Jagariko - Japanese Potato Snacks 😁 😁

​Jagariko is a Japanese crispy potato snack in the shape of French fries. The word Jagariko (じゃがりこ) is a combination of the two words Jagaimo and Rikako. Jagaimo (じゃがいも)🥔 means potato and Rikako (りかこ) is a Japanese female name.
"It appears that the employee behind the creation had a friend named Rikako, who instantly fell in love with this snack." source

This snack comes in a small cup that looks like a miniature version of cup noodles. It comes in a mix of different flavours. The three in the picture are the salad(サラダ🥗), cheese(チーズ🧀) and potato butter (ジャがいバター) flavours.

Here below, Jagariko Cheese open so you can get a feel for the size and shape. As with most Japanese snacks they don't feel overly fat and unhealthy. These have a light salty taste and a very subtle taste of cheese. Jagariko has a very hard but thin surface with lots of air inside. This makes them adorably crunchy and lovely to eat!! :)

The subtle flavours, as in this Jagariko cheese, is very common for Japanese snacks. If you are used to a lot of flavours, rich and fat snacks, you might have a hard time getting used to the versions sold in Japan. You might think they have no taste at all or are meant for small children.

One very distinct exception though, which can be a surprise for many in Europe or America, are the fish flavoured snacks. Not being used to the smell or taste of fish/sea food flavoured snacks can be some experience, but I’m not trying to scare you, it is definitely something worth trying. ;) A potato snack with shrimp flavour is a good starting point if it is your first time and curious to try. After that you can go straight to the dried whole mini fishes!
(Imagine chewing on a crispy mini minnow. As long as it is not a minnow from Minnow Support Project. 😁)

Have you ever tried Japanese snacks? What did you think?
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