This year, Koike-ya, which launched "Potato Chips Thigh Flavor" and "Same Banana Flavor" to meet breakfast needs, has released a new product "Potato Chips Strawberry Shortcake Flavor " that meets the demand for Christmas cakes. It will be released in advance of the convenience store on December 14th. It will be available at supermarkets from December 21st.


I don't think it's necessary to explain, but let me tell you that this is potato chips with the image of "strawberry shortcake". The strawberry flavor is reproduced using the domestic strawberry "Tochiotome". The estimated price is 130 yen (excluding tax).

● It arrived at the eating editorial department as soon as possible.

Prior to the release date, Koike-ya sent a tasting product to the En-eating editorial department.


There are still days until Christmas, and the flavor is so rough that I didn't know what to do, so I opened it for the time being and tried to smell it. Then ... a slightly sweet scent! It smells like fried sweets, like donuts.


When I eat it with my stomach hungry ... The moment I put it on my tongue, I feel sweet and sour and fruity strawberries ! And when you chew it a couple of times, the sweetness like fresh cream spreads with wrinkles. When this disappears, the latter half will be inherited by the usual fragrant and salty potato taste. What a mystery!

If you take a closer look at the potato chips, you will see white powder like powder snow on the surface. I feel like this is sweet ...!


It's a taste I've never experienced before, but it's surprisingly ant. And from the first half (put it in your mouth) to the middle, it certainly tastes like strawberry shortcake.


● Is it a substitute for Christmas cakes?

Personally, I wanted to eat this as a snack for beer and wine as this kind of thing (amajoppai potato chips), but for Koike-ya, I sold it as an "alternative to shortcake". It seems like I want to (it seems that I formed a cake countermeasure project team), so I decided to see if it could really be a substitute for cake.

By the way, the calorie of one bag of potato chips (60g (2.12oz)) is 341kcal. It's about the same calories as one piece of shortcake.


Ah, yeah ... it's not gorgeous when lined up with real shortcakes ... but! Christmas cakes are decorated with candles, right? Shouldn't it stand on potato chips? You see, romance ...


Rather, it's more like a ritual.

Anyway, let's eat.





After all, when compared to the real thing, the taste became "Oh, this is potato chips ". However, there was "awareness" as an unexpected by-product. Eating potato chips and cake together is pretty good!

A miracle that the moderate saltiness of potato chips and the creamy sweetness of the cake play an exquisite harmony that invites the next bite. If you eat alternately, you won't be able to stop. We don't accept complaints like "It doesn't have to be shortcake-flavored potato chips, right?"

● Conclusion: It is good to eat as such

I think it's better to eat it as something like this, rather than whether it can be used as a substitute for cake. However, if you always think that cakes are not chewy and not chewy, you can enjoy them as "chewy shortcakes".

Also, since it looks like ordinary potato chips, it would be fun to do "Kiki potato chips" where you can let your friends eat and apply the flavor without telling you what the taste is. By the way, when I asked a staff member of the editorial department to eat it without saying the taste, the answer was "apple?" Even if you know that it's sweet and fruity, you don't think it tastes like shortcake.

Potato chips strawberry shortcake taste that does not end with impact but also has a high degree of perfection. In many ways, it seems to make this year's Christmas party exciting.