5 Healthy Japanese Snacks that are Japan’s Favorites
Nowadays, so many treats from various countries are available online, and if you are a lover of such things, it may be hard to decide what to choose. On Amazon.com, I can find tons...
Category: Snacks
Puku Puku Tai: Dagashi Chocolate Snack from Meito
Dagashi (駄菓子) is the Japanese snack genre equivalent to American penny candy, consisting of cheap and unique treats. As an example, this Puku Puku Tai (ぷくぷくたい) Choco (chocolate) meets the conditions and has features...
Sakura Daikon: Pickled Radish Dagashi Snack from Yaokin
While Ume serves as a flavoring, Sakura sometimes lends its name to food with a pink color, as many Japanese people associate pink with the spring blossom. That’s the case with this Dagashi pickle...
Lotte Suika Bar: Must-Try Japanese Popsicles Vol.2
It is August, and we are halfway through the summer. But the heat is still fierce, plus heavy rain is now hitting Niigata, where I live. Nonetheless, when I stopped by a 7-Eleven today,...
Sapporo Potato: Calbee’s Classic Vegetable Stick Snack
Calbee is a Japanese company that makes snacks and cereals, having the overwhelming top share in the potato chips market in Japan. In recent years, the maker has been vigorously creating new treats, many of...
Garigari Kun: Must-Try Japanese Popsicles Vol.1
Here in Niigata, Japan, the rainy season Tsuyu (梅雨) was over, and we are now enjoying full-blown summer weather. The fiercer the heat is, the more we feel like refreshments. One of the best...
Magari Senbei: One of the Best Rice Crackers from Kameda
Kameda Seika (亀田製菓) is one of the confectionery companies that Niigata, where I live, can boast to the world, and their Magari Senbei (まがりせんべい) is arguably one of their best. Magari Senbei (まがりせんべい) from...
Curry Yakisoba Noodles with Arare Crackers from Maruchan
With the Dragon Ball Man Chocolate, I got a quirky instant Yakisoba noodle at the Lawson from Maruchan created with Arare rice crackers that recreate the taste of Kameda’s Curry-Sen or Curry Senbei. In...
