Student Guide to Boston's Cheap Eats: orion cake

Monday, May 7, 2012

Orion Choco Pies and Pandan Cakes

Honestly, these are not my favorite Asian snack cakes. However, they're probably something kids might like to eat. The Choco pie has marshmallow in between the cake part and pandan cakes have green stuff in the middle. Kids love eating green things that aren't vegetables, right? I'm not sure what a pandan is but it seems to be a normal thing to put in cakes. I've seen other brands of pandan cake at C-Mart. Try 'em if you're in the mood for cake with green stuff in the middle or if you need a gift for a 4-year old...

Anyway, I'm not a fan of these but kids might like them. 'Nuff said. Here are some pictures.

Orion Choco-Pie and Pandan cake

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Orion Cakes - Custard and Tiramisu

Orion is a Korean company that makes a variety of snack cakes. The Custard cream and Tiramisu cakes are probably two of the best cakes they make. Each box contains 12 individually wrapped cakes. For about $3 to $4 a box (depending on whether they are on sale), they are an awesome deal. They are comparable to American cakes like Twinkies but the portions are smaller and the cream is not as sweet. I suppose they are not "diet foods" but the nutrition information indicates that they are 100 calories or less per cake. Why eat a bag of dry pretzels when you can have cake?

In the Boston area, they are available at Hong Kong Supermarket (formerly Super 88) on Brighton Ave. They're probably at other Asian markets too. Enjoy!