To properly enjoy Pocky¡¯s creamy vanilla variety, you¡¯re going to need a drink. According to the snack¡¯s intricate advertising campaign, it is ideally complimented by a new strawberry-flavored tea, where the two flavors join to resemble strawberry shortcake.

But this Pocky (?194) tastes fine alone ¡ª its vanilla taste is rich but doesn¡¯t overstep into becoming too sweet. But the flavor is a bit one-dimensional, to the point where eating a whole pack in one sitting becomes something of a (sugary) chore.

Yet in small doses, you don¡¯t even need to think about introducing berries into the equation.