List of Japanese snacks
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese . It includes both brand name and generic snacks.
Bean
- EdamameEdamameor Edamame bean is a preparation of immature soybeans in the pod commonly found in Japan, China, and Hawaii. The pods are boiled in water together with condiments such as salt, and served whole....
- Kaki peanutsKaki peanutsKaki-peanuts, or "Kaki-pi," are a common snack in Japan. The two elements of Kaki-pi are kaki-no-tane , small crescent-shaped fragments of senbei , and peanuts. They are often consumed with beer and are sometimes a bar snack. The name comes from the fact that a piece of senbei looks like a seed of...
- Toriaezu Edamame
- BotamochiBotamochiare a springtime treat made with sweet rice and sweet azuki paste. They are made by soaking sweet rice for approximately six hours. The rice is then cooked, and a thick azuki paste is hand-packed around pre-formed balls of rice....
Bread
- Hello PandaHello PandaHello Panda is a brand of Japanese biscuit, manufactured by Meiji Seika. Each biscuit consists of a small hollow shortbread layer, filled with either Milk cream, strawberry, or chocolate filling; chocolate is the most commonly available variety...
- Kappa EbisenKappa Ebisenis a Japanese snack food produced by Calbee of Japan. It is a crunchy, shrimp-flavored snack resembling french fries that is very popular in Japan....
- Koala's March
- PockyPockyis a Japanese snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico Company of Japan.-History:Pocky was first sold in 1966, and consists of a biscuit stick coated with chocolate. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoetic word for the sound Pocky makes when bitten, pokkin . The original was followed by...
- PretzPretzPretz is a Japanese snack made by Ezaki Glico. Like Ezaki Glico's other popular snack, Pocky, Pretz is stick-shaped and comes with a texture similar to pretzels. Unlike Pocky, Pretz is dusted with seasonings instead of enrobed in a flavored fudge.Pretz comes in a few varieties and three sizes:...
- Yan YanYan Yan (snack)Yan Yan is a Japanese snack food made by Meiji Seika. It comes in a package with two compartments. One side has biscuit sticks , and the other has chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, or yogurt flavored frosting used for dipping. The sticks themselves may also be flavored...
Candy
- CalpisCalpisis a Japanese uncarbonated soft drink, manufactured by , headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo.The beverage has a light, somewhat milky, and slightly acidic flavor, similar to plain or vanilla-flavored yogurt or Yakult...
Candy - Hi-chewHi-chewis a fruit-flavored chewy Japanese candy sold by Morinaga & Company.- About the candy :The soft, chewy kouros was first released in 1975. It was re-released in its current shape in February 1986....
- PucchoPucchois a chewy Japanese snack made and sold by UHA Mikakuto. There are two types of Pucchos: stick type and puccho gumi. Both types come in many different flavors...
- Pucca
- Chelsea- A candy product made by Meiji Confectionery in Japan.
- Cubyrop
- Pinky (candy)Pinky (candy)Pinky candy is a brand of mint-flavored candy sold by Frente International. Flavors currently available in the new rectangular packaging are Peach, Grape, and Grape Fruit; Pinky also comes in a smaller, rounded container. Pinky is famous largely for its monkey mascot, aptly named Pinky Monkey...
- Milky
- RamuneRamuneis a carbonated soft drink originally sold in Japan which was introduced in Kobe by Alexander Cameron Sim.-Bottle design:Ramune is widely known for the distinctive design of its bottle, often called Codd-neck bottles after the inventor, Hiram Codd. They are made of glass and sealed with a marble;...
Candy - Poifull
- Botan/Tomoe AmeBotan Rice CandyBotan Rice Candy is a soft, chewy, slightly lemon-orange flavored candy with an outer layer of rice paper. The rice paper is clear and plastic-like when dry, but it is edible and dissolves in the mouth...
- gumi 100
Chewing gum
- Black BlackBlack Blackis a brand of caffeinated chewing gum produced in Japan by Lotte. It has been sold since 1983, and is popular in Japan, partially due to its well-known television commercials that star Jean-Claude Van Damme. It became popular in the United States after being mentioned in Wired Magazine...
- Kiss Mint and Watering Kissmint
- Sweetie
- Xylish
- whatta (chewing gum by meiji)
- Pure White
- Poscam
- Fuwarinka
- Yuzu
- Plus X
Chocolate
- Choco Baby
- Choco Ball
- Crunky
- Crunky kids
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- Lotte GhanaLotte Ghanais a popular Japanese chocolate brand made by the Lotte Confectionery. The name is taken from Ghana, the world's second-largest exporter of cacao beans from which chocolate is made...
- Kinoko no yama
- Takenoko no sato
- Koara no māchiKoara no machiis a bite-sized cookie snack with a sweet filling inside. It is made by Lotte, and the product was first released in Japan, and was released in March 1984 as "Koala Yummies" in the United States...
- PockyPockyis a Japanese snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico Company of Japan.-History:Pocky was first sold in 1966, and consists of a biscuit stick coated with chocolate. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoetic word for the sound Pocky makes when bitten, pokkin . The original was followed by...
- Pucca ChocolatePucca ChocolatePucca Chocolate is a Japanese baked wafer candy with a chocolate center. It is created by the Meiji Seika Kaisha Corporation and has several distributors in the United States, though it is still in very limited supply and is considered a niche product. It can primarily be found in asian market...
- ToppoToppoToppo also known as "reverse pocky" , is a chocolate and bread-based snack made by Lotte. Normally it consists of a hollowed bread stick with a filling of chocolate...
- Jaffat
- E-Royce'
Ice cream
- Green tea ice creamGreen tea ice creamor Matcha ice is a Japanese ice cream flavour. This flavour is extremely popular in Japan and other parts of East Asia, and almost all ice cream manufacturers produce a version of it, including foreign vendors such as Häagen-Dazs and Baskin Robbins. The name matcha comes from a specific type of...
- KakigoriKakigoriis a Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with syrup and condensed milk.Popular flavors include: strawberry, cherry, lemon, green tea, grape, melon, "Blue Hawaii," sweet plum, and colorless syrup. Some shops provide colorful varieties by using two or more different syrups. To sweeten kakigōri,...
- MonakaMonakais a Japanese sweet made of azuki bean jam filling sandwiched between two thin crisp wafers made from mochi. The jam can not only be made from azuki beans but also with sesame seed, chestnuts, or rice cake ....
- Yukimi DaifukuYukimi DaifukuYukimi Daifuku is a brand of mochi ice cream manufactured by Lotte. It consists of a ball of vanilla ice cream wrapped in a thin layer of mochi, or rice cake. Lotte originally created Wataboshi , a bite-size ice cream wrapped in a thin layer of marshmallow in 1980...
- Fuki Lakatori
- Panapp http://www.glico.co.jp/ice/ice/panapp.htm
- Mochi
Potato
- Kataage Potato
- Bōkun HabaneroBokun HabaneroBōkun Habanero is a Japanese snack food. The name means "Tyrant Habanero", where habanero is the name of one of the world's hottest chili peppers...
- Jagariko
- Kara MuchoKara MuchoKara Mucho is a Japanese snack food. Most popular spicy snack in Japan.The snack consists of potato sticks or potato chips, and is moderately spicy by Japanese standards.Each 57g packet contains 301 calories.-External links:...
and Suppa Mucho - Pote Long
- Wasabeef
Rice
Rice based snacks that are known as- .- AgemochiAgemochiis a popular Japanese snack food made from fried mochi . The dry mochi is broken into small pieces, about 1cm cubed, and deep fried. The pieces then puff up. It is usually eaten lightly salted, but there are also various flavoured versions, such as shichimi agemochi, agemochi covered with shichimi...
- Arare
- BakaukeBakaukeis a Japanese snack food. It is a thin banana-shaped senbei with various flavours added. It is manufactured by Kuriyama Beika of Niigata Prefecture....
- DaifukuDaifuku', or ' , is a Japanese confection consisting of a small round mochi stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly anko, sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans....
- DangoDangois a Japanese dumpling made from mochiko , related to mochi. It is often served with green tea.Dango are eaten year-round, but the different varieties are traditionally eaten in given seasons...
- Kaminari okoshi
- Kusa mochiKusa mochi, also known as yomogi mochi, is a Japanese sweet. It is considered a seasonal dish for spring. It is made from mochi and leaf of yomogi , or more traditionally from the Gnaphalium affine . It may also be filled with red bean paste.Kusa mochi may also be used to make a kind of daifuku called yomogi...
- OnigiriOnigiri, also known as or rice ball, is a Japanese food made from white rice formed into triangular or oval shapes and often wrapped in nori . Traditionally, an onigiri is filled with pickled ume , salted salmon, katsuobushi, kombu, tarako, or any other salty or sour ingredient as a natural preservative...
- Olive no HanaOlive no Hanais one type of arare which is made by in Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan. It is an assortment of arare which has many savory flavors, squares of kombu and dried thick nori....
- SenbeiSenbeiare a type of Japanese rice crackers. They come in various shapes, sizes, and flavors, usually savory but sometimes sweet. Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as a courtesy refreshment....
- BotamochiBotamochiare a springtime treat made with sweet rice and sweet azuki paste. They are made by soaking sweet rice for approximately six hours. The rice is then cooked, and a thick azuki paste is hand-packed around pre-formed balls of rice....
Seafood
- EbiEbi (disambiguation)Ebi may refer to the following people:*Ebi - *Akiko Ebi - *Euzebiusz Smolarek - *Ndudi Ebi - *Ebi -...
senbeiSenbeiare a type of Japanese rice crackers. They come in various shapes, sizes, and flavors, usually savory but sometimes sweet. Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as a courtesy refreshment.... - Miyako Konbu
- Tsurume
- Yotchan Ika
Street foods
- KorokkeKorokkeKorokke is the Japanese name for a deep fried dish originally related to a French dish, the croquette. It was introduced in the early 1900s. This dish is also popular in South Korea where it is typically sold in bakeries....
- TakoyakiTakoyakiis a popular ball-shaped Japanese dumpling or more like a savory pancake made of batter and cooked in a special takoyaki pan...
- NikumanNikumanNikuman is a Japanese food made from flour dough, and filled with cooked ground pork or other ingredients. It is a kind of chūka man similar to the Chinese baozi , also known in English as pork buns.Nikuman are steamed and often sold as street food...
- TaiyakiTaiyakiis a Japanese fish-shaped cake. The most common filling is red bean paste that is made from sweetened azuki beans. Other common fillings may be custard, chocolate, or cheese. Some shops even sell taiyaki with okonomiyaki, gyoza filling, or a sausage inside....
- Ōbanyaki
- YakitoriYakitori, grilled chicken, is commonly a Japanese type of skewered chicken. The term Yakitori can also refer to skewered food in general. Kushiyaki , is a formal term that encompasses both poultry and non-poultry items, skewered and grilled...
Producers
- CalbeeCalbeeCalbee Foods Co. is a major Japanese snack food maker. It was founded on April 30, 1949. It launched operations at a new plant in the United States for making its mainstay products "Kappa Ebisen" shrimp chips and "Saya-endo" snow pea crisps on Sept 18, 2007. Its snacks are hugely popular in Asia,...
- Glico
- Kameda Seika
- Koikeya
- Kuriyama Beika
- LotteLotte (conglomerate)Lotte Co., Ltd. is a South Korean-Japanese Jaebeol and one of the largest food and shopping groups in South Korea and Japan. Lotte was established in June 1948, in Tokyo, by Japanese-educated, Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-Ho – also known as...
- MeijiMeiji Seikais the trade name of a pharmaceutical company in Japan, , until March 31, 2011.It was the confectionery and pharmaceutical company that manufactures a wide range of products including Hello Panda and Yan Yan...
- MorinagaMorinaga & Companyis a confectionery company in Tokyo, Japan, in operation since August 15, 1899. Their products include candy and other confectioneries. Morinaga has Ayumi Hamasaki and Mao Asada appear in their commercials....
- TohatoTohatois a Japanese food company specialising in snack food.-Products:*All Raisin*Beano*Bōkun Habanero*Caramel corn*ふわ丸 Ninja snack*Harvest*Poteco*Chokobi -Advertisement campaign:...
- Yamayoshi
See also
- Japanese instant noodles
- SnackingSnackingSnacking does not have a concrete definition. A study taken by Katherine Chaplin and Andrew Smith from the journal Appetite says, “Participants defined snacking as food or drink eaten between main meals”...
- WagashiWagashiis a traditional Japanese confectionery which is often served with tea, especially the types made of mochi, azuki bean paste, and fruits.Wagashi is typically made from natural ingredients...