Ayase Yuu Taste-Tests Three Wasabi Snacks and Finds Only One Hot Enough

PHASE CONNECT — Ayase Yuu of Phase Connect spent Sunday evening working through three wasabi-flavored snacks on a stream that ran just over two hours, and ruled that only one of them delivered real heat. After tasting Wasabeef, a spicy Jagarico flavor and wasabi kaki no tane, a rice cracker snack, she said the kaki no tane was the strongest by far.

She had bought the snacks after mentioning wasabi sweets on an earlier stream. The Jagarico, a wasabi soy sauce flavor, came in last: she called it the weakest and said it barely tasted of wasabi, though she found it pleasant enough. The Wasabeef was tasty, she said, but not especially wasabi-like either. She said she had meant to drink sake but, with an upset stomach, stuck to cola.

“Wasabi kaki no tane is way too spicy.” — Ayase Yuu, after her first bite of kaki no tane

Between bites the stream wandered, as her chat streams do. She described going out for tacos only to find the meat-filled kind gone from the menu, eating steak instead, and then realizing on the way home that she had really wanted fried chicken, and before that sushi. She also listed shops she wished were near her home, compared coffee chains, and praised the old-fashioned Renoir cafe for serving tea with its drinks.

While searching for a coffee shop on screen, she warned viewers that a web search shows a rough location based on the IP address, even in a private window, and advised care when sharing screenshots or screens. Later she looked for light-up shoes in adult sizes, found only children’s pairs, and talked about sticking LEDs on sneakers herself. She also showed holographic merchandise made at her request, including a clear pouch, and said she wanted more items like it.

She closed by recounting a mix-up in which she and a North American acquaintance each assumed “tonight” and “tomorrow” meant their own time zone. She said she plans a daytime English-language stream next week, has more activities lined up for November and December, and would like a stream about sake, with viewers’ recommendations, in the middle of next month. She said her health might keep her from streaming in the next day or two and that she would stream if she could.