In a bar in Ebisu, a quiet district of Tokyo, Baptiste Delannoy nearly chokes as he bites into an aperitif biscuit.
If this 26-year-old Frenchman, connoisseur of Japan and creator of the monthly "Tokyo Snack Box", swallowed it wrong, it's because he was surprised by a surprising taste: dried squid.
However, in Japan, this kind of biscuit is one of the favorite snacks of young Japanese people and in this bar, they are unlimited.
“The Japanese who come here want to remember their childhood,” explains the Frenchman.
A funny contrast with French snacks: “in France, it is difficult to imagine children tasting dried squid on their way home from school”.
Wasabi leaves, meat or fish flavored biscuits, while some snacks can be devoured by the dozen, others can quickly turn out to be disgusting for the uninitiated.
From the must-have Umaibo to the corn soup cookie, discover six popular snacks from Japanese culture.
