Soft Salad Senbei: A Signature Rice Cracker of Kameda
Senbei (煎餅) is a rice cracker most commonly eaten in Japan, traditionally made from non-glutinous rice called Uruchi-Mai (うるち米).
The snack typically has a round shape, flavored with soy sauce or salt, and this Soft Salad Senbei from the Niigata-based confectionery company Kameda Seika has those features.
Kameda Soft Salad Senbei
Kameda Soft Salad (ソフトサラダ) is one of the rice crackers that my prefecture boasts.
It is a long-selling Senbei released in 1970, now widely enjoyed in Japan.
Features
Senbei traditionally has a tough crunchy texture, but this one is light and crispy and melts in your mouth, as the word Soft in its name suggests.
This rice snack uses a traditional Okinawan roasted salt called Shimamasu (シママース), which sets its taste apart from its counterparts.
Kameda Soft Salad is a Senbei that made Salad (サラダ)* flavor well-known and widely loved with Salad Hope (サラダホープ) Arare.
*Based on this article, Salad flavor got its name because it uses salad (Japanese vegetable) oil and salt as a flavoring.
Ingredients/Nutrition Facts
Lastly, here are the specific ingredients and nutrition facts of the Kameda Soft Salad Senbei.
| Rice (Uruchi non-glutinous rice, Mochi-Gome glutinous rice), Vegetable oil, Starch, Salt, Bonito extract powder, Powdered oil, Modified starch, Seasoning (Amino acid), Soy lecithin |
Nutritional Values
| Calories | 69 kcal |
| Protein | 0.6 g |
| Fat | 2.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 11.1 g |
| Sodium | 97 mg |
| Salt equivalents | 0.25 g |
