Take your taste buds onto a wide journey with unique flavours and textures of Japanese potato chips. Japanese have come out with several version of snacks that can be enjoyed from kids to adults, these flavours are so versatile that you can enjoy it at any time of the day! Forget about your ordinary snacks and come on a ride to explore these delicious flavours that will impress your taste buds, nothing like trying a Japanese snack!

In this blog, we will introduce you to the best Japanese chips that you must try! You will be amazed by all of the irresistible flavours!

 

 

 

1. Calbee Kataage Big Salt Flavour

 

 

The Calbee Kataage Big Salt Flavour is a fan favourite, it is a thick-sliced potatoes chips that have been carefully fried at a low temperature using direct heat method to ensure a long-lasting crispiness of the chips with plenty of delicious flavouring.

These potato chips have a salty taste that makes it so addictive, every bite is full of flavour that is so hard to resist! The seasoning is a light salt taste to enhance the texture of potatoes. An irrespirable snack that you can take on the go with you anywhere!

 

 

 

2. Calbee Jagariko Potato Butter

 

 

 

A uniquely shaped potato snack that will make you want more and more! It is a skinny stick shaped potato chips that has a crispy texture every time you bite into it. They incorporated a special texture of kneading the “alla salt” with smooth butter to ensure that the seasoning is in every bite you take.

The moderate saltiness enhances the richness of the butter, creating a nice flavour combination in your mouth. It has a convenient cup shape that you can carry anywhere for a quick snack! A great snack that can be found at any convenience stores in Japan.

 

 

 

3. Calbee Pizza Potato

 

 

 

Take your tastebuds on a joyful journey with Calbee’s Pizza Potato chips. These delicious, crispy snacks are way beyond the ordinary. Each product is inspired by your favourite flavours and dishes from around the world. This one in particular is inspired by everyone’s favourite dish, you guessed it, pizza!

Nothing like your ordinary potato chips, this pizza flavoured chips is packed with a bunch of flavours, replicating an authentic style pizza taste, these chips are so hard to resist! With extra cheese flavouring, this will become your favourite snack.

 

 

 

4. Oyatsu Company Baby Star Ramen Chicken

 

 

 

Have you ever wondered what instant ramen taste like? Well, Oyatsu introduced the Baby Star Ramen, a ramen-shaped snack that are designed to be eating as a snack. The noodles are thick and rich in multiple flavour, giving you an ultimate satisfaction when you crave something savoury.

A snack that can be enjoyed from kids to adults, it is a taste of Ramen in your palm anytime, anywhere! The perfect size snack for when you crave ramen. Its classical taste fits any occasion! It's especially goes well with a glass of beer!

 

 

5. Koikeya Suppo Mucho Chips Refreshing Plum Flavour

 

 

 

This plum flavoured chip is a perfect combination of sour and crispiness, an odd mix that is surprisingly delicious! The Koikeya Suppo Mucho chips bring out the scent and taste of rich plums that has a moderate sour taste. A relaxing flavour that spreads throughout your mouth with a crispy texture.

The manufacturer focuses on delivering a distinct taste of plums by recently increasing the powdered plum flavouring to 150%, improving the balance taste of plum from the moment you take your first bite! A deliciousness that will not disappoint your taste buds!

 

 

6. Calbee Kataage Potato Black Pepper

 

 

 

Made with a traditional kettle-frying method, unlike the regular potato chips, this special method maintains the thick cut potatoes using a low temperature to ensure crispiness with a firm texture. You can enjoy the taste of the potato flavour in every bite.

The crispy black pepper’s original flavour has a gentle scent of roasted black pepper that makes it so delicious to eat. It is a perfect snack with a glass of beer, a relaxing way to end your day!

 

 

 

7. Ezaki Glico Pretz Ripe Tomato

 

 

 

Pretz, a delicious Japanese pretzel stick that is packed with plenty of flavour! A popular snack in Japan that can be found in other countries as well due to its popularity. This version features a ripe tomato flavouring, it might sound odd, but the combination of slightly sour tomato taste goes quite well with the plain pretzel stick.

Great for teatime, with beer, or just when you are craving for a solid snack. Packaged in small satchels for convenient portion control and longer shelf life.

 

 

 

8. Calbee Potato Chips Consomme Punch

 

 

 

It is a delicious snack with a sweetness of vegetables to combat the crispy texture. The snack has a crispy, light texture that goes well with the thinly sliced potato chips.

"Potato Chips Consomme Punch" is a soup made by boiling meat and vegetables and letting it sit overnight, then processing it into powder using a unique manufacturing method and seasoning it, so the umami of the meat and the sweetness of the vegetables are tightly packed. Nothing like your ordinary pack of chips, Calbee never fail to deliver amazing flavouring that is a great value for your bucks!

 

 

 

9. Calbee Potato Chips Seaweed

 

 

 

These potato chips are lightly salted potato crisps spotted with particles of Nori seaweed. Nori is a known Japanese seaweed used in Sushi, there are varieties of nori seaweed that can be found. For this delicious snack, the “Aonori” seaweed is used to create a flavourful taste that burst in your mouth.

The seaweed potato chips feature a subtle fragrance of Aonori seaweed and, together with “Usu-Shio (lightly salted)” flavour, it is one of the most beloved potato chips flavours in Japan.

 

 

 

10. Calbee Miino Broad Bean Salt Flavour

 

 

 

In the recent years, as consumers’ health consciousness toward food has increased, Calbee have managed to come out with variety of snacks that can suit all kinds of consumers. Beans have an increased in demand year by year as it is a healthy ingredient that contains abundant of nutrition for your diet.

The Miino Broad Bean Shio is a deep-fried whole bean snack that was released in 2017 as a snack that can be enjoyed anytime of the day. It has a crisp and light texture with rich amount of flavouring that will change your way of snacking! A perfect snack for those health-freaks who still want to enjoy the crispy texture of consuming your snack!

 

 

 

11. Calbee Adult Jagariko Wasabi Shoyu Flavour

 

 

 

Enjoy a strong spicy flavour of the crispy potato snacks, each piece has a strong wasabi and soy sauce flavour meant for adult consumers. This snack is one of a kind, a crispy potato that has a punch of wasabi spice.

A must try if you are a wasabi lover, the flavour is definitely not weak, you might find yourself taking a break in between each bite. A great snack to consume when you are on the go! Or in need of some spice in your life. 

 

 

 

12. Calbee Jagariko Plum Flavour

 

 

 

As you may already established, plum flavoured snacks are quite popular in Japan. Calbee Jagariko Plum flavour is delicious in many ways. It is a burst of flavour in your mouth, with the rich plum flavour, this snack can be enjoyed with a glass of beer or just as delicious on its own. It has a crisp and light texture of the stick potato chips, which works quite well with the salty and sourness of the plum.

 

 

 

13. Koikeya Stick Kara Mucho Hot Chilli Flavour

 

 

 

A delicious potato snack with meat, vegetables, and chili peppers! It is the kind of snack that can definitely fill you up with a satisfying flavour. The stick shape gives it a deeper flavour than the typical potato chips, with every stick being coated with plenty of chilli powder. You can enjoy the rich taste that is almost irresistible, a delicious additive snack that is impossible to stop eating!

 

 

14. Calbee Jagariko Cod Roe Butter Flavour

 

 

 

Calbee Jagariko Potato sticks, one of the most popular potato snacks in Japan. This version is a cod roe butter flavour, which is a special flavoured butter that is smooth and soft to the taste buds. Enjoy the pleasant texture of the crunchiness that never fail to disappoint, a familiar “Jagariko” series of potato stick that is hard to resist.

It is a rich flavoured butter that has a great scent to it, enjoy a whole pack on your own with the travel-friendly packaging. A great snack to try if you are ever visiting Japan, it is a beloved snack among Japanese as well as tourists!