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Salted egg potato chips: Rich, crispy and craveable

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH May 30, 2020

Salted egg potato chips: Rich, crispy and craveable

by Patrick St. Michel

One recent food fad in Singapore has been salted duck-egg potato chips. Now, snack maker Calbee has gotten in on the action.

Chocolate, chips and coffee: The ideal snack combination?

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Mar 28, 2020

Chocolate, chips and coffee: The ideal snack combination?

by Patrick St. Michel

Chocolate-covered potato chips aren’t a new idea. It’s a tried-and-true combination that has proven to be a delight over the years. How do you improve on that? Supermarket chain Seiyu thinks bringing a third flavor into the mix can up the tastiness even more. It’s ...

No need to 'disrupt' the potato chip, there's no improving this classic snack

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Feb 22, 2020

No need to 'disrupt' the potato chip, there's no improving this classic snack

by Patrick St. Michel

Japanese snack makers are constantly looking to improve the classic potato chip. But do they succeed?

Japan's Kameda Seika to produce popular Kaki No Tane rice crackers in India

Business / Corporate Apr 9, 2019

Japan's Kameda Seika to produce popular Kaki No Tane rice crackers in India

Snack company Kameda Seika Co. will produce its mainstay crispy rice cracker in India starting in June following a better than expected trial sales performance in the world's second-most populous nation. The investment amount and production capacity for a plant in Haryana state adjacent to ...

With its <I>tachinomiya</I> tradition, is Tokyo ripe for a <I>pintxos</I> revolution?

Food & Drink Dec 9, 2017

With its tachinomiya tradition, is Tokyo ripe for a pintxos revolution?

by Melinda Joe

Enjoy these treats the Basque way — with a drink or two, a chat with strangers, and then move on to the next bar.

Meiji to slash output of Karl, limit snack to western Japan as sales dwindle

National May 26, 2017

Meiji to slash output of Karl, limit snack to western Japan as sales dwindle

by Mizuho Aoki

Shock waves buffeted fans of the long-selling corn puff snack Karl on Thursday after its maker, Meiji Co., said it will limit the flavors to two and pull it from shelves in eastern Japan beginning this summer. The company said from September, due to dwindling ...

Yuzu Kosho Chicken flavor chips: A tasty boon amid the potato shortage

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Apr 22, 2017

Yuzu Kosho Chicken flavor chips: A tasty boon amid the potato shortage

by Patrick St. Michel

Japan is experiencing a potato shortage. Caused by typhoons that hit Hokkaido last summer, the result is that potato chips have become scarce across the country. Well, at least some varieties. Though a handful of styles and flavors remain relatively plentiful, other fan favorites ...

Two Indian dishes get the royal treatment from Doritos

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH May 8, 2015

Two Indian dishes get the royal treatment from Doritos

by Patrick ST. Michel

The Doritos Royal line of chips in Japan has always tried to offer a premium snack experience for those craving something more decadent than "cheese" or "taco." Frito Lay's newest offerings in this regal line try to re-create two flavors from India. The keema curry ...

Mister Donut went berry picking for its newest line of treats

Food & Drink | Japan Pulse Feb 25, 2015

Mister Donut went berry picking for its newest line of treats

by Tom Hanaway

From now until May, Mister Donut will have a special selection of five strawberry-flavored sweets for customers.

Pastries and sweets by Sangenjaya Station

Food & Drink | DESSERT WATCH Dec 24, 2014

Pastries and sweets by Sangenjaya Station

by Angela Erika Kubo

Bonnet Dane is a long walk from Tokyo's Sangenjaya Station, and is a tiny shop with only a small selection of baked goods, but it makes up for any inconvenience in quality. Owner Hiroshi Ogihara spent 5½ years in Paris working at bakeries, patisseries ...

Popcorn flavors take ever stranger turns

Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Nov 18, 2014

Popcorn flavors take ever stranger turns

by Angela Erika Kubo

Frito-Lay Japan releases some pretty weird flavors in its Mike Popcorn line. Earlier this year it was Indian butter chicken curry, while others have included seaweed wasabi, ponzu (citrus soy sauce) and salad. Its latest creation is maple butter (¥105), which has a subtle ...

Donuts and ice cream united at last at Krispy Kreme

Food & Drink | DESSERT WATCH Nov 11, 2014

Donuts and ice cream united at last at Krispy Kreme

by Angela Erika Kubo

Two of life's greatest comfort foods — donuts and ice cream — come together at Krispy Kreme stores across the country, where you can top your warm honey-glazed donut with two scoops of vanilla ice cream and extra toppings, adding more calories to an ...

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