Pocky is a long seller Japanese snack.
It has been put on market since 1966 by Ezaki Glico company that is a Japanese food maker.
Pocky is a biscuit stick coated with chocolate.
Name "Pocky" is come from a onomatopoie word, "pokkin" that is a sound of breaking something narrow and long.
Photo below is strawberry pocky.
By the way, the other day I found a nice story about pocky in internet.
It is The Sweetest Pocky written by an autstralian who lives in Japan.
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Pocky
Friday, May 02, 2008
Miyako Konbu

This is a seafood based snack,"Miyako Konbu".
"Miyako" means Kyoto, in this case.
"Konbu" is a kind of kelp.
Konbu is usually used to make soup stock in Japan
This snack is made of Konbu.
It is a little sour because of pickling in vinegar.
The paccage is small .
So we can put it in pocket, and carry it anywhere.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Kappa ebisen

This is a long-seller Japanese wheat snack, prawn flavor, "Kappa ebisen".
It has been put on market since 1964 by Calbee, japanese food maker.
The catch phrase "YAMERARENAI TOMARANAI" is well known by every body in Japan.
It means "I can't stop".
Yes, If you open the packge of it, you will eat up soon.
This simple catch phrase is really fit this snack.
I usually eat it with beer.
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