Sunday, October 19, 2008

Japanese Snacks I



Despite the obvious exceptions, Japan feels a lot like America. However, one way in which it's vastly different is the food. The snacks are often seafood- or curry-flavored. Two examples of popular snacks are dried squid (pictured to the left) and some sort of baked noodles that have a kind of cheesy curry taste. The dried squid looks like dry, shredded chicken, but it's actually really flavorful (very seafood-y with a slightly sweet, teriyaki-type flavor). It's a popular snack to have while drinking beer, and because it involves a lot of chewing (think beef jerky), it's not something you can just inhale like a plate of nachos.

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