Honestly, when I was in Singapore, I hardly snacked. It’s an entirely different story here in Japan though.
Somehow even the usual flavors looks about a million times more appealing. Japan also makes a lot of unique and funky flavored snacks. Not to mention all the 限定 (limited edition) flavors!!! XD I’m an absolute sucker for those lol.
I’m like a moth to a flame when it comes to snacks in Japan. I try not to allow myself near the snacks area in supermarkets or conbinis because I easily go out of control :S
Let me share with you the reasons for my addiction. In pictures ;D
First, the more traditional Japanese snacks:
![jap](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jap.jpg)
Strawberry Daifuku Mochi
A small round mochi (glutinous rice cake) stuffed with red bean filling and a WHOLE STRAWBERRY
![crunch13](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch13.jpg)
Milk karinto. Sweet and deep-fried, it is made primarily of flour, yeast, and brown sugar.
This one is a “modern” version with the addition of milk.
![biscuit2](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/biscuit2.jpg)
Triple green tea combi!
I love raw hatsubashi (top left), which is made from glutinous rice flour, sugar and cinnamon. It has a soft, mochi-like texture and usually wrapped around red bean paste. In this case, it’s green tea filling!
Leading on to biscuits:
![biscuit8](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/biscuit8-668x1024.jpg)
Highland vanilla ice-cream flavor
Delicious when you chill and eat!
![biscuit7](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/biscuit7.jpg)
Winter special: Maple milk flavor
![biscuit6](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/biscuit6.jpg)
Special pocky flavors
![biscuit5](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/biscuit5.jpg)
See the 冬季限定? Winter limited edition. I’m there.
Vanilla white chocolate mmm.
![biscuit4](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/biscuit4.jpg)
Matcha milk senbei! This was delicious! But it was 期間限定 (limited edition) :(
![biscuit9](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/biscuit9-654x1024.jpg)
Grilled scallops with soy sauce flavor
![biscuit3](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/biscuit3.jpg)
There’s about 20 odd flavors of these tubes. They’re pretty good and so easy keep popping into the mouth one after another because they’re perfectly bite-sized >_<
![biscuit](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/biscuit.jpg)
The milk chocolate one is one of my favorite biscuits! The green tea one is good, but not as good as the milk chocolate heh
Now on to candy!
![candy2](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/candy2.jpg)
Durian hi-chew!!!
![candy](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/candy.jpg)
Cotton candy hi-chew :D
![crunch12](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch12.jpg)
The matryoshka packs are red tea-flavored gummies with strawberry filling!
And yes, avocado shrimp. Sounds delicious, but actually it was quite disappointing. No taste of shrimp at all, and the avocado was barely-there :(
Now on to chips… my biggest weakness among them all.
![crunch6](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch6.jpg)
Tuna mayo jagariko (potato sticks).
Before you scrunch your nose at tuna, it’s actually very mild and not off-putting!
Again, it’s 期間限定〜
![crunch3](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch3.jpg)
Potato chips drizzed with salted caramel sauce :D
![crunch2](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch2.jpg)
Cheese fondue doritos. Yum!
![crunch](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch.jpg)
Tarako (salted pollock roe) with butter.
A twist from the usual frito lay, no?
![crunch5](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch5.jpg)
Avocado cheese. It sounds good but actually it wasn’t mind-blowing.
![crunch4](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch4.jpg)
Mentaiko (marinated pollock roe) cream sauce jagariko.
期間限定〜
![crunch7](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch7.jpg)
Pepper bacon flavored.
Strange thing is, I don’t even like pepper. Or bacon. But I was intrigued at this weird combination of selection and flavors.
![crunch11](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch11.jpg)
Limited to Hokkaido, capital of scallops (and seafood in general)
Scallop butter flavor, this one is!
![crunch10](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch10.jpg)
Soy sauce mayonnaise flavor.
Strangely good!
![crunch8](http://triplerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crunch8-490x1024.jpg)
I love cheese. I love stars. I also love Pringles (afterthought).
How to resist buying something with such cute packaging?!
Oh, also 期間限定〜
Ahhh, how did you find the interesting mix of flavors offered here? I only posted what I managed to find pictures of… so yeah, this unhealthy love is quite bad T_T
But ya, I assure you I’m not like stuffing my face with snacks all day. I eat at most one a day! (ok, very occasionally two. but sometimes zero too!) My BMI is actually in the underweight range, so I can at least say I won’t get diseases because of obesity lol.
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Halloh I am drooling… Hope there are some nice limited ones released when I visit ! *EXCITED*
Sure have one.. There always are interesting flavors to try! :D