Dagashi Kashi 6

053:

第
6th Sweet: Morocco Fruit Yogul

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054:

コ
Kokonotsu-kun.

モ
Morocco

あ
Have you ever been to Morocco?

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...

…
...
No, never.

そ
I see...

…
?

な
Why did she ask that?

と
And so... Today's topic is "Morocco Fruit Yogul"!!

え
Huh?! What?! What's going on?!

モ
Morocco Fruit Yogul
Its moderate bittersweetness is what makes it so tasty! It's a dagashi that resembles yogurt, and its main characteristic point is the elephant drawn on its lid.

[on the morocco fruit yogul]

モ
Morocco Yogul

[end of morocco fruit yogul]

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055:

[on the box]

モ
Morocco Fruit Yogul

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60 + 10 bonus

[end of box]

こ
"Yogul" has been very popular for a long time, and everyone loves it.

年
More than ten millions of these little jars are sold each year; it has achieved the status of legend!

へ
Oh, I didn't know that.

駄
And one aspect that makes this dagashi attractive is "mystery".

「
"Mystery"? What do you mean?

そ
All right, let's see...
For example, that it's named after yogurt, which isn't one of its ingredients...

ど
Or that its mascot character is an animal it's completely unrelated to...

あ
Ah...

な
Like Something Tarou. [Translation note: this is a reference to Cabbage Tarou, another dagashi, whose mascot character is a frog.]

そ
Now take a look at the Yogul once again.

確
It's indeed mysterious...
Like, why Morocco? And why an elephant?

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You're curious about it, aren't you?

え
Huh?! Well, yeah...

そ
That's right... I wanted to shed light on those mysteries no matter what...

モ
So I went to Morocco.

え
Whaaaaaat?!!

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調
I started investigating and discovered many things...

モ
The climate in Morocco is stable throughout the year, which makes it a very nice country to live in...

ヨ
Yogul!!

シ
I don't know.

ナ
Never heard of.

料
Their cuisine can boast to be one of the most diverse in the world, it's spicy and absolutely delicious.

モ
S-She turned into a Morocco expert!!

そ
And... I also learned of...
the crushing truth.

…
?

モ
There are no

象
elephants in Morocco...

え
Huh? Huuuuuuh?! There's no elephants?!

す
Sorry.

余
So the mystery just thickened, didn't it...?

さ
I have to say I didn't expect it to turn out like that...

あ
Ah, it's already 3 p.m.

え
Hmm? Oh, yeah, you're right.

３
And, 3 p.m. is the time for...

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お
A snack!!

今
And she wasn't even worrying about time just a moment ago...

ん
Hu, hu, hu...

う
She looks very happy.

ヨ
The most important aspect of Yogul is its texture.

ヌ
*scoop*

甘
It tastes like yogurt, it's light and bittersweet, and it feels grainy on the tongue...

あ
Aaaaaaaaahhh...

そ
It's...

…
Aaah...

最
Awesoooome...!!

あ
Aaaaahh! Ahn!!
Angah...

ち
It's a bit weird... But it looks like she's really enjoying it...

ち
But it's still a bit weird.

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...

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こ
And when
there's only a little left, scrape it all up and eat it...

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...

食
in one mouthful!!

ふ
Phew...

さ
Now...

も
I think I'll have another one!

と
What a beautiful smile...

次
What flavor should I choose next...?

Ｆ
[I have no idea what this is supposed to mean.]

ち
Wait...

？
?

ち
Wait a second, Hotaru-san...!!

何
What? Is something wrong, Kokonotsu-kun?

あ
Ah, erm... Well...

モ
You know that Morocco Fruit Yogul...

味
doesn't come in different flavors... right?

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059:

え
Whaaaaaaat?!!

モ
Since it has the word "fruit" in its name and that the lids have different colors, people often think that they come in different flavors, but they actually don't!!

え
Huh?! But?! No!
Huh?!

は
What?!

だ
But... Red is strawberry, yellow is lemon, right...?! That's how I've been eating them until now...! Huh?!

思
The power of imagination sure is frightening...

ガ
*rrrat*

お
Oh!
Talking about Yogul? Cool!

は
Ah!

あ
Ah.

う
Hiya!

あ
Ah, You-san.

店
So you went out instead of running the store again, pops...

ヨ
You-san, maybe you know.
Why is Yogul's name "Morocco Fruit Yogul"?

ん
Hmm?

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確
If I remember well,

ヨ
since it's a dagashi that tastes like yogurt,
they chose Morocco because it's kind of close to Bulgaria, which is well-known for its yogurt.

そ
One explanation for the elephant illustration is that the container looks like an elephant foot...

象
Another one is that it symbolizes the wish that children will grow up as kind as elephants...
I think there were also a few others...

ん
Hmm? What is it?

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...!

す
A-Amaziiing!

ヨ
Yogul is so deeeep!!!

え
What? What?
What's wrong?

そ
It is said that Yogul is as deep as the Mediterranean Sea itself...