Daiso has a giant grocery/snack area that I have only recently began to appreciate. On my second trip to buy snacks, I noticed a distraught teenage girl complaining to a friend that her favorite snack was sold out. I haven't really seen such emotion in the snack aisle (maybe it was worse when South Korea was going through the honey butter snack fad). I would love to know what that girl wanted, but I didn't get around to asking her.
There doesn't seem to be a guide to the snacks at Daiso, so I'm starting one here.
1. Rice crackers (small, salty) Rating: 5/5
This is the first snack I bought at Daiso, and I immediately fell in love with it. It's super crunchy, and quite tasty. My family thought it was too salty, but I think it's on par with any snack. There are hints of sugar, to balance out the salt flavor. I could sit and eat these little crunchy things all day, which is why I only buy 1 pack at a time. The crackers are just the right size to pop into your mouth. I checked, and most packs didn't have broken pieces.
My sister tells me that there is a sweet version, which I will have to try out soon.
2. Rice crackers (medium, salty) Rating: 4.5/5
On my next trip to Daiso, I noticed that there were multiple brands of rice crackers, so I tried a new brand.
The crackers in this pack were bigger than rice cracker #1, so you need to bite it. Since it's a super crunchy snack, you'll definitely end up leaving crumbs when you bite. I didn't notice any big difference in the flavor.
I took 0.5 off because I didn't like the larger size, but maybe you feel differently about it.
3. Caramel corn (original flavor) Rating: 4/5
Alright, the rating is completely subjective. Most of my family liked this snack more than they liked the rice crackers actually. But I personally thought something was lacking...just can't pinpoint what is missing.
This is unusual because it's a sweet snack. It's a crunchy type snack, but it's a very airy and light kind of crunch. I didn't really taste the corn, but the caramel flavor is good.
The snack also comes in cheese and brown sugar flavors, which I will try some time in the future.
4. Mentaiko mayo potato chips Rating 3/5
I was really excited for this, and was sorely disappointed. I love anything mentaiko, and mentaiko mayo sounded like just the right kind of blend.
The bag was pumped full of some inert gas, so there wasn't much potato chips. But you can tell that there is a lot of air in the bag, so you shouldn't be surprised. The potato chips tasted like a mild BBQ flavor, so they weren't bad, but it wasn't what I expected.
In terms of value for money, this ranks pretty low. It's way cheaper to get a giant bag of Lay's -- you get way way more for your buck.
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