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ese and finger foods. It includes both brand name and generic snacks.

Types

''Anko'', or sweet bean paste

'' Anko'' is a kind of sweet bean paste. Anko is mainly eaten during the afternoon

green tea Green tea is a type of tea made from the leaves and buds of the '' Camellia sinensis'' that have not undergone the withering and oxidation process that creates oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China in the late 1st millenn ...

time in Japan. School students eat it after school, at home. *

Botamochi is a wagashi (Japanese confection) made with glutinous rice, white rice (ratio of 7:3, or only glutinous rice), and sweet azuki paste (red bean paste). They are made by soaking the rice for approximately 1 hour. The rice is then cooked, and a ...

Daifuku , or (literally "great luck"), is a wagashi, a type of Japanese confection, consisting of a small round mochi stuffed with a sweet filling, most commonly '' anko'', a sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans. Daifuku is often served wit ...

** - Daifuku with strawberry *

Dorayaki Dorayaki is a type of Japanese confection. It consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet azuki bean paste. The original dorayaki consisted of only one layer. Its current shape was invented ...

Manjū is a traditional Japanese confection, usually a small, dense bun with a sweet filling. They come in many shapes and varieties. The standard manjū has a skin made of flour, and is filled with '' anko'' (sweet azuki bean paste). Some varie ...

Monaka is a Japanese sweet made of azuki bean paste sandwiched between two thin crisp wafers made from mochi. The wafers can have the shape of a square, a triangle, or may be shaped like cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums, local landmarks, daruma, or oth ...

Imagawayaki is a ''wagashi'' (Japanese dessert) often found at Japanese festivals as well as outside Japan, in countries such as Taiwan and South Korea. It is made of batter in a special pan (similar to a waffle iron but without the honeycomb pattern and in ...

Kusa mochi Kusa mochi (, "herb mochi"), also known as ''yomogi mochi'' (), is a Japanese confection. It is made from mochi and leaves of yomogi (Japanese mugwort). The leaves are kneaded into the mochi, giving it a vivid green color. The greenness depend ...

Taiyaki is a Japanese fish-shaped cake, commonly sold as street food. It imitates the shape of , which it is named after. The most common filling is anko. Some shops even sell with , gyoza filling, or a sausage inside. Smaller, differently shaped ve ...

Yōkan is a wagashi made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar. It is usually sold in a block form, and eaten in slices. There are two main types: ''neri yōkan'' and ''mizu yōkan''. means "water", and indicates that it is made with more water than us ...

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with chestnut

Bean

Beans with salt are mainly taken with beer in the evening. *

Edamame is an East Asian dish prepared with immature soybeans in their pods, which are boiled or steamed, and may be served with salt or other condiments. The dish has become popular across the world because it is rich in vitamins, dietary fiber, and i ...

* Soramame - boiled

broad bean ''Vicia faba'', commonly known as the broad bean, fava bean, or faba bean, is a species of vetch, a flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption, and also as a cover crop. Vari ...

* - fried broad bean File:Edamame by Zesmerelda in Chicago.jpg,

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Bread/Wheat Flour

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Karintō is a traditional Japanese snack food. Sweet and deep-fried, it is made primarily of flour, yeast, and brown sugar. It has a deep brown and pitted appearance, and takes the form of a bite-sized pillow or short, sausage-like cylinder. Although trad ...

– deep-fried brown sugar snack *

Monjayaki is a type of Japanese pan-fried batter (cooking), batter, popular in the Kantō region, similar to okonomiyaki, but using different liquid ingredients. Ingredients Like okonomiyaki, the base of monjayaki is wheat flour and cabbage, with addit ...

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 ...

Takoyaki Takoyaki ( or ) is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter (cooking), batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus as food, octopus (''tako''), tempura scraps (''tenkasu' ...

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Hello Panda Hello Panda is a brand of Japanese biscuit, manufactured by Meiji Seika. It was first released in Japan during 1979. Each biscuit consists of a small hollow shortbread layer, filled with crème of various flavors. On some biscuits there are print ...

* Kappa Ebisen *

Koala's March Koala's March () is a bite-sized cookie snack with a sweet filling. The cookies are produced by Lotte. History The product was first released in Japan in 1984, to celebrate the arrival of the first koalas to the country. The snack originally ...

Pocky is a Japanese sweet snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico food company. Pocky was first sold in 1966, and was invented by Yoshiaki Koma. It consists of coated biscuit sticks. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoeic word , which is suppo ...

– known as ''Mikado'' in Europe *

Pretz Pretz (プリッツ, ''Purittsu'') is a Japanese snack made by Ezaki Glico. Like Ezaki Glico's other popular snack, Pocky, Pretz is stick-shaped and comes with a texture similar to pretzels. Unlike Pocky, Pretz is dusted with seasonings instead ...

* Yan Yan File:Kappa Ebisen (Calbee).jpg, Kappa Ebisen File:Glico_Pretz_1.jpg,

File:Meiji Yan Yan regular.JPG, A package of regular Yan Yan

Candy

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Amezaiku is Japanese candy craft artistry. An artist takes multi-colored '' mizuame'' and, using their hands and other tools such as tweezers and scissors, creates a sculpture. Amezaiku artists also paint their sculpted candy with edible dyes to give th ...

- Japanese candy craft artistry * *

Konpeitō , also spelled ''kompeitō'', is a type of Japanese sugar candy. It takes the form of a small sphere with a bumpy surface, and comes in a variety of colors and flavors. Introduced from Portugal as a sugar-coated confection with a poppy seed or s ...

Ramune candy Ramune candy () is a kind of Japanese tablet candy. It is generally made from sugar, mixed with a small amount of a binder and other ingredients, and compressed in a tableting machine. Overview Since there is no clear definition of ''ramune'', m ...

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;brand * Botan/Tomoe Ame *

Calpis , sold in North America as Calpico, is a Japanese non-carbonated soft drink manufactured by , a subsidiary of Asahi Breweries headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. The beverage has a light, somewhat milky, and slightly acidic flavour, similar to p ...

Candy * – made by Meiji Confectionery in Japan *Cubyrop *

gumi 100 Gumi or GUMI may refer to: * Gumi, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran * Gumi, Nepal, a village development committee in Surkhet District, Bheri Zone, Nepal * Gumi, North Gyeongsang, a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea ** Gumi Un ...

Hi-chew is a Japanese fruit candy sold by Morinaga & Company. Origin Hi-Chew candy was first released in 1975. It was re-released in the packaging of individually wrapped candies in February, 1996. The origins of Hi-Chew began when Taichiro Morinaga ...

* * Pinky * * *Puré gumi candy -

gummy candy Gummies, fruitgums, gummi candies, gummy candies, or jelly sweets are a broad category of gelatin-based chewable sweets. Popular types include gummy bears, Sour Patch Kids, Jelly Babies and gummy worms. Various brands such as Bassett's, Har ...

with fruit

purée A purée (or mash) is cooked food, usually vegetables, fruits or legumes, that has been ground, pressed, blended or sieved to the consistency of a creamy paste or liquid. Purées of specific foods are often known by specific names, e.g., appl ...

made by KANRO Co., Ltd. File:Fujiya_Milky.jpg, File:Puccho Soda.jpg,

Cake

* Tokyo Banana

Chewing gum

* Black Black * Fuwarinka *

Kiss Mint A kiss is the touching or pressing of one's lips against another person, animal or object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely; depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, Passion (emotion), passion ...

and

Watering Kissmint Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and has be ...

*Let's *

Plus X Plus or PLUS may refer to: Mathematics * Addition * +, the mathematical sign Music * Plus (band), a Japanese pop boy band Albums and EPs * ''+'' (Ed Sheeran album), (pronounced "plus"), 2011 * ''Plus'' (Astrud Gilberto and James Last album), ...

* Poscam *Pure White * Sweetie *whatta – chewing gum by Meiji Confectionery * Xylish *Yuzu

Corn

Curl (Japanese snack) is a brand of Kombu Dashi taste corn puffs/ cheesy flavour corn puffs snack in Japan sold by Meiji. It also sports its own mascot, Karl, in which the snack may be romanized Karl instead. Although Curl comes in several flavors, the two dominant ...

* Kyabetsu Taro

Chocolate

;generic *Matcha chocolate - chocolate containing

matcha is a finely ground powder of green tea specially processed from shade-grown tea leaves. Shade growing gives matcha its characteristic bright green color and strong umami flavor. Matcha is typically consumed suspended in hot water. Matcha ori ...

;brand * - chocolate in shape of

Apollo command module The Apollo command and service module (CSM) was one of two principal components of the United States Apollo (spacecraft), Apollo spacecraft, used for the Apollo program, which landed astronauts on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. The CSM functi ...

* * * * Crunky kids * *

E-Royce' , stylized as ROYCE', is a Japanese chocolate manufacturing company. The company is best known for its , a form of ganache made with melted cacao and fresh cream, and dusted with fine cocoa powder. History Royce' was established in July 1983 ...

* Every Burger * Kinoko no yama - known as ''CHOCOROOMS'' in US * Koara no māchi *

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

– known as ''Mikado'' in Europe * Pucca Chocolate * - known as ''CHOCOCONES'' in US *

Toppo Toppo may refer to: * Toppo (food), chocolate and bread-based snack * Toppo (surname), surname * Mitsubishi Toppo, light recreational vehicle See also * Topo (disambiguation) Topo or TOPO may refer to: * Topo (Calheta), a civil parish in th ...

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Ice cream & shaved ice

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Green tea ice cream or matcha ice (抹茶アイス ''matcha aisu'') is ice cream flavored with matcha, or green tea. It is popular in Japan and other parts of East Asia. Matcha ice cream has been available in the United States since the late-1970s, primarily in Jap ...

Kakigōri is a Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with syrup and a sweetener, often condensed milk.新明解国語辞典（第6版）、三省堂 History The origins of ''kakigōri'' date back to the Heian period in Japanese history, when blocks of ic ...

Mochi ice cream Mochi ice cream is a confection made from Japanese mochi (pounded sticky rice) with an ice cream filling. It was invented by Japanese-American businesswoman and community activist Frances Hashimoto with help from her husband, Joel. Description ...

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kakigōri is a Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with syrup and a sweetener, often condensed milk.新明解国語辞典（第6版）、三省堂 History The origins of ''kakigōri'' date back to the Heian period in Japanese history, when blocks of ic ...

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Morinaga & Company is a Japanese confectionery company headquartered in Tokyo, and founded in 1899. Their products include candy, such as Hi-Chew, and other confectioneries. Morinaga is loosely affiliated with Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., a public compa ...

. * Panapp * Yukimi Daifuku File:Morinaba_Choco-monaka-jumbo.jpg, File:Yukimi_Daifuku_sliced.jpg, Yukimi Daifuku

Potato

;generic * Ishiyakiimo　-

roasted sweet potato Roasted sweet potato is a popular winter street food in East Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. Regions China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan In China, yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes are roasted in a large iron drum and sold as street food during winter. ...

Kenpi Imo-kenpi (芋けんぴ, 芋 meaning "potato" (especially "sweet potato")) is a snack food and common omiyage/meibutsu from Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. They are strips of candied sweet potato, resembling french fries French fries, or sim ...

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Bōkun Habanero Bōkun Habanero is the brand name of a Japanese snack food. The name means "Tyrant Habanero", a reference to the habanero pepper, which is one of the world's hottest chili peppers. Its name derives from a play on words linking "habanero" with " ...

Jagarico Jagarico is a family of salty snack products made primarily from processed fried potatoes. Introduced in 1995 by Calbee, Jagarico could be described as rod-shaped potato chips. According to Barabara Zec, they "have a similar appearance to French ...

, manufactured by

Calbee is a Japanese snack food maker. It was founded on 30 April 1949, and its headquarters are located in the Marunouchi Trust Tower Main in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo. It launched operations at a new plant in the United States for ...

. * Kara Mucho and Suppa Mucho * Kataage Potato *, manufactured by Morinaga & Company. * -

wasabi Wasabi (Japanese language, Japanese: , , or , ) or Japanese horseradish (''Eutrema japonicum'' syn. ''Wasabia japonica'') is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, which also includes horseradish and Mustard plant, mustard in other genus, genera. ...

& beef flavoured potato chips * - potato snack in shape of seafood. File:じゃがりこクラムチャウダー味中身.JPG,

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Rice

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Onigiri , also known as or , is a Japanese cuisine, Japanese rice ball made from white rice. It is usually formed into triangular or cylindrical shapes, and wrapped in ''nori'' (seaweed). Onigiri traditionally have sour or salty fillings such as ''um ...

, or rice ball can be eaten both as a snack and as a meal, by modern Japanese people. In

Sengoku period The was the period in History of Japan, Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident (1454), Ōnin War (1467), or (1493) are generally chosen as th ...

samurai The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be mounted archers. In the 8th century AD, the imperial court d ...

ate large rice balls as a

field ration A field ration is a type of prepackaged military ration designed to be easily and quickly prepared and consumed in the field, in combat, at the front line, or where eating facilities are otherwise unavailable. Field rations are primarily used ...

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onigiri , also known as or , is a Japanese cuisine, Japanese rice ball made from white rice. It is usually formed into triangular or cylindrical shapes, and wrapped in ''nori'' (seaweed). Onigiri traditionally have sour or salty fillings such as ''um ...

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and

Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...

, onigiris were often wrapped in bamboo skin when they were carried. Bamboo skin has an antibacterial effect and keeps rice balls longer. File:Onigiri at a convenience store by typester in Kamakura.jpg, Modern onigiris wrapped in a small, transparent plastic bag Rice based snacks are known as . *

Agemochi is a popular Japanese snack food made from fried ''mochi'' (sticky rice). The dry ''mochi'' is broken into small pieces, about 1 cm cubed, and deep fried. The pieces then puff up. It is usually eaten lightly salted, but also various flavo ...

* Arare *

Dango is a Japanese dumpling made with regular rice flour and glutinous rice flour. They are usually made in round shapes, and three to five pieces are served on a skewer, which is called . The pieces are eaten with sugar, syrup, red bean paste, a ...

Kaki no tane ''Kaki no tane'' or ''Kaki-pi'' are a common snack in Japan. The two elements of ''kaki-pi'' or are small crescent-shaped fragments of ''senbei'' (soy-flavored rice crisps), and peanuts. They are often consumed with beer and are sometimes a ba ...

* *

Mochi A mochi ( ; Japanese ) is a Japanese rice cake made of , a short-grain Japonica rice, japonica glutinous rice, and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch. The steamed rice is pounded into paste and molded into the ...

Senbei , also spelled ''sembei'', is a type of Japanese rice cracker. They come in various shapes, sizes, and flavors, usually savory but sometimes sweet. Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as ...

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dango is a Japanese dumpling made with regular rice flour and glutinous rice flour. They are usually made in round shapes, and three to five pieces are served on a skewer, which is called . The pieces are eaten with sugar, syrup, red bean paste, a ...

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;brand * Bakauke *

Olive no Hana is one type of bite-sized Japanese rice cracker ('' arare'') which is made by Uegakibeika Co. Ltd. in Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan. It is an assortment of crackers which has many savory flavors, squares of edible kelp (''kombu'') and dried, thi ...

Onigiri senbei Onigiri senbei (おにぎりせんべい) is a Japanese rice ball ("Onigiri")-shaped, soy sauce-flavoured ''senbei , also spelled ''sembei'', is a type of Japanese rice cracker. They come in various shapes, sizes, and flavors, usually savory ...

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Seafood

Big Katsu is a type of Japanese snack food. In name and appearance it is similar to breaded pork cutlets, but instead of pork it contains shredded fish surimi. Many varieties are available at convenience stores as well as snack shops, but the best-known an ...

* Ebi

senbei , also spelled ''sembei'', is a type of Japanese rice cracker. They come in various shapes, sizes, and flavors, usually savory but sometimes sweet. Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as ...

* Gyoniku soseji, a surimi fish sausage *Miyako

Konbu ''Konbu'' (from ) is edible kelp mostly from the family Laminariaceae and is widely eaten in East Asia. It may also be referred to as ''dasima'' () or ''haidai'' (). Kelp features in the diets of many civilizations, including Chinese and Icela ...

* Surume * Yotchan Ika

Street foods

Korokke Korokke (; ) is a Japanese deep-fried '' yōshoku'' dish originally related to a French dish, the croquette. Korokke is made by mixing cooked chopped meat, seafood, or vegetables with mashed potato or white sauce, usually shaped like a fla ...

Nikuman Baozi (), or simply bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings (meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steamed. They are a variation of '' man ...

Ōbanyaki is a ''wagashi'' (Japanese dessert) often found at Japanese festivals as well as outside Japan, in countries such as Taiwan and South Korea. It is made of batter in a special pan (similar to a waffle iron but without the honeycomb pattern and in ...

Yakitori is a Japanese type of skewered chicken. Its preparation involves attaching the meat to a skewer, typically made of steel, bamboo, or similar materials, after which it is grilled over a charcoal fire. During or after cooking, the meat is ty ...

Mixed and other

* Ajigonomi * Don Tacos

Producers

Glico , commonly known as Glico, is a Japanese multinational food processing company headquartered in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka. It does business across 30 countries, in North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Overview Ezaki Glico's primary busin ...

* Kameda Seika * Koikeya *

Kuriyama Beika Kuriyama may refer to: Surname * Kuriyama (surname), Japanese surname Places * Kuriyama, Hokkaidō, a town in Yūbari District, Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan * Kuriyama, Tochigi, a village located in Shioya District, Tochigi, Japan Other uses ...

* Lotte *

Meiji Meiji, the romanization of the Japanese characters 明治, may refer to: Japanese history * Emperor Meiji, Emperor of Japan between 1867 and 1912 ** Meiji era, the name given to that period in Japanese history *** Meiji Restoration, the revolution ...

* Morinaga *

Tohato is a Japanese food company that specializes in List of Japanese snacks, snack food. They are known for their variety of the caramel corn snack, manufactured since 1971. Company history In March 2003, Tohato applied for court protection from cred ...

* Yamayoshi

References

External links

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Japanese snacks