Why Are Japanese Snacks So Good?
Japanese snacks are tasty because they use healthy ingredients that rarely have artificial flavors.
Using the principles of umami, both traditional and contemporary snacks meld salty and sweet or spicy and nutty together using flavor profiles unique to Japan like matcha (green tea), sweet red bean paste (anko), agar (red algae), wheat and (mochi) pounded rice flour.
Best Place to Buy Japanese Snacks Online?
You can buy Japanese snacks and sweets online through Amazon, but often they are severely overpriced and low quality. If you have a local Japanese community in your area, try seeing if the store offers online delivery options.
Some of my favorite places to purchase Japanese Food and Snacks in person are:
Sunrise Mart located in NYC
Kinokuniya Bookstore‘s Cafe Zaiya (now Tomiz) located in NYC
Dainobu located in NYC
To purchase Japanese snacks and drinks online:
Dainobu offers shipping nationwide in the United States and Canada
Sunrise Mart offers shipping within the 5 boroughs of New York only
Mitsuwa located in New Jersey offers shipping via Instacart dependent on your location.
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