One of the greatest things about living in LA is my v v close proximity to Little Tokyo. Josh and I go to dinner there all the time and our favorite after-dinner-activity is heading to the Japanese grocery stores so we can raid them for all their candy. We often times get new-to-us-candy but we always make sure we get all the pocky in all the crazy flavors. I thought about making simple homemade pocky but that’d be boring! Unless you live in a major city (and near a Japanese neighborhood), I’m guessing it’s kinda hard to find all of the crazy pocky flavors. They’re the best ones. This pocky recipe is adapted from Samantha on Food52. This one is different because it uses all-purpose flour vs. bread flour and since I was after more of a softer texture pocky (not crispy), I used powdered sugar vs. regular sugar. As for dipping, white chocolate is your friend. Here are the flavors I went with: 1. White chocolate + Ritz crackers 2. Matcha white chocolate + birthday sprinkles 3. White chocolate + crushed Oreos 4. White chocolate + birthday sprinkles 5. Matcha white chocolate + Ritz crackers I say get weird. …

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