Come with us as we try these two new packs, which incorporate unique rose petal toppings in deliciously different ways.
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Starbucks and coffee nuts alike shouldn’t miss out on this unique, luxurious method of coffee preparation.
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The cool Frappuccino and its hot counterpart are some of the sauciest, best looking drinks we’ve ever tasted.
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Demi-glace soup is the fanciest-sounding, best-tasting machine-sold canned treat we’ve had in a long time.
Our reporter with the larger-than-life character gives us his verdict on the equally giant sweet.
A popular Okinawan treat gets a crispy crunch. Join us on a taste-test of delicious proportions!
We headed to our local Starbucks branch for the debut of the Bavarian cream-enhanced dessert drink.
We’ll take any excuse to drink shakes, but was this new temptation, over a century in the making, worth the wait?
Only available in certain countries for a limited time, these regional cakes come with a number of gorgeous details.
RocketNews24’s Meg pits the two cookies against each other, and also tosses made-in-China-for-China Oreos into the fray.
If green tea, Japan’s favorite traditional drink, can make desserts better, why not its most important seasoning, too…right? Right?!?
From a melon soda monster to a mummy filled with purple ooze, these awesome new designs and flavours make this range one of their best releases yet!
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