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.

I happened across this on a Youtube video and had to buy 2 of these kits. One for myself and one for my niece who I think will love it. Experience wise, this is totally worth the price. A lot of mixing and getting the powders in the right compartments. The "roe" is really a cool reaction as well and if all it was, was that, it'd still be worth it. The instructions are obviously not in English, but the pictures are easy enough to follow. (Plus, you can also watch someone make it on Youtube as well if you need help).Flavor-wise, the "seaweed" part was my favorite flavor/texture. The "roe" was also pretty good. The egg and salmon had a gritty texture, almost like applesauce. The rice was just sweet, but fun to play with. I wouldn't crave this, but you're really getting the experience of making the sushi rather than looking for a great tasting candy.Shipping speed was also quite reasonable, as well.

I thought this was an overall very nice kit. I am extremely pleased with the excellent customer service, which was very clear and informative on what do about a delivery problem I stumbled on. I was emailed twice, both very detailed and gave me all my answers. As for the kit itself, it is wonderful. My dad didn't really like it, but me and my mom did! We love grape, so this was good for us. The rice was good, tasted like a mix of cotton candy and grape. The fish part was like grape gummy, yum! The fish egg candies tastes like grape, too. The soy sauce was sweet and tasted like grape soda. All flavors combined nicely and had a light, nice mild flavor. I had a blast making this kit and have already ordered the Ramen kit to do next! I love Kracie Popin' Cookin! I would not hesitate at all to say that I definitely recommend this product to anyone! Very cute and tasty candy, and so much fun to make!!

The kit isn't all that hard to put together although there are a lot of little steps. All in all it was fun, but the flavor leaves something to be desired. The only thing that tastes really good on it's own is the little 'nori' taffy, which tastes like grapes. The 'rice' is also pretty good, but not spectacular and I'm not sure what to make of the slightly spongy texture. The rest of it is pretty bland, and I can't pick out any distinct flavor, although they all taste much better with the 'rice' than without, and by the same token the rice needs the gummies to get a bit of flavor as well.I'd recommend it for fun favor,but you won't be craving it for the flavors.Also, I suggest adding less water to the sauce (soy sauce? eel sauce? I'm not sure what it's supposed to be). Filling it to the line made a soupy mess with no flavor outside of vaguely sweet. I'm going to assume that was my mess up however because I tried to puzzle it out based on pictures and they skipped that step.

This is one of the more intricate Kracie candy kits, and while it's definitely fun to make, not so much to eat. Taste wise I liked the "fish eggs", which had a very slight sweet taste and a fun texture, and the "seaweed" which tasted almost like Spree and had the texture of Laffy-taffy. However, the "rice" is pretty disgusting, tasting like stale generic pink bubblegum and having a spongy and somewhat gritty texture. The "egg" and "salmon" didn't taste horrible, but I couldn't stand the texture of those which were like were like watered down jelly.Kracie is never about the taste per-say, and it was definitely an enjoyable time to make the sushi, but the taste does knock this down a few stars since it feels like such a waste to throw most of it away in the end.

Popin' Cookin' Happy Sushi House is a Japanese play-cooking toy that allows you to make your own candy. In this case, we made sushi using only the provided powders and a little bit of water. This kit is great for kids who enjoy chemistry or mixing things to see what reactions happen. For the roe sushi, you actually get to drop the candy liquid into another substance that reacts to make the perfect roe-shaped balls. The candy itself tastes like grape and is very sugary, but amazingly it looks just like sushi when you are finished!One downside: the directions are in Japanese. However, the kits are very popular on YouTube and many people have how-to videos that you may use to follow step-by-step. I suggest user rrcherrypie specifically. They have an extensive library of videos.If you are looking for an interesting rainy day activity to play with your kids, these kits are highly recommended. So cute!!