**A Japanese Candy Conundrum: Unraveling the Mystery of Mochi Soda**

As I continued my journey through Japan's candy scene, I stumbled upon an enigmatic treat that had been shown to me before but seemed unfamiliar at first glance. The candy in question was manufactured by a Class II company, known for its popping candies, and was called "Mochi Soda." Its description piqued my interest, with grape flavor and a unique texture described as a cross between meadow dew and gooey goodness.

I eagerly opened the packet to reveal three shapes: a flower, a round shape, and a measuring scoop. The instructions were clear: mix 2 scoops of powder with water, add 1 scoop of liquid, and stir until dissolved. As I poured the sprinkle powder onto the mixture, I watched in awe as it transformed into a sparkling, dusty gummy, almost like magic. This was Mochi Soda's signature feature – a chemical reaction that occurs when the powder meets the coagulant, creating an instant gummy.

With great enthusiasm, I decided to take on the challenge of making this candy from scratch. Using my tongue-like tool, I dipped it into the sauce and attempted to eat it using my fork. The experience was both fascinating and frustrating – while the process was enjoyable, the end result was underwhelming. The taste was not as expected; it was more like a fruity, artificial flavor profile reminiscent of food coloring rather than a sour or sweet taste. Despite this, I appreciated the unique texture, which was wet, rubbery, and flaky.

The real entertainment lay in creating these Mochi Sodas from scratch. Sprinkling the powder onto the mixture and watching as it transformed into a gummy was an experience unlike any other. It was almost like playing with food, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment each time I created one.

As I continued to experiment with this candy, I realized that its appeal lay not in its taste, but in the novelty of creating something new every time. Whether or not you enjoy eating it is beside the point – making Mochi Soda was an experience unlike any other, and for that, I applaud the creators.

**The Making of Mochi Soda: A Hands-On Experience**

To create this enigmatic candy, one must first mix 2 scoops of powder with water. This mixture serves as the base for the Mochi Soda. Adding 1 scoop of liquid is crucial; it helps to activate the coagulant and facilitate the chemical reaction that creates the gummy.

As you sprinkle the powder onto the mixture, watch as it transforms into a sparkling, dusty gummy. The exact timing of this transformation can be tricky, but with patience and practice, you'll soon master the art of creating Mochi Soda.

Once you've successfully created your gummy, dip your tongue-like tool (or fork) into the sauce and attempt to eat it. While the taste may not be to everyone's liking, the experience is undeniably unique.

For those eager to try making Mochi Soda at home, I highly recommend giving it a shot. Not only will you have fun experimenting with this candy, but you'll also learn about the chemistry behind its creation.

**A Special Giveaway: Celebrating One Year of What You Eatin' and Anime in Japan**

As I mark one year on YouTube, I'm excited to announce a special giveaway for my loyal supporters. Five Mochi Soda candies, each with a unique flavor, will be given away to lucky winners who comment, subscribe, and share their enthusiasm with the community.

The contest will run for a week, and contestants are only eligible to enter once. Make sure to follow the instructions carefully, as this was a bit of confusion in previous giveaways.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this journey through Japan's candy scene. Your comments, likes, and shares mean the world to me, and I look forward to continuing to share my experiences with you all soon.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everyone its Emmy I'm back with more candy let's see yeah and I have an announcement I'm so happy to announce that I made in Japan has been up for a year now yay a year so yeah thanks for everybody who's been watching and who have subscribed and there I know there are a few of you that have been around from the very beginning you guys know who you were and yeah thanks thanks so much it's been a lot of fun and I hope we can keep doing this so today I'm really excited about this candy because I it's brand new it's well it's new to me I think it was a candy that was shown before but I think as I'm doing more these candies in Japan I've noticed that they kind of cycle through so I think this is actually an older candy that has been brought back it's made by a class II the company that makes popping looking and it's called me sedate that livers grape and laminate the sort of flavor so I got great and it's kind of a cross between meadow Ned Renee and like a gooey so I've never tried it before but um I think it's gonna be pretty exciting oh and this cost me 100 yen inside three packets sorry one flower shape one round shape and measuring scooper and a straw a bendy straw stack one like most of these is to take this off yeah take the scooper off your round tray powder number one and four scoops of water two three four and it smells kind of like mom and I actually and then you give that a stir container and we add one scoop for that one and that one's yellow whoa and it's foaming awesome so like net emit an egg it's for me okay it's wings and it smells kind of fruity and it's more like much sir until that's all dissolved okay it's like shaving cream that's awesome take our straw bend it to 90 degrees open that up and that oh I almost made me sneeze that smells like food Oh like artificial yeah ready so insert straw into the water powder pour it on top then lift you see that look how awesome amazing amazing amazing so you pour it and it creates this sparkly dusty instant gummy amazing so awesome look at that you can see it from the side it's like magic so there's a chemical reaction that happens when you pour the sprinkle powder in onto the surface of the coagulant stuff something happens and makes it coagulate into this strip of gummy amazing can you see that it has little sprinkles in it so then now you take this like tongue-like thing and you dip it into the sauce and you eat it using your fork and we'll put this aside and let's try it stir it more okay it's gonna be kind of gross it's the docq mozz mmm so making it I have to admit it's a lot more fun than eating it this stuff is really good it's just like any of them marinate or nays and the like the volcano I'll put a link to a volcano and which was a bit of a failure as everyone keeps telling me I'm aware of it thank you it didn't work out but it was fun at anybody this stuff tastes like that it's on the phone it's really tangy and fizzy the gummy it it's a little bit it's wet it's not chewy and it's um a little bit strange a little bit crunchy but it doesn't have a lot of flavor um the real pleasure actually is making it so let's make them out of powder and sprinkle it on top so you sprinkle the powder on top then you slowly lift your straw up and it creates a goomy how cool so okay so I'll get I'll try it again it doesn't taste great I mean then you take your little you know what what I want it to be I want it to be like a like a sour what are those sour tapes because that's what it looks like but it's not it's a lot wetter and it's not chewy or really sour it's just kind of it's a lot like those other if you tried in any other kind of classy things like the shaky shakes the gooey food to eat Gumi I forget the name of it put it on Megumi it's like that it's kind of a wet rubbery flake taste and it's not that great but it's really not that about that is it it's about playing with your food so I give that a major thumbs up because you will never find anything like that anyplace else but here that's special so that's good me today that good it's science edible stinking science thanks everyone for your support I really appreciate it and because you guys are so awesome and because I've been on YouTube for one year I'm doing a giveaway yay so I'm giving away five of these okay so this is the lemonade flavor and this is the buddha wat leave a comment or subscribe and i'll be choosing the winner the next it'll be a week I usually leave my the giveaway video is up for a week and then the contest will be closed please only enter once ok this was a bit of a confusion last time so just enter once so good luck everybody thinks again for watching and supporting what you eatin and anime in Japan and I'll see you guys soon in the next video take care byehey everyone its Emmy I'm back with more candy let's see yeah and I have an announcement I'm so happy to announce that I made in Japan has been up for a year now yay a year so yeah thanks for everybody who's been watching and who have subscribed and there I know there are a few of you that have been around from the very beginning you guys know who you were and yeah thanks thanks so much it's been a lot of fun and I hope we can keep doing this so today I'm really excited about this candy because I it's brand new it's well it's new to me I think it was a candy that was shown before but I think as I'm doing more these candies in Japan I've noticed that they kind of cycle through so I think this is actually an older candy that has been brought back it's made by a class II the company that makes popping looking and it's called me sedate that livers grape and laminate the sort of flavor so I got great and it's kind of a cross between meadow Ned Renee and like a gooey so I've never tried it before but um I think it's gonna be pretty exciting oh and this cost me 100 yen inside three packets sorry one flower shape one round shape and measuring scooper and a straw a bendy straw stack one like most of these is to take this off yeah take the scooper off your round tray powder number one and four scoops of water two three four and it smells kind of like mom and I actually and then you give that a stir container and we add one scoop for that one and that one's yellow whoa and it's foaming awesome so like net emit an egg it's for me okay it's wings and it smells kind of fruity and it's more like much sir until that's all dissolved okay it's like shaving cream that's awesome take our straw bend it to 90 degrees open that up and that oh I almost made me sneeze that smells like food Oh like artificial yeah ready so insert straw into the water powder pour it on top then lift you see that look how awesome amazing amazing amazing so you pour it and it creates this sparkly dusty instant gummy amazing so awesome look at that you can see it from the side it's like magic so there's a chemical reaction that happens when you pour the sprinkle powder in onto the surface of the coagulant stuff something happens and makes it coagulate into this strip of gummy amazing can you see that it has little sprinkles in it so then now you take this like tongue-like thing and you dip it into the sauce and you eat it using your fork and we'll put this aside and let's try it stir it more okay it's gonna be kind of gross it's the docq mozz mmm so making it I have to admit it's a lot more fun than eating it this stuff is really good it's just like any of them marinate or nays and the like the volcano I'll put a link to a volcano and which was a bit of a failure as everyone keeps telling me I'm aware of it thank you it didn't work out but it was fun at anybody this stuff tastes like that it's on the phone it's really tangy and fizzy the gummy it it's a little bit it's wet it's not chewy and it's um a little bit strange a little bit crunchy but it doesn't have a lot of flavor um the real pleasure actually is making it so let's make them out of powder and sprinkle it on top so you sprinkle the powder on top then you slowly lift your straw up and it creates a goomy how cool so okay so I'll get I'll try it again it doesn't taste great I mean then you take your little you know what what I want it to be I want it to be like a like a sour what are those sour tapes because that's what it looks like but it's not it's a lot wetter and it's not chewy or really sour it's just kind of it's a lot like those other if you tried in any other kind of classy things like the shaky shakes the gooey food to eat Gumi I forget the name of it put it on Megumi it's like that it's kind of a wet rubbery flake taste and it's not that great but it's really not that about that is it it's about playing with your food so I give that a major thumbs up because you will never find anything like that anyplace else but here that's special so that's good me today that good it's science edible stinking science thanks everyone for your support I really appreciate it and because you guys are so awesome and because I've been on YouTube for one year I'm doing a giveaway yay so I'm giving away five of these okay so this is the lemonade flavor and this is the buddha wat leave a comment or subscribe and i'll be choosing the winner the next it'll be a week I usually leave my the giveaway video is up for a week and then the contest will be closed please only enter once ok this was a bit of a confusion last time so just enter once so good luck everybody thinks again for watching and supporting what you eatin and anime in Japan and I'll see you guys soon in the next video take care bye\n"