The strawberry version
Meiji Takenoko no Sato Strawberry & Chocolat — 61g
$5.99
$9.82 per 100 gYou are looking at this one
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Meiji Takenoko no Sato Chocolate Cookie Snack — 63g
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Meiji Kinoko no Yama — Japanese Mushroom Chocolate, 66g
$5.99
$9.08 per 100 g
Product information
About
The strawberry version of Japan's bamboo-shoot cookie: the same crumbly Takenoko no Sato cookie under a two-layer coat of sweet-tart strawberry chocolate and a mellower chocolate. The strawberry is bright and a little sharp, not lolly-sweet; there's real strawberry powder in the recipe. Buy it if you like strawberry chocolate; if you'd rather have the plain chocolate original, this is the wrong box. Takenoko no Sato is the one.
On the pack: たけのこの里いちご＆ショコラ — "ichigo" is strawberry.
What you're getting
- If you know Meiji's Apollo, the little strawberry-and-milk-chocolate cones, this is that flavour idea wearing a cookie. We stock Apollo too.
- A recurring flavour, not a permanent one: it has come and gone since 2020 and is in an active run now. If you like it, don't assume it'll be here next season.
- The sharp edge is deliberate: there's a food acid in the recipe (an acidulant), so it finishes tart rather than sugary.
- The cookie underneath is the same crumbly one as the plain box, and it stays crisp under the double coat.
- The box is 61 g, a touch smaller than the plain box's 63 g.
- Allergens: egg, milk and wheat, plus almond, soy and macadamia: the same six as the plain Takenoko no Sato, with almond paste in the cookie. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.
Two boxes are easy to confuse: Meiji also sells a kinoko (mushroom) strawberry version, a different product on a cracker stem. This is the bamboo-shoot cookie one. Like the whole family it travels soft in an Australian summer; keep it below 28 °C and out of hot cars and sunny parcel boxes, and some fridge time firms it back up.
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 (domestic and foreign manufacture), wheat flour, vegetable fat, lactose, shortening, liquid egg, whole milk powder, cacao mass, cocoa butter, egg white, margarine, condensed-milk powder, almond paste, strawberry powder, skim milk powder, salt, malt extract, creaming powder
emulsifier, raising agent, flavouring, acidulant, vegetable colour, antioxidant (rosemary extract). 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
- Made in
- Japan
In their own words
What Japanese buyers say
- What they like
The milk choc and cookie are sweet, so the strawberry's sweet-tartness matches beautifully.
ミルクチョコとクッキー生地が甘いので、いちごの甘酸っぱさがよくマッチしていて美味しいです。
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- What they like
The crisp cookie texture is irresistible too.
クッキーのサクサク食感もたまらない。
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- What they grumble about
Not that nice — the normal Takenoko no Sato tastes better.
あまりおいしくなかった。普通のたけのこの里の方がおいしい
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- What they like
You really taste the strawberry — delicious.
イチゴの味がしっかり感じられて美味しかったです。
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- What they like
The strawberry tartness is lovely and balances the chocolate well.
いちごの酸味も美味しくてチョコとのバランスもいいですね。
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- What they grumble about
I expected an Apollo-like taste but it had a slightly sour edge.
アポロのような味を期待してましたがちょっと酸っぱみがありました
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- What they like
I love strawberry chocolate, so this combination is pure happiness…!
いちごチョコが好きなのでこの組み合わせ最高に幸せです…！
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- What they like
This strawberry-chocolat version has become my favourite Takenoko.
このいちごショコラのたけのこの里が一番好きになりました！
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- What they grumble about
Not too sweet, tasty — but less in the box than the normal one, so I docked a heart.
甘すぎず美味しいです でも、ノーマル味に比べて量が少ないのでハートを減らしちゃいました
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- What they like
I've repeat-bought it many times.
何回もリピ買いしてます。
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- What they like
Balance with the cookie is great — I liked it.
クッキーとのバランスも良くて気に入りました
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- What they grumble about
Tasty, but expensive.
美味いけど高い
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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
This is the strawberry chapter of the Takenoko no Sato story. Meiji's bamboo-shoot cookie, on shelves since 1979, given a two-layer coat of strawberry chocolate and mellow chocolate in 2020. The scent was engineered to smell like biting into a whole fresh strawberry.
Meiji treats it as a returning guest rather than a resident: it debuted in September 2020, came back in 2023, and is in another national run now.
Product facts here are checked against the maker's own page: meiji.co.jp (opens in a new tab)
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Meiji Takenoko no Sato Strawberry & Chocolat — 61g
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