Umaibo: I Tried the New Flavor Nori-Shio
In July 2020, the leading Dagashi snack company Yaokin (やおきん) added a new regular flavor to their Umaibo (うまい棒) line for the first time in five years. And this time, I bought two bags...
Category: Snacks
Glico Pretz: A Classic Japanese Pretzel Stick Snack
Ezaki Glico is a leading Japanese food company especially well-known for its snacks, candies, and sweets. Now, their long-selling chocolate-coated pretzel sticks “Pocky”, also known as “Mikado”, are widely enjoyed in many countries around...
Imo Karinto: Japanese Candied Sweet Potato Snack
Have you ever heard of “Karinto (かりんとう)”? Karinto is a Wagashi confection made from wheat flour dough deep-fried in oil and candied with brown sugar. The fried dough stick is regarded as a Dagashi...
Torokeru Cheese and Addicting “Akuma no Toast” Recipe
In many countries, cheese comes in many varieties and in Japan, there is a processed cheese product meant to be melted by heating, which is generally called “Torokeru Cheese (とろけるチーズ)”. Torokeru Cheese (とろけるチーズ) In...
Wagashi: What is the confection “Ankiri”?
Like the squid cracker that I introduced the other day called Ika Mirin Age, there are several good old Japanese snacks whose origin most people don’t know. In addition to Ika Mirin Age, the...
Bourbon Choco Anpan: Chocolate-Filled Mini Snack Buns
Based on the definition of “An (餡)” by Japanese Wikipedia that I introduced in the previous post, chocolate cream can also be considered a kind of An paste, because it is made from cacao...
Ika Mirin Age: A Classic Japanese Squid Cracker
Shoyu (醤油: soy sauce) and mirin (味醂: sweet cooking rice wine) are seasonings that represent Japan and are often used together not only in dishes but also for snacks. In fact, good and old...
Dagashi Snack: Baby Star Guru-Guru Monja-Yaki
“Dagashi (駄菓子)” is the generic name for cheap Japanese snacks and candies, which were mostly sold in “Dagashiya (駄菓子屋)”, shops that specialize in Dagashi treats, several decades ago in Japan. But the circumstance surrounding...
