What are your favourite Japanese snacks?

Tuesday 18th March, 01:28 PM JST

I’m quite partial to those sweet potato chips that come out in Autumn/Winter.

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Nessie at 02:18 PM JST - 26th March

Suntory red...oops is that a snack?

Staples don't count.
Altria at 02:43 PM JST - 26th March

Edamame and Nodogoshi Nama
eastokyo at 03:13 PM JST - 26th March

Altria! You don't like Nodogashi Nama! I was looking at an ad on the train and I remembered what you said about throwing some of it out, and I was thinking this stuff is a piece of crap like the rest of it's happoshu cousins...!
akami at 08:04 PM JST - 26th March

Tonporoman at Family Mart, but winter only

Sayaendo chips!

Matcha ice cream

Miso ice cream (大分県臼杵市）Sounds terrible, but is really a great flavor!

Wasabi flavored pumpkin seeds!!!!! (山口県）
gogogo at 10:18 PM JST - 26th March

Cup noodle curry flavor!
Ah_so at 01:10 AM JST - 27th March

A Melty Kiss
sincity at 04:49 AM JST - 27th March

Yuki Harada.............
zaichik at 06:52 AM JST - 27th March

Kaki no Tane. With Peanuts. Yay!

Product of the town where I last lived in Niigata - Kameda (now subsumed into Niigata City). There's a Japanese shop up the road from here that sells them, so we occasionally treat ourselves.

Kit-kat comes in Matcha?

Yup - it's rather good. Much better than the dreadful pineapple KitKat that was out 6 years ago, or the tooth-achingly sweet lemon cheesecake one.

yuzu nama-yatsuhashi

No way! Can't believe I never had the opportunity to try those. Yet another reason to go back to Japan....

I used to like Rummy chocolate - office-friendly afternoon drinking :-)

Kokutou manju from Maruya Honten in Niigata (best kokutou manju I've ever tasted).

Maruya Honten's Raisin Sando cookies.

Oh, lots of things. I miss omiyage food!

I think Mr Zaichik and I need to make a trip to the Japanese supermarket in town....
bushlover at 12:21 PM JST - 28th March

MSG is always good if not good for you. Oh well... who lives forever?
tresbien at 07:27 AM JST - 29th March

None, there is no such thing as "good" Japanese snacks. All of them has this funky, peculiar taste that even my cat doesn't get near it.

Really, I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. I prefer Lays Potato Chips.
PuffinMuffin at 12:07 AM JST - 30th March

Just a few: Edamame or even better, Chamame any time and not necessarily accompanying alcoholic beverages. 厚焼きおせんべい, with 緑茶. Ebi-senbei (not fried, much better). Sweet potato yokan (imo-yokan?)
Sarge at 12:18 PM JST - 30th March

Kurogoma ( black sesame ) ice cream is quite yummy.
lunach1ck at 08:03 PM JST - 31st March

Wasabi ice cream.
frontandcentre at 05:28 PM JST - 7th April

My favourite "snacks" are the ones that I go to on business and the Mama-san takes a fancy to me...