Image from www.taquitos.netFriends are always surprised when I tell them you can buy "salad" flavoured Pocky. Maybe that's because I'm in error; the salty sticks I'm referring to are actually called Pretz. I picked up a box today for $1.79 at Kowloon Market on Somerset.
Munching on them, I got to thinking how they don't really taste like salad. They actually taste faintly of cheese. The ingredient deck cleared this up for me, but man, I wish I hadn't looked: hydrogenated oil, margarine, and chicken extract (?) were the most offputting. Pretty funny coming from a company whose philosophy includes "Provide delight through wholesomeness!".
They're such tasty little buggers, I'll probably just feign ignorance when I serve them.
1 comment:
Hi Riva! Jitka passed on your site to me. I look forward to the discoveries you make that will (crossing my fingers) give me hope that there are more than a handful of good foodspots over there.
A comment on the Pretz - made by Glico, a Japanese company: you've confirmed my fears that they're made out of horrible ingredients. I've been living in label-ignorance over here since most of it is indecipherable to me.
I look forward to more posts!
:)
V.
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