Japanese Snack Reviews

After reviewing snacks regularly since 2009, you'd think I'd approach purchases with an informed eye. There is one thing which I...

I have blogged about "American" things in Japan that were not in any way American . Most of the time, these were what the Japa...

Have you ever thought about what you owe to the existence of fire? Oh, I'm not talking about such pedestrian things as keeping your ...

Have you ever wondered which part of an Oreo cookie makes the cookie better? Is it the slightly bitter, not terribly sweet and crispy ou...

I'm fully cognizant of the fact that it is no longer summer, and that this bag showing sun, seagulls, and palm trees is incongruous ...

Click any picture to see a larger version. This is one of several gates to enter the Chinatown area. Since deciding to leave Japan, my...

This review marks a personal first for me; it is the first time I've gone into a store to buy something and found myself crying in ...

Back when I was working in an office, my boss used to buy packets of 100 yen ($1.20) "peanuts choco". For foreign folks who want ...

The review of this particular product is offered as a public service. Before I purchased this, I already knew what I was buying and I knew ...

When Japanese people explain sembei , they sometimes call it a cracker and at other times a cookie. It turns out that sembei is one of thos...

Have you ever eaten something for the first time and you could swear that you've eaten something very much like it before, but you can...

One of my labels for posts is the category "grandma's snacks". This is the sort of old-fashioned stuff that I believe is marke...

I was drawn to this snack by the picture of the baked potatoes covered in gooey cheese. While I wasn't entirely fooled into thinking tha...

This is another one of those snacks that I have seen for years in Japan and never bothered to buy. A big reason for this is that most of the...