When comparing Flavor Blasted Goldfish Crackers: Xplosive Pizza vs Glico Pocky, the Slant community recommends Glico Pocky for most people. In the question“What are the best gaming snacks and beverages?” Glico Pocky is ranked 1st while Flavor Blasted Goldfish Crackers: Xplosive Pizza is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Glico Pocky is:
There is a short section at the end of the Pocky stick that is not covered in chocolate (or other coating) in order to give the eater a spot to hold that will not melt the coating onto their fingers.
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Pros
Pro Way more flavor than the non blasted
The flavor blasted variety of Goldfish make the regular flavors seem bland. When they say flavor blasted, they mean it.
Pro Good flavor
Despite not really tasting like real pizza the flavor of this cracker is a bit like the original cheddar flavor mixed with a somewhat spicy tomatoish flavor.
Pro Handle
There is a short section at the end of the Pocky stick that is not covered in chocolate (or other coating) in order to give the eater a spot to hold that will not melt the coating onto their fingers.
Pro Walmart carries them
For what used to be difficult to find or limited to ordering from overseas, Pocky is now carried by US grocery stores such as Walmart. Now anyone and everyone can enjoy the Japanese cookie snack.
Cons
Con Messy
Cheese powder gets all over keyboard and mouse.
Con Unattractive packaging
Most likely the packaging is designed to appeal to children but really it is pretty garish.
Con Some flavors are difficult to find
It can be difficult to find some of the more exotic flavors of Pocky such as the cheesecake or milk flavors.