Pepsi flavored Cheetos / シュワ シュワ コーラ味

I know my American friends will take one look at this and say, "WTF????".  I had been searching for them but it was my sister who was on vacation here in Tokyo who found them and graciously gave me a package.  My sister said it wasn't too bad.  So, with a bit of trepidation, I opened the packaged and took my first bite!   Auuuugh!!!!  What is this?  Definitely WTF!  But it really does taste like cola.  By the way, this doesn't actually say Cheetos on the package.  It says [Shuwa Shuwa Cola].  Japanese love their onomatopoeia.  Shuwa Shuwa is the term for bubbling carbonation.  I thought it was awful.  One of the worst tasting snacks I've ever encountered and I've encountered some real winners.  Of course I didn't finish it at one sitting and my wife didn't even bother to experiment.  But you know what, the second time I was snacking on them while watching a movie, I found that it wasn't as bad as I first thought.  I won't say it was good though and if I had other snacks at home, well, this wouldn't have been my first choice.  Anyway, leave it to Pepsi to come up with interesting marketing ideas.  Probably available for a limited time only, so if your the adventurous type, eat at your own risk.

アメリカ人の友達がこれを見ると絶対、”ハァー？”という位驚くでしょう。なにそれ？自分は探してたけど見つかったのは日本でバカンス中の妹でした。妹から一袋貰いました。結構イケルよと妹も言う。勇気を出して、袋を開け、食べてみた。うわ～、本当になにこれって感じ。こんな不味いお菓子初めてだ。今まで体験した怪しいお菓子でこれがトップになったかも。びっくりなのは本当にコーラ味でシュワシュワ感がある。もちろん全部は食べられませんでした。自分の妻も体験拒否。とっても不思議なお菓子です。まだ残りがあったので、翌日映画を観ながらまたこれを食べてみた。うん？あれ？最初に食べた時と違う、イケルかも知らない。ま、他のお菓子がなかったせいかも知りませんが、二回目を食べたら本当に悪くないなと思った。ペップシは良く面白い商品を開発するんだな。多分これは期間限定販売と思うので、見つかったら、是非チャレンジしてみて。