2023-12-14 21:00:17
When gluttony rhymes with pleasure
Gastronomy 15/12/2023
Japanese convenience stores (konbini) include several shelves filled with snacks and treats of all kinds, intended to satisfy the little hunger pangs of the day. Here we present five of the most popular snacks, with varying tastes.
Pocky
Pockys are probably the most famous snack in Japan. These thin little bar-shaped cookies get their name from the sound I kicked what they do when you break them in two. The Pockys, as well as their savory cousins the Pretz, have a day dedicated to them on November 11: in fact, all these 1 lined up for 11/11 cannot fail to remind us of the elongated shape of these delicious biscuits! They are distributed in Europe under the name Mikado.
Black Thunder
Black Thunder, with chocolate and vibrant cookies, are also one of the cheapest treats in the world. konbini (35 yen per chocolate bar, or around 20 euro cents). Never taking itself seriously, the brand ironically emphasizes its cheap and popular positioning during Valentine’s Day, while high-end chocolates compete for the spotlight.
Jagarico
You will find the crunchy Jagarico potato sticks lined up in their dedicated section, presented in cups bearing the image of their mascot, a giraffe, and whose lids can be easily removed. These little bites, shaped like a fry and with the crunch of a crisp, have been a great success since their launch in the 1990s, and children love them.
Garigari-kun
The packaging of Garigari-kun, featuring a character with a huge mouth, makes it easy to distinguish these popsicles in a refrigerator. The soda flavor is the most popular of all, but the brand has also made its reputation by offering unexpected varieties: the corn soup ice cream from 2012 was a great success, but the Neapolitan spaghetti ice cream, released two years later later, was a real flop. Garigari-kun are also available in many other flavors: cola, clementine, plum…
Kaki no Tane
Kaki no Tane are made of fragments of rice crackers (senbei) with the taste of soy sauce and chili accompanied by peanuts. They take their name from their resemblance to seeds (unit) of persimmon. An online survey conducted by manufacturer Kameda Seika led to a change in the ratio of rice crackers to peanuts, from 60/40 to 70/30 for the new version of this delicious snack.
(All photos are from Nippon.com.)
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