I want to eat Filipino snacks. With that in mind, I visited "Asia Yao Show," a store rich in Philippine ingredients in Kinshicho, Tokyo. I was able to buy various items that looked good with beer knobs, so I immediately tried them.
Go to Kinshicho
The Asia Yayo Show is just a short walk west on Hokusai-dori from the north exit of Kinshicho Station. From imported foods to vegetables often used in ethnic dishes, they are lined up in the store and in front of the store. I randomly bought several types.
Foods from countries other than the Philippines in the store
I bought 4 types at random
Fish-flavored snacks?
LALA FISH CRACKERS (SWEET CHILI)
First of all, the snack "LALA FISH CRACKERS (SWEET CHILI)" with golden fish printed on the package (110 yen, tax not included, same below). It is a fried confectionery made from wheat flour, and as the name suggests, it uses fishmeal. The bag is exotic, but the contents that come out after opening the bag are not so different from Japanese snacks.
When I grab it, the sweetness spreads in my mouth with a lot of saltiness. The spiciness continues to catch up. The flavor of sweet chili, a bright red seasoning that is often added to Southeast Asian dishes such as chicken rice, is the same. It tastes like fish, but I didn't feel it so strong.
Taste reminiscent of Southeast Asian seasoning "Sweet Chile"
Fried pig skin!
Best 1 CHICHARON LAMAN Strips
Next is "Best 1 CHICHARON LAMAN Strips" (250 yen). It seems to be a snack made from fried pork skin. There were several flavors in the shop, but I chose the garlic flavor.
When you take one and throw it into your mouth, it has an interesting texture such as crispy, polypoli, and pokupoku, unlike the impression you imagined when you heard it as pig skin. When I put it in my mouth, I don't think it's too stuffy, but after a while after eating it, I'm quite hungry.
Taste that makes you want beer
Even if it comes out as it is at an izakaya, it seems to be convincing, and it is a taste that makes you want beer. A refreshing overseas brand such as "San Miguel" seems to suit.
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Candied tamarind
Virgo Spicy Smapaloc Candy
The third type is "Virgo Spicy Sampaloc Candy" (165 yen). It seems that the fruit of the sour bean family "Tamarind", which is often found in curry, is candied.
It's called candy, so I thought it was a sweet and picked it up, but it was a little salty and spicy. And of course it's very sour. Reminiscent of pickled plums.
It seems better to have a drink with it than to enjoy it with tea or coffee. There are quite a lot in the package, but it's sour that it seems difficult to pick up several at a time. However, the taste is surprisingly natural to the tongue, which is accustomed to Japanese food.
Seasoned peanuts
The last is "Adobong Mani Hot" (155 yen). Peanuts seasoned with capsicum, garlic and Filipino seasonings.
Is the adobo in the name that stew that is usually found in Filipino restaurants? The peanuts themselves are salty but easy to eat.
However, if you chew the slices of garlic and capsicum that are included with it, it will be spicy and have a strong smell. It's a so-called "unstoppable" system, and even if you don't have alcohol near you, you can grow your hands steadily.
It was the easiest of the four snacks I bought this time.
By the way, the Asia Yao Show also has a lot of sweets such as Philippine chocolates, so if you have a chance to stop by Kinshicho, it might be interesting to take a look.
Asia Yao Show 1-4-11 Kinshi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo