" - Winnie the Pooh
Japanese snacks
There is one thing that I am going to miss horribly about Japan - snack food.
You cannot beat a good box of Men's Pocky. Dark chocolate, pretzel stick...it's goodness in foil. Of course, that's only one of a dozen really great flavors of Pocky and we haven't touched the non-Glico brands.
Then there's Pretz. Pretzel sticks with flavoring. The current favorite is Maple & Butter.
Sesame crackers, potato sticks, bakeries everywhere, fresh fruit galore (always in season)...I could thrive on snacks alone, I'm sure of it.
Then there's onigiri. Yummy stuff (mostly) wrapped in rice and seaweed. A couple of them make a great meal.
I haven't managed a personal relationship with azuki beans or chestnut paste, even though I'm sure they're better for me. Rice crackers, I can take or leave. Nevertheless, the 'snack' options here never cease to amaze me and leave me waiting for my stomach to growl...just the tiniest bit.
You cannot beat a good box of Men's Pocky. Dark chocolate, pretzel stick...it's goodness in foil. Of course, that's only one of a dozen really great flavors of Pocky and we haven't touched the non-Glico brands.
Then there's Pretz. Pretzel sticks with flavoring. The current favorite is Maple & Butter.
Sesame crackers, potato sticks, bakeries everywhere, fresh fruit galore (always in season)...I could thrive on snacks alone, I'm sure of it.
Then there's onigiri. Yummy stuff (mostly) wrapped in rice and seaweed. A couple of them make a great meal.
I haven't managed a personal relationship with azuki beans or chestnut paste, even though I'm sure they're better for me. Rice crackers, I can take or leave. Nevertheless, the 'snack' options here never cease to amaze me and leave me waiting for my stomach to growl...just the tiniest bit.
posted by Wynnie | 05:33
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Well of course I had to google the azuki beans and here's one of the links I found... http://www.eat-japan.com/health-beauty/remedy/volume10.html Only four ingredients in the red rice and beans recipe. Can't get much simpler than that. Never heard of black sesame salt. I wonder how that's different from regular salt. Hm-m-m-m.
What a versatile little bean.
Love,
Mom
I fed my friends the Azuki Bean Paste Pocky.
"It tastes like cheap cookies."
"It _does_!"
Me: "I know what it is."
"What?"
Me: "Think refried beans."
"Oh my god!"
"Oh my god!"
"...YOU'RE FEEDING US REFRIED BEAN POCKY?"
http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/
I did a search for Japanese snacks and found this site that you can order all types of goodies from. I may even have to try some myself when the weather cools down. :)
Love ya Chris.
PS. No letting snack food keep you from coming back to the states...work, actually enjoy being there now those are great reasons to stay...Snack food order off of the net and come home :)
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