This is a list of Japanese 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. Anko is mainly eaten during the afternoon green tea time in Japan.　School students eat it after school, at home. *

Botamochi is a wagashi (Japanese confection) made with glutinous rice, regular rice (ratio of 7:3, or only glutinous rice), and sweet azuki paste (red bean paste). They are made by soaking the rice for approximately 1 hour. The rice is then cooked, an ...

Daifuku , or (literally "great luck"), is a wagashi, (a type of Japanese confection) consisting of a small round mochi (a glutinous rice cake) stuffed with a sweet filling, most commonly '' anko'', (a sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans). D ...

** - Daifuku with strawberry *

Dorayaki is a type of Japanese confection. It consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet azuki bean paste. The original dorayaki consisted of only one layer. Its current shape was invented in 1914 ...

Manjū is a traditional Japanese confection. Of the many varieties of manjū, most have an outside made from flour, rice powder, kudzu, and buckwheat, and a filling of ''anko'' (red bean paste), usually made from boiled adzuki beans and sugar. ''Man ...

Monaka is a Japanese sweet made of azuki bean paste sandwiched between two thin crisp wafers made from mochi. The wafers can have the shape of a square, a triangle, or may be shaped like cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums, and so on. The azuki bean pa ...

Imagawayaki is a Japanese dessert often found at Japanese festivals as well as outside Japan, in countries such as Taiwan and South Korea. It is made of batter in a special pan (similar to a waffle iron but without the honeycomb pattern), and filled with ...

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Taiyaki is a Japanese fish-shaped cake, commonly sold as street food. It imitates the shape of , which it is named after. The most common filling is red bean paste that is made from sweetened adzuki beans. Other common fillings may be custard, choc ...

Yōkan is a wagashi (Japanese confection) made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar. It is usually sold in a block form, and eaten in slices. There are two main types: ''neri yōkan'' and ''mizu yōkan''. "Mizu" means "water", and indicates that it i ...

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File:Ichigo daifuku 001.jpg, Ichigo daifuku File:Dorayaki_001.jpg,

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File:Taiyaki - cut section.jpg, Cut surface of Taiyaki. File:KurimushiYoukan.jpg,

with chestnut.

Bean

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

Edamame is a preparation of immature soybeans in the pod, found in cuisines with origins in East Asia. The pods are boiled or steamed and may be served with salt or other condiments. In Japan, they are usually blanched in 4% salt water for 5 minut ...

* Soramame - boiled

broad bean ''Vicia faba'', commonly known as the broad bean, fava bean, or faba bean, is a species of vetch, a flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption, and also as a cover crop. Varieti ...

* - fried broad bean File:Edamame by Zesmerelda in Chicago.jpg,

File:Fava beans from the Farmers' market ファーマーズマーケットで買ったソラマメ.jpg, Soramame File:Fry_beans.JPG,

Bread/Wheat Flour

;generic * Karintō – deep-fried brown sugar snack *

Monjayaki is a type of Japanese pan-fried batter, popular in the Kantō region, similar to okonomiyaki, but using different liquid ingredients. Ingredients The ingredients in monjayaki are finely chopped and mixed into the batter before frying. Monj ...

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake dish consisting of wheat flour batter and other ingredients (mixed, or as toppings) cooked on a '' teppan'' (flat griddle). Common additions include cabbage, meat, and seafood, and toppings include ''okonomiyaki' ...

Takoyaki is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus (''tako''), tempura scraps (''tenkasu''), pickled ginger (''beni shoga''), and green o ...

File:Karintō_001.jpg, Karintō File:Himeji Karinto.jpg, Karintō in bottles File:Monjayaki_002.JPG,

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Hello Panda Hello Panda is a brand of Japanese biscuit, manufactured by Meiji Seika. It was first released in Japan during 1979. Each biscuit consists of a small hollow shortbread layer, filled with crème of various flavors. On some biscuits are printed car ...

Kappa Ebisen is a Japanese snack food produced by Calbee of Japan in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima. The version produced by Calbee America is called Shrimp Flavored Chips. The primary ingredients of Kappa Ebisen are wheat flour, vegetable oil, starch, shrimp, suga ...

Koala's March Koala's March ( ja, コアラのマーチ, Koara no Māchi) is a bite-sized cookie snack with a sweet filling. Made by Lotte, the product was first released in Japan in March 1984. In May 1990, the products were released in the United States. O ...

Pocky is a Japanese sweet snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico food company. Pocky was first sold in 1966, and was invented by Yoshiaki Koma. It consists of coated biscuit sticks. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoeic word , which is suppos ...

– known as ''Mikado'' in Europe *

Pretz Pretz (プリッツ, ''Purittsu'') is a Japanese snack made by Ezaki Glico. Like Ezaki Glico's other popular snack, Pocky, Pretz is stick-shaped and comes with a texture similar to pretzels. Unlike Pocky, Pretz is dusted with seasonings instead of ...

* Yan Yan File:Kappa Ebisen (Calbee).jpg,

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File:Meiji Yan Yan regular.JPG, A package of regular Yan Yan

Candy

;generic * Amezaiku - Japanese candy craft artistry * * Konpeitō * - compressed tablet candy File:Amezaiku_goldfish_ameshin.JPG, Amezaiku File:Kompeito_konpeito.JPG, Konpeitō File:Ramune candy for sale in Tokyo area - March 3 2020.jpeg, ;brand * Botan/Tomoe Ame *

Calpis Calpis ((カルピス, Karupisu))/Milkis ((밀키스, Milkiseu)) is a Japanese uncarbonated soft drink, manufactured by , a subsidiary of Asahi Breweries headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. The beverage has a light, somewhat milky, and slightl ...

Candy * – made by Meiji Confectionery in Japan *Cubyrop * gumi 100 *

Hi-chew is a Japanese fruit candy sold by Morinaga & Company. Origin Hi-Chew candy was first released in 1975. It was re-released in the packaging of individually wrapped candies in February 1996. The origins of Hi-Chew began when Taichiro Morinag ...

* * Pinky * * *Puré gumi candy -

gummy candy Gummies, gummi candies, gummy candies, or jelly sweets are a broad category of gelatin-based chewable sweets. Gummi bears, Sour Patch Kids, and Jelly Babies are widely popular and are a well-known part of the sweets industry. Gummies are availa ...

with fruit

purée A purée (or mash) is cooked food, usually vegetables, fruits or legumes, that has been ground, pressed, blended or sieved to the consistency of a creamy paste or liquid. Purées of specific foods are often known by specific names, e.g., apple ...

made by KANRO Co., Ltd. File:Fujiya_Milky.jpg, File:Puccho Soda.jpg,

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 is finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea leaves, traditionally consumed in East Asia. The green tea plants used for matcha are shade-grown for three to four weeks before harvest; the stems and veins are removed during ...

;brand * - chocolate in shape of

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* * * * Crunky kids * * E-Royce' * Every Burger * Kinoko no yama - known as ''CHOCOROOMS'' in US * Koara no māchi *

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– known as ''Mikado'' in Europe * Pucca Chocolate * - known as ''CHOCOCONES'' in US * Toppo File:Meiji_Apollo_(3592302545).jpg, File:Meiji - CHOCO BABY.jpg, File:Morinaga Chocoball.jpg, File:DARS002.JPG, File:Pocky-Sticks.jpg,

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Ice cream & shaved ice

;generic *

Green tea ice cream or matcha ice (抹茶アイス ''Matcha aisu'') is an ice cream flavor popular in Japan and other parts of East Asia. Green tea ice cream is also sold in ''monaka'' form. It has been available in the United States since the late-1970s, primar ...

Kakigōri is a Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with syrup and a sweetener, often condensed milk.新明解国語辞典（第6版）、三省堂 History The origins of ''kakigōri'' date back to the Heian period in Japanese history, when blocks of ...

Mochi ice cream Mochi ice cream is a confection made from Japanese mochi (pounded sticky rice) with an ice cream filling. It was invented by Japanese-American businesswoman and community activist Frances Hashimoto. Description Mochi ice cream is a small, round ...

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File:宇治と苺。 (6181364334).jpg, Green tea Kakigōri(left) and strawberry flavoured

(right). File:Mochi_Ice_Cream.jpg, Mochi ice cream ;brand *, manufactured by

Morinaga & Company is a confectionery company in Tokyo, Japan, in operation since 1899. Their products include candy and other confectioneries. Morinaga has had Ayumi Hamasaki and Mao Asada appear in their commercials, and in the past has used stars such as the C ...

. * Panapp * Yukimi Daifuku File:Morinaba_Choco-monaka-jumbo.jpg, File:Yukimi_Daifuku_sliced.jpg, Yukimi Daifuku

Potato

;generic * Ishiyakiimo　-

roasted sweet potato Roasted sweet potato is a popular winter street food in East Asia. China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan In China, yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes are roasted in a large iron drum and sold as street food during winter. They are called ''kǎo-báishǔ' ...

Kenpi Kenpi ( / ˈkɛmpi / けんぴ) or Imo-kenpi (芋けんぴ, 芋 meaning "potato" (especially "sweet potato")) is a snack food and common omiyage/meibutsu from Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. They are strips of candied Candied fruit, also known as ...

File:Ishi yaki imo by Kanko.jpg, Ishiyakiimo File:Imo-kenpi 002.jpg,

;brand * Bōkun Habanero * Jagarico, manufactured by

Calbee is a major Japanese snack food maker. It was founded on 30 April 1949, and its headquarters are located in the Marunouchi Trust Tower Main in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. It launched operations at a new plant in the United States for making its ...

. * Kara Mucho and Suppa Mucho * Kataage Potato *, manufactured by Morinaga & Company. * -

wasabi Wasabi ( Japanese: , , or , ; ''Eutrema japonicum'' or ''Wasabia japonica'') or Japanese horseradish is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, which also includes horseradish and mustard in other genera. The plant is native to Japan and the Russi ...

& beef flavoured potato chips * - potato snack in shape of seafood. File:じゃがりこクラムチャウダー味中身.JPG, Jagarico File:Kara-mucho.jpg, Kara Mucho File:Potelong.jpg, Pote Long File:Wasabeef_of_Yamayoshi_Seika.jpg, Wasabeef

Rice

;generic *

Onigiri , also known as , , or rice ball, is a Japanese food made from white rice formed into triangular or cylindrical shapes and often wrapped in ''nori''. Traditionally, an onigiri is filled with pickled ume (''umeboshi''), salted salmon, katsuob ...

, or rice ball can be eaten both as a snack and as a meal, by modern Japanese people. In

Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...

samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...

ate large rice balls as a

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during the war. File:Japanese_rice_balls_(onigiri).jpg, Small

s convenient for snacks File:Aoonigiri01.jpg, In

and

Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characte ...

, Onigiris were often wrapped in bamboo skin when they were carried.Bamboo skin has an antibacterial effect and keeps rice balls longer. File:Onigiri at a convenience store by typester in Kamakura.jpg, Modern onigiris wrapped in a small, transparent plastic bag Rice based snacks are known as . *

Agemochi is a popular Japanese snack food made from fried ''mochi'' (sticky rice). The dry ''mochi'' is broken into small pieces, about 1 cm cubed, and deep fried. The pieces then puff up. It is usually eaten lightly salted, but also various flavo ...

Arare Arare may refer to: *Norimaki Arare or Arale Norimaki, the main character in ''Dr. Slump'' media *Arare (food), a bite-sized Japanese rice cracker *Japanese destroyer Arare, a warship sunk in 1942 {{disambig ...

Dango is a Japanese dumpling made from rice flour mixed with uruchi rice flour and glutinous rice flour. It is different from the method of making mochi, which is made after steaming glutinous rice. ''Dango'' is usually finished round shaped, three ...

Kaki no tane Kaki may refer to: People * Abubaker Kaki (born 1989), a Sudanese middle-distance runner * Kaki King (born 1979), a musician Places Iran * Kaki, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan Province * Kaki, Iran, a city in Bushehr Province * Kaki Distric ...

* *

Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of , a short-grain japonica glutinous rice, and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch. The rice is pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape. In Japan, it is traditionally ma ...

Senbei are a type of Japanese rice cracker. They come in various shapes, sizes, and flavors, usually savory but sometimes sweet. Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as a courtesy refreshment. ...

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File:Hanami Dango.jpg, Hanami

dango is a Japanese dumpling made from rice flour mixed with uruchi rice flour and glutinous rice flour. It is different from the method of making mochi, which is made after steaming glutinous rice. ''Dango'' is usually finished round shaped, three ...

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Bakauke is a Japanese snack food. It is a thin banana-shaped senbei with various flavours added. It is manufactured by Kuriyama Beika (栗山米菓) of Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefect ...

Olive no Hana is one type of bite-sized Japanese rice cracker (''arare'') which is made by Uegakibeika Co. Ltd. in Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan. It is an assortment of crackers which has many savory flavors, squares of edible kelp (''kombu'') and dried, th ...

* Onigiri senbei File:Bakauke_(Kuriyama_Beika).jpg,

File:Onigiri_Sembei.jpg, Onigiri senbei

Seafood

* Big Katsu * Ebi

senbei are a type of Japanese rice cracker. They come in various shapes, sizes, and flavors, usually savory but sometimes sweet. Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as a courtesy refreshment. ...

* Gyoniku soseji, a surimi fish sausage *Miyako

Konbu ''Konbu'' (from ja, 昆布, konbu or kombu) is edible kelp mostly from the family Laminariaceae and is widely eaten in East Asia. It may also be referred to as ''dasima'' ( ko, 다시마) or ''haidai'' (). Kelp features in the diets of many ...

* Surume * Yotchan Ika

Street foods

Korokke Korokke ( ja, コロッケ; ) is the Japanese name for a deep-fried ''yōshoku'' dish originally related to a French dish, the croquette. Korokke is made by mixing cooked chopped meat, seafood, or vegetables with mashed potato or white sauce ...

Nikuman Baozi (), Pao-tsih or bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings ( meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steamed. They are a variation of ''mant ...

* Ōbanyaki *

Yakitori is a Japanese type of skewered chicken. Its preparation involves skewering the meat with , a type of skewer typically made of steel, bamboo, or similar materials. Afterwards, they are grilled over a charcoal fire. During or after cooking, th ...

Mixed and other

* Ajigonomi *

Don Tacos is a Japanese snack food manufactured by Koikeya. It is a tortilla chip that comes in four flavours: Mexican Chili, Seafood, Super Hot Chili, and Rich Butter Grilled Corn. Don Tacos is sold in 78-95 gram bags, in 47 gram cups that include ...

Producers

Glico , commonly known as just Glico, is a Japanese multinational food processing company headquartered in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka. It does business across 30 countries, in North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Overview Ezaki Glico's primary ...

* Kameda Seika *

Koikeya is a Japanese snack food manufactured by Koikeya. It is a tortilla chip that comes in four flavours: Mexican Chili, Seafood, Super Hot Chili, and Rich Butter Grilled Corn. Don Tacos is sold in 78-95 gram bags, in 47 gram cups that include ...

Kuriyama Beika Kuriyama may refer to: Surname * Kuriyama (surname), Japanese surname Places * Kuriyama, Hokkaidō, a town in Yūbari District, Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan * Kuriyama, Tochigi, a village located in Shioya District, Tochigi, Japan Other uses ...

* Lotte * Meiji *

Morinaga Morinaga (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ai Morinaga, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese voice actress *Masaki Morinaga, Japanese long jumper *, Japanese singer *Milk Morinaga, Japanese manga artist * Sō ...

* Tohato * Yamayoshi

References

External links

* {{Lists of prepared foods *List Snack food Japanese snacks