http://www.theanimeblog.com/japanese-snack-reviews/holy-cow-its-butter-ball-a-curiously-western-name-for-a-uniquely-japanese-candy/ The Anime Blog features Anime and Manga News and Reviews, Japanese Culture Articles, Japanese Recipes, Lolita Fashion and more. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:39:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.theanimeblog.com/japanese-snack-reviews/holy-cow-its-butter-ball-a-curiously-western-name-for-a-uniquely-japanese-candy/comment-page-1/#comment-46714 Tom Carter Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:23:01 +0000 http://theanimeblog.com/?p=2452#comment-46714 In the 50s we used to get a hard completely round candy called butterballs. The were sweet and buttery flavored woth just a little salt. After I thought they were long gone I discovered them in Marin CA but that source is also gone. I think Werthers(?) and Brachs had something similar. One was called butter disks but they slick all the way through. The never developed the sugary ridges and tiny crispies as they slowly melted away in your mouth. I have not tried this Japanese brand but would be interested in trying In the 50s we used to get a hard completely round candy called butterballs. The were sweet and buttery flavored woth just a little salt. After I thought they were long gone I discovered them in Marin CA but that source is also gone. I think Werthers(?) and Brachs had something similar. One was called butter disks but they slick all the way through. The never developed the sugary ridges and tiny crispies as they slowly melted away in your mouth. I have not tried this Japanese brand but would be interested in trying

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