Meido kuki!

2009 May 22
by Radiant

A while ago, when my friend returned from Japan, he bought me a souvenir box of cookies, called “Maid Cookie”. Has anyone ever seen these or tried them before? They’re quite good. More pix after the jump!

I’ve seen it more than once, as some of my other friends have recieved it as gifts before. The little maid on the box front is so cute!

“Maid in Tokyo

MAID COOKIE

Milk & Maple”

A close-up of the kawaii meido. I’m assuming the tiny Japanese characters on the cookie say “Meido”.

The cookie box has a flap opening, revealing individually packed delicacies inside. And there’s Mikuru, ready to serve some delightful tea-time favors!

Each cookie has a printed expression of the maid. I have to wonder, who was the artist for this? Why would a cookie company shell out for such a product? What is their target market? Need I really ask? It’s Japan.

Each cookie is individually wrapped, and comes in either Milk flavored, or Maple flavored.

It’s tea time! I hope you enjoy your cookie. I know I will!

15 Responses leave one →
  1. 2009 May 22
    dan-san permalink

    All I have to say is MOE~

  2. 2009 May 22
    puppy52doll permalink

    kawaii! wonder where your friend got it! I want to buy some for myself HAHA!

  3. 2009 May 23

    Maid cookie?! Haha there surely are souvenirs for otakus there! The packaging looks quite well done though! XD

    • 2009 May 23

      Indeed! It’s so nicely done that I can’t get myself to open a pack to eat it! Eating the one that I took a photo of was such a rewarding treat!

  4. 2009 May 23

    Wow, I want one now ><

    Ya, it says Meido. I want the Nikoniko one!

  5. 2009 May 23

    It’s so cute. I wonder how the maple cookies tastes.

    • 2009 May 23

      They taste very good. Well, they taste like regular cookies, I suppose. The maple taste isn’t very strong, but that might be because Canadians drink maple syrup. (lol no we don’t).

  6. 2009 May 23

    That is some really awesome packaging for a simple box of cookies. It’s so sleek and shiny. I’m so used to the plain packages you see for Oreo cookies or Chips Ahoy.

    Japan has so much awesome stuff. I’m sure I’d go broke just buying novelty food items like the Maid Cookie box.

    • 2009 May 26

      It seems a lot of Japanese products, especially souvenir food products, are packaged this way. It makes me appreciate the attention to detail they put into the presentation of their products, and the importance of aesthetics in their culture.

      … though it’s also a bit wasteful for the environment. :(

  7. 2009 June 4
    Kin permalink

    Those are the cutest cookies ever…

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