Love those little ¥20 Tirol sweets that are konbini fixture, but get frustrated when they don't have the flavor you want? Good news, control freaks: You can now customize them online at My Tirol. What better way to welcome trick-or-treaters than with Japanese chocolate made and packaged according to your own preferences?
Tirol sweets are easily distinguished by their uniform square shape and varied, bright wrappers. They are offered in a wide assortment of flavors, including kinako mochi and creamy anmitsu, that seem to be made available on a rotational basis. Since one square is only 35 calories, they make great treats for dieters who can't resist a confection after every meal. Can't have just one? These little yummy blocks also come in packs of 8. Willpower? What's that?
Create your own pack of Tirol chocolates by choosing the top layer, the filling and the bottom layer. Does caramel chocolate and gouda cheese chocolate filled with mochi gummy sound delicious, or at least intriguing? You're in luck — with a few clicks, it, or any one of 625 combinations, can be on its way. A list of ingredients that can trigger allergies pops up after every combination. You choose the packaging, and one even gives you the option to include a message. Forget flowers; this is the new sweetest trick in the book.
Thirty cubes of three different customizations will set you back ¥2,680 plus shipping fees. Granted, it's way more expensive than the off-the-shelf Tirols, but it's not every day you can have a strawberry-almond-kabocha chocolate.
