I became aware of these candy kits while
watching videos on the YouTube channel “studiolorien”. This is one of a group
of channels hosted by a young Japanese couple. On these channels, they
introduce elements of Japanese culture such as toys, foods, and crafts. The
primary host is Abi, the female of the duo.
On “studiolorien”, Abi posts
videos of cooking and food. Playlist titles include “Tasting”, “Culture &
Vlogs”, “Candy Lab”, “Cooking”, “Japan & Kawaii Lovers Group”, and “Cooking
Toys”. Most of her videos are under the category of “DIY Candies”, many of
which involve making edible doll-sized foods. These kits contain labelled
pouches of powder which contain the ingredients and plastic trays in which the
candy foods are made. The process involved in making these candy kits is pretty simple. Water is added to a specific powder in a specific compartment of the plastic tray. The water-powder mixture becomes a mushy substance that is pressed into the molded compartment so that it is formed into the miniature food shape of the mold. Each water-powder mixture is in an appropriate color for the particular food item. The plastic tray contains many compartments that are molded for different parts of the food items being made and often has a corner that can be cut out to form a scoop to measure the water in. Sometimes the tray has been designed to contain mixing or molding utensils that can be cut out of it.
Most of the time, the molded items are baked in a microwave to harden. Often pouches of sauces or jelly in the kit supply the finishing touches to these mini candy foods.
I’m not sure what these candies taste like.
I suspect they all taste the same. I think that the appeal to these kits is not
in the candy aspect but in the active creating process. In addition, the final
product is usually very cute. It’s a satisfying feeling to have had a hand in
producing the miniscule foods.
One kit that I have seen on multiple
YouTube channels is the Happy Kitchen Hamburger set. This kit contains all the
supplies needed to make two cheeseburgers, a package of fries, and a cup of
soda. Individually created buns, meat patties, cheese slices, and ketchup sauce
are put together to make the cheese burgers. Surprisingly, the buns seem be the
texture and consistency of bread. According to the video posted on the YouTube
channel “TheHollycopter” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3a_JzX3j6M&index=9&list=PLrjsoxEBAGvi3I6KFmr3uGPn8pXbfwXGY
, the fries actually taste like potato and the burgers taste like the kids meal
burgers from McDonald’s. The meat smells like meat and the cheese smells like
cheese. I am very surprised by this. In addition to the food items, there are
also plastic flags for the burgers, plastic cup for the soda, and a plastic
sleeve that can be made for the fries.
I have posted the links to a few of these
videos on “studiolorien”, including Abi’s video for the Happy Kitchen Hamburger
set. Enjoy!
“studiolorien”
videos:
DIY Candy Happy Kitchen Donut Kit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7tX7LZB1rg&index=53&list=PLdi_LrIRut1mMiL1zgFCqZxbavlJpi-Ly
Popin’ Cookin’ Waffle Café
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJnRDIB0-ug&index=61&list=PLdi_LrIRut1mMiL1zgFCqZxbavlJpi-Ly
DIY Candy! Renewed
Popin' Cookin' Sushi!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWf3q4fGKK4&index=44&list=PLdi_LrIRut1mMiL1zgFCqZxbavlJpi-Ly
Happy Kitchen
Hamburger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNt7MDhsyQM&index=77&list=PLdi_LrIRut1mMiL1zgFCqZxbavlJpi-Ly
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