Universal Yums May 2016: Greece

Universal Yums is a subscription service that sends you food from a different country every month! If you're into travel and you're a foodie, this box may just be for you! They have two sizes. The Yum box ($13/month and sends 5+ snacks) and the Yum Yum box ($25/month and sends 12+ snacks) Note: This is a review on the "Yum Yum Box." 

If you're interested, sign up here! 

http://www.universalyums.com

When you first open the box, the tissue paper is made out to be the flag of the country you'll be sampling! You also get a pamphlet of all the foods, some country facts and trivia, and a playlist of songs from the country! 

Let's get started:

Tottis Oregano Chips 

These were one of the first potato chip company's of Greece! As my boyfriend would say, these taste like an "Italian" chip. They're extra good and flavorful and they're not as oily as an American chip!

Totti's Garlic Bread Chips

YUMMMMMM! These get a 5/5 from me! It's like you are eating garlic bread in chip form. They also pack a crunch, which is my favorite kind of snack! 

Serenata Chocolate Croissant 

According to the pamphlet that's included in this box, the Greek enjoy eating this as a "grab and go" breakfast. In my opinion, this tastes just like a croissant with chocolate frosting in the middle. I wouldn't eat this for breakfast but maybe as a dessert! Not bad though! 

Rose Mez Pastilles 

They gum drops are actually rose flavored mints! They're SUPER interesting in flavor and actually TASTE like roses infused with mint!

Serenata Chocolate Wafers

These taste like your basic wafer chocolate! Better than our wafer chocolate snacks here in America, but nothing super exotic!

Ion Assorted Chocolates

This company is the "Hershey's Chocolate" or Greece! YUM!

Orino Soft Nougat with Peanuts

This snack was not for me. Not gonna lie, it tastes like throw up with peanuts in it. 

Pavlidis Chocolate Ygeias Orange

This chocolate bar is dark chocolate with ORANGE PEELS infused inside. Super unique! The flavor of it wasn't for me... I personally don't think orange and chocolate go together...

MiKio Sun-Dried Tomato & Olive Breadsticks

These were so good! 👍🏾 they taste like pizza breadstick crunch snacks! 

Ouzo Candies

These little candies were inspired by the Greek liqueur, ouzo! It's an anise flavored vodka, and tastes like black licorice! And that's exactly what it tastes like!

Pavlidis Gioconda Chocolate

Yep, that's the Mona Lisa on the packaging and yes, these chocolates were delicious!

Ion Chocolate Hazenut Bites

These taste like Ferrero Rochero! Yum!

Saffron Herbal Tea Packets

The Greek LOVE Saffron Tea, and I'll agree, it's delicious! Each flower of saffron produces only three threads, which must be hand-picked for consumption. In Greece, saffron grows in only one part of the country, the north Kazani City! 

*Note: Actual prices of items were incredibly rare to find, so I didn't include them!*

Clue to next months box:

-we've searched high and low for the best of the best, we've tried snacks in the north, south, east, and west, we've looked in the mountains, prairies, and oceans with foam. And we've reached our conclusion-there's no place like home.

I'm going with United States.. This should be interesting! 

7/10 💫 this month for Universal Yums!