Ajigonomi is a blend of
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
arare produced by the Bourbon food company. It consists of various kinds of rice crackers and peanut based items together with tiny dried fish.
Three variations are sold:
#Standard ''ajigonomi''
#Spicy ''ajigonomi'' (''karakuchi ajigonomi'')
#Black ''ajigonomi'' (''kuro ajigonomi'')
Each 100g of ''ajigonmi'' contains 471 calories.
The ''gonomi'', meaning "preference", in the name of the snack is the
rendaku
is a pronunciation change seen in some compound words in Japanese. When rendaku occurs, a voiceless consonant (such as ) is replaced with a voiced consonant (such as ) at the start of the second (or later) part of the compound. For example, t ...
version of the ''konomi'' in
okonomiyaki
is a Japanese ''teppanyaki'' savory pancake dish consisting of wheat flour batter and other ingredients (mixed, or as toppings) cooked on a '' teppan'' (flat griddle). Common additions include cabbage, meat, and seafood, and toppings include ...
, although ''ajigonomi'' is not related to okonomiyaki.
References
External links
Bourbon home page
Japanese snack food
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