Whats your favorite Japanese Snacks?

[inqusitive]

I was looking around the internet for snacks and I found many of the classics. I know most of us enjoy Pocky and Pretz. Do you have any other favorites?

[MirKz]

I can't say I know of many Japanese snacks... although I DO love Inari...( think thats how it's spelt), has the rice centre with some wierd yet delicious something covering it.

[Powatanner]

i don't remember what there called but there these chocolate and strawberry crackers in the shape of Pandas (or was it Koala's?). Either way, they were yummy!

[shezaei_neko]

Pockys and there were some candies... I can't remember their name but were delicious......

[Chikyuu Senshi]

Isn't Pretz Korean? Anyway, it's Hi-Chew for me.

[Chousho]

http://animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=191985
kind of close to this.

Anyway, Koara, yeah, I love those things!
http://blog1.fc2.com/h/hikomiko/file/03_94.jpg
http://guitar.jp/MT/archives/images/200407/koala.jpg
My favorite would have to be... Giant Strawberry Pocky. I could eat a dozen of those right now, haha.
http://www.twana.se/images/GiantStraw.jpg (http://www.animenation.com/4901005173644.html)
My dream! haha
http://www.ezaki-glico.com/release/20020314/image/p_pocky_cake.jpg

As for Pretz being Korean
http://www.animenation.com/4901005135352.html
It is written in Japanese, so I assume it is.

I think I originally found AN when searching for snacks, lol.

[macray1]

Koara? They used to sell that here as "koala yummies". That was about 10+ yrs ago. I still have the commercial stuck in my head...

[Shiroiyuki]

I love the gummy fruit chew things....the orange ones are the best^_^.

I'm not too fond of pocky, but those gummy things disappear quickly when I'm around them....

[kiyomi]

Daifuku is good...makes a yummy snack

[Lunay]

Meiji's "Ka~ru (Curl)". It's texture is very similar to Cheetos cheese puffs, but the taste is slightly different. Yum.

Almost any type of senbei crackers. Norimaki, curry, salad, etc. Good with tea or beer. My snack of choice at home.

Taiyaki. It's a waffle type cake filled with sweet beans inside, shaped like a bream fish. It just makes me happy to see a Taiyaki shop or stand while I'm in Japan. Delicious.

And I have fond memories of "yakiimo," the yakiimo van, and it's yakiimo music (http://www.davidandkiyomi.com/audio/yakiimo.mp3). Heartwarming food.

[VidelCoolGirl]

I love the gummy fruit chew things....the orange ones are the best^_^.

Thise do rock! Although for snacks, cant go wrong with Onigiri. I'd kill for some right now. I don care if it's not sweet, I can eat those for the rest of my life, and allways enjoy it. Rice balls = good.

[Japhyl]

Besides Pocky, I like Pucca (I'm not sure if that's what it's called, it's crackers with chocolate in them), peach gummy candy (I don't know the actual name), and botan rice candy.

[VidelCoolGirl]

anywayy, to let you all know, I got my Onigiri, and I swear I died and went to heaven. These are so good!

[Tidusauron12]

I love the gummy fruit chew things....the orange ones are the best^_^.

I'm not too fond of pocky, but those gummy things disappear quickly when I'm around them....

doesn't anyone agree with me that pocky sucks? :crybaby:

[EternityOfPain]

Well just recently (about 5 days ago) on my way coming back from ECL (East Coast Lan) I stopped by the asian market about 20 minutes from my house. After looking around I decided to go with chocolate pocky (never tried it before, but was interested ever since watching Onegai Teacher (those who have seen it know why). Anyways, the stuff is great! Thefore I must give my vote to pocky. Simply because its cheap (got about 200+ for like 3 bucks) and its good stuff to snack on.

[VidelCoolGirl]

doesn't anyone agree with me that pocky sucks? :crybaby:

Well, Pocky after a while gets borring. I havent had any in quite some time. Coudl have gotten some earlier but desided against it.

[Makimachi]

Koara? They used to sell that here as "koala yummies". That was about 10+ yrs ago. I still have the commercial stuck in my head...

:P Yeah I remeber that!

As for mine...hmmm...I dunno, there's so many great and tasty Japanese things >_<!!!
Here are some of my favorites:
Baby Star Crispy Noodle Snack, Caramel Corn, Ume Candy, Cream Pan, Green Tea Milk Candy, and I don't know the name of them but they are these strawberry creme filled cookies.

I'm probably forgetting some and there's probably many more super tasty snacks I have never tried.

I can't say I know of many Japanese snacks... although I DO love Inari...( think thats how it's spelt), has the rice centre with some wierd yet delicious something covering it.

My mom makes those during New Years ^_^. We used to call them "football musubi" when we were little -_-;.

[MirKz]

do you know what the stuff on the outside is made from?

[Makimachi]

do you know what the stuff on the outside is made from?

It's called "atsuage" and it's like fried, flavored tofu skin.

[greg]

I found these blueberry jam-filled marshmallows at a local Japanese food mart I used to be the manager of. I forget who makes it, but all my friends love them. I hate American marshmallows, but Japanese ones aren't loaded with sugar. Unfortunately, since we don't have any input on the purchasing anymore, we can't find it anymore. :( And speaking of marshmallows, last time I went to the Snoopy Town in Harajuku, they had some flan/"pudding" flavored marshmallows. Super yum.

[Makimachi]

I found these blueberry jam-filled marshmallows at a local Japanese food mart I used to be the manager of. I forget who makes it, but all my friends love them. I hate American marshmallows, but Japanese ones aren't loaded with sugar. Unfortunately, since we don't have any input on the purchasing anymore, we can't find it anymore. :( And speaking of marshmallows, last time I went to the Snoopy Town in Harajuku, they had some flan/"pudding" flavored marshmallows. Super yum.

Tenkei makes them, and I believe another company does too.
I agree with you that the Japanese marshmallows are way better than American ones. I've had the flan flavored one too and they were pretty good but I think I prefer the fruit flaored ones insted. But I've never tried blueberry flavored.

[SDAnimeFan]

Pocky is one of my favorites.

[umeboshi_neko]

Mochi are mediocre. Hate the after taste of the outer-layer, but the bean paste layer is alright.
Not Japanese, but dragon beard candy is good.
Singaporean pocky is nice. And Pepero

[Tidusauron12]

Well, Pocky after a while gets borring. I havent had any in quite some time. Coudl have gotten some earlier but desided against it.

Any snack that I eat on a daily bases get's old after a few months; and pocky... that was gone after two weeks.

[Chousho]

Here we are in a thread about delicious food, and nobody has mentioned natto?

[Makimachi]

Here we are in a thread about delicious food, and nobody has mentioned natto?

-_-; Heh heh....

Actually my dad really likes it and I'm getting used to it, but I wouldn't choose it over pocky or something ;)

[Ageha]

Here we are in a thread about delicious food, and nobody has mentioned natto?


In all fairness, it's not really a "snack" persay. ;p

[CapnTylor]

Meiji's "Ka~ru (Curl)". It's texture is very similar to Cheetos cheese puffs, but the taste is slightly different. Yum.


That stuff is the best; it's almost like milk-flavored.

I like wasabi peas alot, too, and those crispy balls with the smaller balls inside them... i really can't remember what they are called or made out of (probably rice on the outside), but they are individually wrapped...
Anyway, I'm the only guy I know that's not a Pretz man, though.

[kiyomi]

uhh..crispy balls..

and yes..I laughed my butt off when I read that.

sorry..just had to comment on this one. :P

[CapnTylor]

uhh..crispy balls..

and yes..I laughed my butt off when I read that.

sorry..just had to comment on this one. :P

i cant believe i didnt catch that one... damn lol. but those crispy little balls are still damn tasty :thumbsup:

[mecegirl]

They are called yum yam I think. Its like the pocky sitck and hey give you frosting to dip it in.

Also Ramune soda candy. Yay fizzy!

[Chousho]

They are called yum yam I think. Its like the pocky sitck and hey give you frosting to dip it in.

Also Ramune soda candy. Yay fizzy!

Yan yan? It's like pocky where you have to do all the work ~_~

http://hongkongsupermarketinc.com/images/gifts/meiji_yan_yan.jpg


I forgot exactly what it was, but my friend had this green tea candy that was like one of those little hard mints you can find around everywhere, only grea tea. The things would stick to the roof of my mouth so much >_<

[Makimachi]

They are called yum yam I think. Its like the pocky sitck and hey give you frosting to dip it in.

Also Ramune soda candy. Yay fizzy!

Oh it's Yan Yan! I used to eat that when I was little.

Does it look like this?

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3908/yanyan5ia.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Edit]: Looks like you beat me to it Chousho -_-;

[mecegirl]

Yes they are yummy. I like the vanilla ones the best.

[Burbster]

doesn't anyone agree with me that pocky sucks? :crybaby:
It does suck.

[Reidar]

Human organs in vending machines.

[Nami]

My favorite are Kasugai Gummy candy and Yukimi Daifuku. Actually, any mochi ice cream is fine but Yukimi Daifuku is the best among the other brand. @.@

I don't really think Onigiri is a snack,but a real food. However, if it's counted for a snack, Onigiri is also my favorite as well. O_O

[kiyomi]

ahhh yes..Daifuku is delsih! and yes, onigiri can be a snack..with umeboshi or whatever you want in the inside..great stuff!

[mecegirl]

It does suck.

As far as cookies go no it isn't the best. They aren't always very sweet (depending on the type) but I think that is why I like them. They are also convienent. You can eat them anywhere. And they are cheap. Which is a must for college students.

[Burbster]

That's reasonable. The thing I don't understand is why anime fans often treat Pocky as divine Ambrosia.

[Aaluaine]

i would go with pocky .... brought a shitloda' them from japan ... now i keep em stored whenever i wanna snack on em ... love the strawberry and chocolate ones .....

ULTIMATE SNACKAGE :

6-PACK + BIG BAG OF CHIPS and cheese dip ! ..... period !

[StXopher]

That's reasonable. The thing I don't understand is why anime fans often treat Pocky as divine Ambrosia.
As a guess? Because it's part of the identity and, on some level, a reinforcement of inclusion to a group.

But that's just my opinion. (I like the pineapple, the strawberry, and the dark choclolate/pretzel ones myself.)

[Animegrl/Parnaz]

My favorite japanese snack is ice cream mochi.

[Japhyl]

My favorite japanese snack is ice cream mochi.

I also like that. I like the green tea and the mango flavored.

[master terrence]

have you guys ever tried those dried peaches (I think they were peaches) that are extremely sour.

[Fluffy]

meiji cookies and ice cream.

[hiroaki]

Yaokin (http://www.yaokin.com/english/index.html)

I ♡ Dagashi

[kenshinbebop]

I like pocky..but I love Ramune(if that counts as a snack sinece its a drink...)

[umeboshi_neko]

Dorayaki!!

[Dj_Saito]

pockie :-D

[DazzleKitty]

I tried this candy called Milky. It's pretty good, but it seems hard to get a good bag of them. They are supposed to be soft and chewy, from my understanding. I keep on getting bags with ones that are rock-hard (with maybe one or two soft ones in it).

[fujyoshi]

sorry if this is random but are there any healthy Japanese snakes?? I'm too much a health nut to try some 'a these 0_0

[DazzleKitty]

sorry if this is random but are there any healthy Japanese snakes?? I'm too much a health nut to try some 'a these 0_0

I've never had them, and I am not sure if they would count, but I saw these things called Pretz at this site:

http://www.asianmunchies.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=A&Category_Code=B (scroll down near the bottom of the page)

They have more healthy flavors (like tomato or salad), and usually pretzel stuff is a lot better for you than other snacks. I'd like to try the tomato kind some day.

[fujyoshi]

If you say so 0_0

[DazzleKitty]

I'm not a very.....healthy person. So what would I know? :P

[kiyomi]

Dried squid and fish..mmmm..tasty!

FINALLY, I hit 1,000 posts!

*FAINTS*

[President Rich]

I... I've never eaten Japanese snacks... :crybaby:

[kiyomi]

Don't cry Prez.

I'll mail you some.

Fed-Ex.

[tenshi_a]

I like those squishy green mochi balls with coconut on the outside. ^_^

And healthy snacks? um.... things like dried sweet potato, maybe? (I like that too)

I'm not a big fan of Pocky. It's ok, but it's too, I dunno, lardy. Just tastes like fat. I'd prefer if it were crunchier and biscuitier. But not just salty like Pretz...