September 21, 2023
09/21/23
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Universal Yums September 2023 “Indonesia” Review + Coupon
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Universal Yums is a snack subscription box that sends boxes of curated snacks and treats from all over the world. Each month a new destination is picked. Each box is packed with snacks that are a mix of flavors: salty, sweet, spicy, fruity, and more. Some that you may have never tasted.
There are three different subscription boxes. The Yum box is $15 had has 5-7 snacks. The Yum Yum box is $26.00 and has 10-12 snacks plus a bonus specialty food. The Super Yum box is $41 and comes with 15-18 snacks, a unique drink, a specialty food, and a cultural activity. The Super Yum box also contains bonus content. There is also a colorful activity/informational book in each box.
Universal Yums ships in a white and blue box.
First Look
There is a map of Indonesia in the box with details about different islands.
The back of the card has a ranking system for all the snacks in the box.
There are fun stickers and emojis that you can place by the snacks in the information book.
Universal Yums sends a colorful book with pictures and descriptions of each item.
Fried Noodle Chips
Goreng is one of Indonesia's famous stir-fried noodle dishes. It originally came from China, but Indonesia customized it with shallots, sambai chili paste, and sweet soy sauce. The rippled chips have a tasty soy sauce and noodle flavor.
Pandan Creme Cake
Green cake! The green color in this cake comes from the pandan plant. The leaves from this plant are used to make rope and medicine. It's known as the “vanilla of the east”. The cake was sweet and pretty tasty!
Milky Melon Chews
These milky chews are my youngest's favorite treat in the box. The green part of the chew has a melon flavor, and the center creme has a sweet, milky taste. These have the texture of a Hi-Chew.
Sugar Coated Coffee Cookies
The word “JAVA” comes from the island of Indonesia, Java. These cookies are flavored with a light coffee flavor and sprinkled with sugar. These smell more like coffee than the taste.
Melon & Peach Yogurt Gummies
While I don't care for yogurt, these gummies are pretty good. I don't taste the yogurt flavor. The green candy is melon flavored, and the orange is peach flavored.
Choco Banana Wafter Rolls
This was my son's other favorite snack. They are crispy, sweet wafers with chocolate and banana flavors inside. Did you know Indonesia has over 300 unique varieties of bananas?
Sweet Corn Tortilla Chips
These chips are based on the food perkedel jagung, sweet corn fritters in Jakarta. They are a famous street food. These chips taste like sweet corn in a corn chip form.
Frosted Choco Cheese Crackers
This is a combination of cheese and chocolate on a cracker. Originally from the Netherlands, this treat is popular in Indonesia. It's a cracker covered in cheese with chocolate sprinkles on top. This is my favorite treat in the box.
Durian & Cheese Wafer Roll
Durian is popular in Indonesia and is known as stinky cheese. I didn't think this was as stinky as I expected. The cheese is inside a crispy wafer. I didn't care for it, but it wasn't bad.
Choco Coconut Wafer
Did you know that Indonesia produces more coconuts than any other country? They had 19 million tons in 2021. Given the prevalence of coconut, it makes sense that a coconut product would be in the box. This is a crispy wafer covered in chocolate and coconut. I didn't care for this item, but my family doesn't like coconut.
Indonesian Fried Rice Seasoning
This spice can make nasi goreng, a popular Indonesian dish. You can use this with shrimp, egg, and veggies for a tasty dish.
Final Thought: My family and I loved our first Universal Yums. Our favorite items were the Milky Melon Chews, Chocoo Banana Wafter Rolls, and the Frosted Choco Cheese Crackers. If you want to subscribe, use this link to save $5 on your 1st box.
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