List of Japanese snacks

This is a list of Japanese snacks (お菓子, okashi) 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.[1] Anko is mainly eaten during the afternoon green tea time in Japan. School students eat it after school, at home.

Bean

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

Bread/Wheat Flour
generic
brand
  • Hello Panda
  • Kappa Ebisen
  • Koala's March
  • Pocky – known as Mikado in Europe
  • Pretz
  • Yan Yan
  • Kappa Ebisen
    Kappa Ebisen
  • Pretz
    Pretz
  • A package of regular Yan Yan
    A package of regular Yan Yan

Candy
generic
  • Amezaiku - Japanese candy craft artistry
  • Aruheitō
  • Konpeitō
  • Ramune candy - compressed tablet candy
brand
  • Milky (candy) [ja]
    Milky (candy)
  • Puccho [ja]
    Puccho

Cake
  • Tokyo Banana

Chewing gum
  • Black Black
  • Fuwarinka
  • Kiss Mint and Watering Kissmint
  • Let's
  • Plus X
  • Poscam
  • Pure White
  • Sweetie
  • whatta – chewing gum by Meiji Confectionery
  • Xylish
  • Yuzu

Corn
  • Curl (Japanese snack)
  • Kyabetsu Taro

Chocolate
generic
  • Matcha chocolate - chocolate containing matcha
brand
  • Apollo (chocolate) - chocolate in shape of Apollo command module
  • Choco Baby
  • Choco Ball
  • Crunky
  • Crunky kids
  • DARS (chocolate)
  • E-Royce'
  • Every Burger[2]
  • Kinoko no yama - known as CHOCOROOMS in US
  • Koara no māchi
  • Ghana
  • Pocky – known as Mikado in Europe
  • Pucca Chocolate
  • Takenoko no sato - known as CHOCOCONES in US
  • Toppo
  • Apollo (chocolate) [ja]
    Apollo (chocolate)
  • Choco Baby [ja]
    Choco Baby
  • Choco Ball [ja]
    Choco Ball
  • DARS (chocolate) [ja]
    DARS (chocolate)
  • Pocky
    Pocky
  • Kinoko no yama
    Kinoko no yama
  • Takenoko no sato [ja]
    Takenoko no sato

Ice cream & shaved ice
generic
brand
  • Choco Monaka Jumbo, manufactured by Morinaga & Company.
  • Panapp[3]
  • Yukimi Daifuku
  • Choco Monaka Jumbo [ja]
    Choco Monaka Jumbo
  • Yukimi Daifuku
    Yukimi Daifuku

Potato
generic
  • Ishiyakiimo　- roasted sweet potato
  • Kenpi
  • Ishiyakiimo
    Ishiyakiimo
  • Kenpi
    Kenpi
brand
  • Bōkun Habanero
  • Jagarico, manufactured by Calbee.
  • Kara Mucho and Suppa Mucho
  • Kataage Potato
  • Pote Long, manufactured by Morinaga & Company.
  • Wasabeef - wasabi & beef flavoured potato chips
  • Ototo - potato snack in shape of seafood.
  • Jagarico
    Jagarico
  • Kara Mucho
    Kara Mucho
  • Pote Long
    Pote Long
  • Wasabeef
    Wasabeef

Rice
generic
  • Small onigiris convenient for snacks
    Small onigiris convenient for snacks
  • In Sengoku period and Edo period, onigiris were often wrapped in bamboo skin when they were carried. Bamboo skin has an antibacterial effect and keeps rice balls longer.
    In Sengoku period and Edo period, onigiris were often wrapped in bamboo skin when they were carried. Bamboo skin has an antibacterial effect and keeps rice balls longer.
  • Modern onigiris wrapped in a small, transparent plastic bag
    Modern onigiris wrapped in a small, transparent plastic bag

Rice based snacks are known as beika (米菓).

See also: Wagashi
brand
  • Bakauke
  • Olive no Hana
  • Onigiri senbei
  • Bakauke
    Bakauke
  • Onigiri senbei
    Onigiri senbei

Seafood
  • Big Katsu
  • Ebi senbei
  • Gyoniku soseji, a surimi fish sausage
  • Miyako Konbu
  • Surume
  • Yotchan Ika

Street foods
Grilling yakitori

Mixed and other
  • Ajigonomi
  • Don Tacos

Producers
  • Calbee
  • Glico
  • Kameda Seika
  • Koikeya
  • Kuriyama Beika
  • Lotte
  • Meiji
  • Morinaga
  • Tohato
  • Yamayoshi

See also

References
  1. "How to Make Anko (Red Bean Paste) 餡子". 10 March 2020.
  2. Stanlaw, James. Japanese English: Language and Culture Contact, page 201. Hong Kong University Press. Hong Kong.
  3. "アイス | 【公式】江崎グリコ(Glico)".
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