From umeboshi-flavored potato sticks to decadent chocolate-dipped chips, here are 11 best-selling Japanese chips you have to try
Within the wide world of Japanese snacks, the chips category has tons of variety worth exploring.
Snacking is so intertwined with daily life in Japan that snacks take up the majority of aisles in Japanese. They’re often arranged on shelves according to whether they’re popular mainstays, limited-time specials, or new releases. Dozens of new Kit Kats, cookies, and chips appear on conbini shelves every few weeks and leave just as quickly if they don’t perform well, which drives fierce competition between the nation’s snack-food manufacturers.
But you don’t have to be in Japan to benefit from this competition, if you know what to look for. Growing up in the suburbs of Vancouver where there’s a large Asian community, I was blessed with seemingly unlimited access to snacks from Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, and beyond in the aisles of the grocery stores.
that deliver goodies right to your front door. Whether you’re lucky enough to be in close proximity to a Japanese market or want to browse the vast selection online, these are all the chips worth stocking up on.Calbee is as recognizable in Japan as Lay’s is in North America, and the leading snack-food manufacturer regularly comes out on top in the Japanese chip game.
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