Yes, it's that time of year again! insane numbers of Japanese women flock to absolutely ANY store of get their hands on the wildest, most creative, most ridiculously expensive chocolates. boys don't have to do this in feb because in Japan, only girls give to boys on valentines day. boys only have to "give back" a month later on what is known as White Day. and when they DO give back on white day, it should be a gift 3 times the value of what the girls gave them whether they like the girl or not. what a weird system. i asked my student about this and he told me that women NEED valentines day because they cannot declare their love on any old day the way men can. i still didn't get it but anyway . . . . .
Here's a sample of some of the more creative chocolates i saw this year:
These chocolates were each designed by a different chocolatier. it was insane. for 8 pieces, they were charging about forty bucks. crazy shit man!
these chocolates are by Pierre Hermes. he's what rich people eat now that Godiva is too mass marketed. these sweets are made by cocoa beans from Africa and are made into the shapes of masks used by the different tribes in Africa that are from that region. my insanely super rich student bought 3 boxes for my folks and my sister (i noticed that i was very pointedly excluded from these).
and after you've had all these crazy ass sweets, here's some extra expensive fall-in-love tea to share with your loved one. a tiny vial of this will only set you back about thirty bucks.
of course why stop at chocolates when you can shower your man with a bunch of other stupid exy gifts like undies that say "I heart Crap" on them:
and finally the inappropriate ewwww chocolate award goes to I Love Father chocolates which you are supposed to give to the older dudes in your life. at the bottom it says, "It is bitter and good-looking, the dandy." of course it is. who's your daddy now, bitch?!
