3 Classic Japanese Cheese Snacks You Should Try
Cheese goes well with a wide range of foods and almost always makes what it touches satisfying. Because of that, snacks often come with cheese, and Japanese ones are no exception, as seen in...
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Ika no Kunsei (Ikakun): Shredded Smoked Squid Snack
As I wrote several times before, Japan has a large variety of snack foods made from squid, which include these dried squid snacks, and this Dagashi treat. In addition to the items above, there...
Surume Somen: A Classic Squid Snack like Thin Noodles
When Japanese people think of the noodle dish that is perfect for summer, many will bring to mind “Somen (素麺)”. Somen is a thin white noodle made of wheat flour, usually served chilled. Somen Noodles In...
Glico Cheeza: Best Japanese Cheese Crackers for Beer
The hot summer season, perfect for icy chilled beer, is just around the corner here in Japan. When Japanese people think of snack food for beer, what comes to many people’s minds is probably...
Ika no Sugata Fry: A Classic Japanese Squid Cracker
Summer is nearly upon us. It’s the perfect season for icy chilled beer, and when drinking it, we Japanese often prepare Otsumami (おつまみ). Otsumami is a Japanese word for snack foods eaten with alcoholic...
Glico Cratz: Umami-Rich Crunchy Potato Snack for Beer
When it comes to Japanese beer snacks, I think dried squid snacks, such as Surume, Saki-Ika, and Noshi-Ika, are representatives of the genre. But of course, other than these, there are a bunch of Japanese...
Japanese Dried Squid Snacks: Surume, Noshi-ika, Saki-ika
“Surume (するめ)”, also known as “Atarime (あたりめ)”, is a Japanese dried squid snack enjoyed typically as an accompaniment for alcoholic drinks or “Otsumami (おつまみ)”. There is a variety of such dried squid snacks in Japan,...
Lemon Ikaten: Hiroshima’s Addicting Squid Crackers
As you may know, “Otsumami (おつまみ)” is the Japanese word for finger foods and nibbles eaten with alcoholic drinks. And the representative example includes Edamame, cold tofu or Hiyayakko, Chiitara or Cheese Tara, and...
