたっぷりのクッキーが絶妙なバランス。
from monolog
- What they grumble about
Bought it for the first time in ages. The chocolate is just a coating on the biscuit — it's nearly all biscuit. Very disappointed.
久しぶりに購入。チョコがたけのこのビスケットにコーティングされていて、ほとんどビスケット。とてもガッカリ。
from monolog
- What they like
The crunchy cookie and the mild chocolate sweetness are delicious.
サクサククッキーとマイルドなチョコレートの甘さが美味しいですね。
from monolog
- What they grumble about
Opened it and got a shock — hang on, haven't the takenoko gotten smaller?!
開けてビックリ‼️あらあら！たけのこが小さくなってないですか〰️。
from monolog
- What they like
I was always team kinoko, but the takenoko cookie is so good I switched sides.
ずっときのこ派だったけど、たけのこのクッキーが美味しくてたけのこの派になりました。
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- What they grumble about
It's gotten far too expensive, and since it became quasi-chocolate the taste has slipped.
高くなり過ぎだし、準チョコになって味が落ちました
from monolog
- What they like
Team takenoko — I like eating them chilled. Downside: the chocolate melts in summer.
たけのこ派 冷やして食べるのが好き 夏はチョコが溶けちゃうのが難点
from monolog
- What they like
At my age I worry about my health so I meant to stop at half, but I kept popping them and finished the whole box… that's how good it is.
いろいろ身体のことが気になるお年頃なので半分位でやめようと思ってたんですが、パクパクと進んでしまき一箱食べ切ってしまいました…それくらい美味しいです。
from monolog
- What they like
As team takenoko, it's so good I buy it about 9 times out of 10 when buying snacks. I do wish there were more in the box.
たけのこ派としては、お菓子買う時は9割位の確率で買うくらい美味しい。もっと量が増えたらいいなとか思う。
from monolog
- What they grumble about
I like the chocolate part but the cookie gets in the way.
チョコレート🍫の部分は好きだけとクッキー🍪が邪魔
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- What they like
Both are tasty, but the whole family loves takenoko, so our house is team takenoko!
タケノコとキノコどちらも美味しいがタケノコは家族全員が好きなので我が家はタケノコ派どす！
from monolog
- What they like
The cookie-and-chocolate combination is irresistible if you have a sweet tooth.
クッキー生地とチョコのコラボは甘党にはたまりません。
from monolog
- What they like
Sad that there's less than there used to be and it costs more, but it can't be helped — I buy it often. Delicious chilled.
昔に比べて量が減り、値段も高くなったのは悲しいけれど仕方ないですね よく購入しています 冷やすと美味しい
from monolog
- What they grumble about
It's very tasty, but as a consumer it's disappointing how the price has risen relative to the amount you get.
とても美味しいのだけど量に対して価格が上がっているのが消費者としては残念です。
from monolog
- What they like
Once you start on Takenoko no Sato you can't stop.
たけのこの里を食べ始めると手が止まらなくなる。
from monolog
- What they like
Kinoko should be sold in the mushroom aisle.
きのこはきのこ売り場で売られるべき。
from monolog
- What they like
I quit smoking and really miss having something in my mouth, so I buy these now and then. I expect I'll keep buying them.
煙草を辞めて、非常に口寂しいので、たまに買い求めます。今後も購入し続けると思います。
from monolog
- What they like
The takenoko biscuit is so good!
たけのこのビスケットがとても美味しい！
from monolog
Real quotes from Japanese review sites (monolog), translated by us. We show no star rating from those sites.
The maker
Where it comes from
- Meiji
- Osaka
Meiji makes both Takenoko no Sato and its mushroom sibling at the same plant, in Takatsuki, Osaka. The public tour there ends by asking visitors which of the two they prefer.
Product facts here are checked against the maker's own page: meiji.co.jp (opens in a new tab)
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