Dagashi: Umaibo Tonkatsu Sauce Flavor Corn Puff Stick
“Umaibo (うまい棒: Delicious Stick)” is a classic “Dagashi (駄菓子)” snack sold by Yaokin. It is a cheap corn puff stick that only costs 10 yen (about 0.1 USD), but it is really yummy, besides comes in many unique flavors.
Because of that, in Japan, the Dagashi Umaibo is widely enjoyed by both adults and children. It can be bought at many supermarkets and convenience stores.
Umaibo Tonkatsu Sauce Flavor
Today, I bought a popular flavor of the Dagashi Umaibo at a supermarket for this blog article, which is “Umaibo Tonkatsu Sauce Flavor” pictured above.
According to the official website of Umaibo, Umaibo Tonkatsu Sauce is the oldest flavor in the series, which was released in July 1979. The puffed corn snack literally features its Tonkatsu Sauce flavor.
Tonkatsu Sauce (とんかつソース)
As I wrote about Tonkatsu sauce in the previous article, it is a thick, a little bit spicy, umami-rich Japanese brown sauce similar to Worcester sauce.
Based on the ingredient list of the one from Bull-Dog, the brown sauce is made with tomato, apple, prune, lemon, carrot, onion, brewed vinegar, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, salt, starch, yeast extract, soybean, and spices.
Taste
Umaibo Tonkatsu Sauce was created by emulating the actual flavor and taste of Tonkatsu sauce. It is a savory, a little bit spicy, Tonkatsu Sauce-like tasting, delicious stick.
Ingredients and Calories
Lastly, let’s see the ingredients and calories. Based on the list, with 29 kcal, the Umaibo Tonkatsu Sauce Flavor mainly consists of Non-GMO corn, vegetable oil, sauce powder, sugar, dextrose, breadcrumbs, spices, tomato powder, salt, bonito powder, amino acid seasoning, acidifier, and sucralose.
