Japanese snacks - a list by maki

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Japanese snacks are really tasty!

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Glico Mousse Pocky Bitter

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Pocky comes in all kinds of flavors, but this Bitter Mousse one stands out for its creaminess and chocolatey-ness. Pocky make great gifts for ex-smokers since it deals with that oral fixation thing.

Updated Dec 12, 2006

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Japanese Snack Sampler Party Packs, including Roasted Peas, Roasted Wasabi Peas, and Mixed Nuts

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If you can't be bothered to make your own roasted chickpeas as featured recently on justhungry.com, this snack pack includes some yummy crunchy bean and nut snacks from Japan, including sinus-clearingly spicy wasabi flavored peas!

Updated Sep 30, 2006

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Meiji Dice Caramel

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A classic caramel candy from Meiji. Each little box (there are four per pack) is shaped like a dice, and has two big caramels in each. You can really use the boxes as dice! Great party favors.

Updated Sep 28, 2006

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Taste of Japan #6 - Instant Japanese Soup Sampler Party Packs (

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Miso soup is now the only 'safe' way to indulge in soy apparently: health pundits have now declared that 'Asian people traditionally only eat fermented soy'. (Never mind that tofu is not fermented.) Anywho, for people who can't be bothered to make miso soup from scratch, these pop-into-a-bowl and add hot water packs as convenient as tea bags. And like all good Japanese convenience foods, they don't need refrigeration. (Hint: don't try to open up a pack in a Swiss train compartment if you want to avoid people staring and muttering 'what's that smell??')

Updated Sep 17, 2006

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Japanese Nissin UFO instant yakisoba noodles

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UFO (pronounced you-ho, er I mean fo) were the original instant yakisoba noodles. (These are yakisoba noodies, not ramen like the product description says). Instant noodle cups are a main food group for struggling students, lonely single guys and the married salaryman sent off by his company to a long-term assignment away from wife and family (a situation known as 'tanshin funin', or 'dad gets malnutrition and is too overworked to even think of having an affair even if he's away from home, while mom stretches her wings').

Updated Sep 11, 2006

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House - Instant Curry Sauce with Vegetables - Hot 7.4 Oz.

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Curry? A snack food? Sure it is. Let me now introduce you to another Japanese meal - (o)yashoku. This is a late-night snack often consumed by those students studying hard for the all important University (or High School) entrance exam. Around midnight, the poor student's tummy starts to growl. What to eat? Why not a vacuum-packed boil in the bag packet of curry over some reheated in the microwave leftover rice? Those vacuum-packed curries are really mighty tasty, and can be kept around without refrigeration, making them perfect for dorm rooms and "yasu geshuku" (cheap student apartments).

Updated Sep 8, 2006

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Morinaga Okinawa Black Sugar Caramel

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Made from a "black" sugar from Okinawa, this is a really delicious caramel in elegant, classic packaging. Not carried that much at regular Japanese grocery stores outside of Japan unfortunately, so I have to buy it by the uhm..caseload...(I'm so ashamed)

Updated Sep 28, 2006

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UHA - Shigekix Super Lemon Flavored Soft Candy - 25g

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There is a sub-category of the snack world in Japan that is geared towards keeping you awake and alert. The poor overworked salaryman or student swotting towards the dreaded university entrance exam are the consumer targets. This candy belongs in that category. It's basically a chewy lemon gummy candy that's coated with super-sour powder that makes you go"WHA!" Pop one in your mouth and you are ready for another half hour of tedious paperwork/coding/studying.

Updated Aug 31, 2006

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Natori Cheese Tara Just Pack : dried cod and cheese snack

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Cheese. And dried cod. Ground together to a paste, formed into sticks. Served as beer or sake snacks. You are free to guess why it's greenish. A great item for a scifi-themed party.

Updated Aug 30, 2006

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