Garigari-kun is a very popular soda flavored ice bar in Japan. It looks like a strange ice bar, but if you eat it in summer, you will get addicted to it. There is shaved ice inside the sweet shell. I’m happy because it is cheaper than other ice creams. You can buy it all year round at convenience stores and supermarkets in Japan. Please try it when you come to Japan.
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“Taratarashitenjaneyo” is a Japanese dagashi (snack) that became famous in Japan for being eaten by a Japanese professional golfer Hinako Shibuno who won the 2019 Women’s British Open. It is a product made by the same company as “Yotchan Ika” which is familiar to Japanese. I heard that it is in short supply due to her influence, but I found it at a convenience store, so I bought it. “Taratarashitenjaneyo” in Japanese means “don’t be doodling” in English. And “Tara” means codfish. So, it is literally a pungent taste, with the strong pungency of doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili sauce). That would be fine, but it’s too salty. It didn’t
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“Yotchan Ika” is a standard snack that nobody in Japan doesn’t know. It is pickled seafood including squid. You will get addicted to its sour and savory taste and texture. Since its release in 1977, it has been sold at any convenience store, supermarket and dagashiya throughout Japan. The official name is “Cut Yotchan”, but it is familiar with the name “Yotchan Ika” (Ika means squid).
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