Kracie Popin' Cookin' Sushi Making Kit

With most products, I've often been left a little disappointed that the end result didn't look like the pretty picture on the box. The great thing about these kits is that you end up with basically the exact thing! Used with kids aged 6 and 8. While the younger needed more guidance, the older one could handle the kit with minimal adult help with instruction. As long as you stick to the SPECIFIC measurements (i.e. fill to line), you get a great result.One other thing I LOVE about these kits is that in MANY countries, the entire packaging is recyclable. Also, every part of the package is used, so there is no waste. It's so cleverly packaged and so much fun.The process of making the "drop" type candy was really cool! Other candy "science" kits charge $30 to see the same thing, but you can buy a bulk package of Kracie kitchen kits for a few dollars each. Very good value and kids can stay busy for an hour.The flavor was definitely a grape type, but not the same "grape" in American products. Not too overpowering of a taste for the kids, but as an adult, I find the entire kit too sweet to eat more than one piece.

Our 18 year old granddaughter loves anything "Japanese" and was hoping for a play-set of the "real" Japanese style candy-making kits. This is a Christmas gift, and I am glad I ordered early as it took over 3 weeks for its shipment to arrive and, unlike another product from this company which arrived well-packaged in bubble wrap, this one came in a torn manila envelope, taped around the package with no bubble wrap or other protective packing. It looked like the outer package may have been opened for inspection but the inner actual package was intact. We had to laugh as there was a "billing slip enclosed with the package which "boasted of how the packages from this company are sent securely packaged and protected"... Sorry, but a torn manila envelop wrapped around the item doesn't count as secure packaging! As it comes from Japan, there is also no way to track the package and, unlike other Amazon purchases which wait close to when they actually ship the item to charge you for it... we were charged at the time of order, not really knowing when/if the item would ship, or when/if it would arrive. Other than that it is a cute little item and if you can put up with the uncertainty of the packaging (as another product from this same company arrived well packaged with bubble-wrap). Despite that, it is a good and inexpensive gift!

I loved this DIY kit, I didn't make it as nicely as the videos, box, or anything, but it was super fun to make! Should be noted all the candy is in grape flavor in this kit, and I don't like grape flavored candy, but my mom loved to eat my sloppy made DIY kit candy! It's a bit messy but not too bad, i'd still recommend putting paper towels underneath the tray as you're stirring and making your candy! It does have a weird texture when you eat it, but it's also from another country, an exotic twist on grape flavored candy, and it's probably closer to the tastes of japanese candy in general, so don't buy it expecting it to taste how it would if the product originated from your country. The texture will be exotic, and you probably won't be prepared for it. It's a nice little culture ride though, searching for the youtube videos of how to make the candy, excited when you see something fun came in the mail from Japan even! It came in super fast too, wasn't estimated till August 28th - September 17th (or around those dates) and mine came in on August 7th! Jeez that's quick~

This was a lot of fun to make with my little brother. It was actually quite tasty BUT the "rice" has an extremely weird and off putting texture. It's a very small gummy making set, but fun to do with younger kids. Oh and do pay attention to the quantity of water you use to make the "salmon" and "egg roll" add too much, it will soft set and fall apart on you. the instructions are in Japanese seeing as this is Japanese imported candy, but there are helpful pictures that show a clear picture of what to do if you can't read it and there is always YouTube vids to help you grasp a clearer understanding of the instructions if Japanese happens to fail to be in your repertoire. My brother didn't care for it much but I thought it was cute and tasty. Downside: it seriously doesn't come with much, so it's a tad too pricey for my liking.

I have been super stoked to try this item out and I finally did. I have been watching RRCherryPie's youtube channel and she (I believe it's a girl) has done every popin cookin Kracie has to offer. She has also did the non edible versions so I had to make sure that I got the right ones. I mean why would I waste all that time and not be able to eat the final product? I did this one first and the directions were fairly simple even if you didn't know how to speak Japanese. The only thing was the flavors honestly didn't taste that good together. Separately they were ok but together they tasted a bit weird but the rice actually turned into realistic lookin rice and the jello set well for the egg and tuna but they kinda of crumbled wen I ate them. They all smelled really good and everything came out almost perfectly. Because I got a newer version it did come with the soy sauce and it honestly tasted a bit salty to me. It's a lot of fun I did it with my little brother and they were wayyyyy smaller than I thought they would be I mean there tiny I had no clue wen I got the package. I thought only one came but it was both right next to each other. The packaging was ok looking from the outside but the boxes they came in were a bit crushed. I thought making the fish eggs and dropping them in the water had to be one of the best parts. I think it's more fun to make them than eat them they weren't horrible but they didn't taste at all what I thought they would