{"id":2399,"date":"2009-02-19T03:06:49","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T13:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=2399"},"modified":"2023-04-29T07:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T17:35:17","slug":"review-hello-kitty-rice-seasoning-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/19\/review-hello-kitty-rice-seasoning-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Hello Kitty Rice Seasoning Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Death by Hello Kitty is not how I hope to leave this Earth, but the Hello Kitty Rice Seasoning Mix has the power to make it happen with its 2,739 milligrams of sodium per package.<\/p>\n

Although that’s not how I imagined Hello Kitty would truly off me. <\/p>\n

I figure if Hello Kitty wanted to end me, she would use Hello Kitty chloroform or Hello Kitty roofies to knock me unconscious, restrain me with Hello Kitty handcuffs or Hello Kitty duct tape, keep me silent with a Hello Kitty gag rag, throw me in the back of a Hello Kitty van, drive me to the nearest Sanrio shop, secure my body to a Hello Kitty torture rack, pour water all over me with a Hello Kitty bucket, wake me up via electrocution with Hello Kitty jumper cables connected to a Hello Kitty car battery, break my nose with the butt of a Hello Kitty M-16 assault rifle, place several connected sticks of Hello Kitty dynamite around my body with a long fuse, light the fuse with a Hello Kitty blowtorch, say to me “Goodbye, Kitty,” walk away and I blow up moments later.<\/p>\n

The Hello Kitty Rice Seasoning Mix (or furikake<\/a><\/b> for those of you who like to keep it real) is made up of Hello Kitty-shaped pieces of dried seaweed, strips of dried seaweed, rice crackers, bonito powder, monosodium glutamate and a shitload of salt and cuteness, both of which can cause high blood pressure. <\/p>\n

When I first received the product, I expected it to contain nothing but kawaii<\/i> Hello Kitty-shaped pieces of seaweed, but it came with all of the not-so-cute ingredients and only 5-7 Hello Kitty-shaped seaweed in each of the three packets. The amount is enough to satisfy a casual Hello Kitty fan, but not enough for a Hello Kitty maniac who would probably use the pieces to create an extravagant stop motion video and post it on YouTube to prove that she is THE Ultimate Hello Kitty Fan.<\/p>\n

Each packet has enough to sprinkle over 3-4 bowls of rice or, if you’re feeling lucky, one-soon-to-be-very-salty bowl of rice. The product was much like other rice seasoning mixes I’ve had. It had a fishy and salty taste, although it was significantly saltier than others, but I guess it should be since salt is the first item listed in the ingredients list. I’m surprised that my blood pressure didn’t rise by just having it in my apartment. The rice crackers added a little crunch, but didn’t add to the taste since the salt and MSG overwhelmed everything, like the smell of a stripper after receiving a lap dance. Even with its disappointing taste, I can see Hello Kitty fanatics buying this to make their bowls of rice more adorable. <\/p>\n

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Besides increasing blood pressure, the Hello Kitty Rice Seasoning Mix proves that the people who own the license to Hello Kitty have no shame and love the money from licensing Hello Kitty to any company who is willing to dish it out. If Hello Kitty wanted to, she could probably get rid of those greedy bastard by using the second cutest way to die, which is Sailor Moon hair strangulation.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 16.5 gram package – 36 calories, less than 1 gram of fat, 0 grams saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 2739 milligrams of sodium<\/b>, 7 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 2 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Hello Kitty Rice Seasoning Mix
\nPrice:<\/b> FREE
\nSize:<\/b> 3-pack
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Received from sister
\nRating:<\/b> 4 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Cute. Dried seaweed shaped like Hello Kitty. Rice crackers add crunch. It’s from Japan.
\nCons:<\/b> Extremely high in sodium. Contains MSG. Not a lot of Hello Kitty-shaped pieces of dried seaweed. No pink. Sailor Moon hair strangulation. Death by Hello Kitty. The whoring of Hello Kitty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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