Pocky (Japan)

When Pocky first came out in Japan over 40 years ago, teenagers in particular went cuckoo for the new snack. Since then, it has been making new fans all over the world including the US, Canada, and Europe. Today Pocky is especially popular among anime enthusiasts, and I’ve even come across a fun quiz from one of those fun quiz sites that asks, “What flavor Pocky are you?”. With all of its quirkiness and creative flavors, Pocky has become one of our favorite snacks to get at our local Asian grocery store (which used to be down the street from us, until we moved).

Found alongside cookies and crackers, the Pocky sticks, as we like to call them, resemble petite, more delicate breadsticks with a softer, more sugary crunch. We think the Strawberry Pocky is pretty good, the Chocolate is of course delicious, and the Black Sesame is the most unique flavor we’ve tried thus far. But after reading up on all of the Pocky flavors available, I realize that we just skimmed the surface of earth-shattering taste sensations. Flavors include grape, yubari melon, marble royal milk tea, cream cheese, sweet potato, pumpkin and even pizza! I’m not sure that all (or any) of these flavors are available to the US market, at least I don’t think I’ve seen any of these beauties at our local stores.

Find more Pocky at PierMall.com.

This post was originally published on snackfeast blog. Reproduced with permission. Thank you Geri!