This is the YBC Aya Kanade Strawberry × Milk, a sandwich cookie featuring 6% strawberry juice.
Each box contained six individually sealed cookies.
The cookies presented in a circular sandwich format, with a pale golden biscuit exterior enclosing a white cream layer and a red strawberry centre. The structure appeared crisp with a fine, uniform crumb. Aroma opened with a creamy strawberry profile, with a pronounced milk note.
On tasting, the initial contact delivered a smooth, firm crunch that broke into a light, medium crumb. Through the mid-palate, the milk cream became more apparent, contributing a rounded, creamy sweetness. As the centre was reached, the strawberry layer introduced a firmer, cohesive texture with a sticky, gel-like consistency. This element held its shape while adding a mild chew, binding the biscuit and cream together and extending flavour development. As the biscuit crumb dissolved, the milk notes began to recede, allowing the strawberry to become more prominent. Towards the finish, the profile shifted to a richer sweet-tart strawberry note. The aftertaste carried a light residual sweetness with a faint baked note from the biscuit, without lingering stickiness, including from the centre. Texture combined a crisp outer biscuit, smooth cream, and a cohesive, slightly chewy centre, creating a layered progression with controlled integration.
Overall, a sandwich biscuit with balanced strawberry–milk profile and a layered texture that extends flavour through a cohesive centre.
This YBC Aya Kanade Strawberry x Milk contained 82 g (13.6 g x 6 pieces). It was produced in Japan and purchased in Sydney Australia in 2026.