SNACK SNACK SNACKS!

Hi:)
for me, KARAAGE is the most delicious food in the world. I've already introduced some of my favorites before.
So today, let me talk about my second-best foods.
They are called MUNCHY!!!!

I really love eating snack foods since I was a child. I prefer munchy to chocolate or any other sweet snacks. When I was a child and got a tiny allowance from my mother, I spend almost all money to buy my favorite snacks.
They made me excited and happy;) still now, whenever I eat snacks, I feel like I got treat from my daily life. Eating snacks has a special meaning for me...
ok, I'll introduce some of my favorites and some suggestion which you may not know:)

*Jagariko

Jagariko is potato snacks which is crispy and might be deep fried. There are some flavores; salad, cheese, butter, pizza and sometimes there are limited seasonal flavors.

I met this fantastic snack when I was a junior high. My friend gave it to me. I had known it but never tried. Soon after I tried jagariko, I was shocked!How delicious it is!!!!!!!

From that point, I was a HUGE fun of Jagariko. Whenever I have some events such as; picnic, travel, party, a midnightsnack, I choose to eat it because it's very convenient to get some energy and the shape is easy to grip! OK, this is the only introduction of jagariko journey! so now I'll introduce another way to enjoy this jagariko;)

What I want to recommend is... Jagariko Potato Salad!!!

Surprisingly, if we put some hot water into it, jagariko will become a real "potato salad" again! here is the pictures and the simple method of it.

1. open it and put hot water half of cup

first of all, you can put the hot water into the cup. At that time, you can adjust the amount of the water. if you make the potato more creamy, only the thing you need is increase the level of water. and if you make it a bit crispy, make the level of water low.

2. mix it with spoon

what you will do next is mix them up! After wating a minute to sop the jagariko to hot water, you can mix it with spoon. As you know, jagariko has already flavored, so you don't need put any seasoning. but if you want to make it your original, you can put some sasoning. I sometimes put mayonase and black pepper.

3. decorate it

It's almost finished making jagariko potato salad after you mixed. and please try it. I'm sure you will be surprised and love it:) You can enjoy it as potato salad, of course, but I have a one suggestion for you...

You can also make jagariko soup with using this potato salad. After you make the salad, why

don't you put some milk! trust me!! It's going to be a great tasty potato soup!! Of course, eating potato soup with using real potato is better, but this method would be enjoyable for someone who don't have time or someone who live alone and not having enough equipments for cooking.

*kataage poteto

Have you ever tried it? If not, you are life is sooo boring so fa!!! I think this is the most tasty chips I've ever met! This is the potatochips, but a bit different from another one. This potato is little bit thic conpare with other chips and hard. If you try this one, you can taste real potato. You can enjoy chewing if you try this chips;) I actually had been thinking that kataage potato is the king of all of the chips for me, but I found the other devine chips!!! so let me introduce them.

1. red rock deli's "sweet chilli & sour cream"

This chips is actually from Australia. When I stayed in Australia 5years ago, I met it. the taste of crisp is similar to kataage potato, so sooner I love it. in addition, what I love it is because the flavor!! have you ever tried this kind of flavor in Japan? Yes, we can find some foreign flavor like that, but I've never met the chips as tasty as "red rock deli" in Japan. Sadly, I've never find it in Japan. so if you have a chance to go to Australia, you must try them. and send it to me, please;)

2. maui chips

As I introduced above, maui chips is also harder to the another kinds of chips. I tried it only a week ago. First of all, I love the design of the package of the chips. It's so cute, isn't it? and after I taste it, I loved it more! This chips from Hawaii and grew uup in Japan. It means that you can eat this type of chips whenever in Hawaii;) I want to go to Hawaii and buy them!!

These are actually some example of my favorite snack collection:)

As I said first, I love eating snacks sooo much and I've tried many kinds of them. So If you want something to know about snack, just ask me!! I'll recommend them or if I've never tried, eat them together!!

ANPANMAN!!!!

Hi:)
What is your favorite character?
One of my favorite one is ANPAN MAN!!!

As you know, his face is made of "red bean paste bread" and whenever he meet someone who is hungry, he take a piece of the bread from his face and give it to them.
How kind he is!!!!

The reason why I love ANPANMAN is not only the fact that "We can eat him", also I feel quite familiar with his moony face:)
When my nephew was 2 years old and started speaking, he could say "mama(mom)" and "anpan". He said "mama" to everyone who he took cognizance of "human" and said "anpan" when he found something rounded. One day, when I was playing with him, suddenly he said "ANPAN!!" with gazing my face. Yes! I have a well-rounded face,but was a bit shocked...however, from that point, I felt close with ANPANMAN and registered him as my favorite charactor.
So today, I would introduce about ANPANMAN's secret messages and hot spot of them...

*about ANPANMAN
This one of the Japanese most popular animation and started in 1969. Anpanman is living with "uncle JAM" and Batako who own a bakery and making his face. The most of the all of character is made of some food. This is very attractive points for kids when they watch it. ANPANMAN always fight with "BAIKINMAN" who loves bacteria and doing naughty thing. He is a hero of the town because he beats BAIKINMAN every time.

*about the Author
There is one more big reason why everyone love him. ANPANMAN help othere's life and give hand whenever he find someone who are actually have a trouble and give his "FACE" to them. According to the author of ANPANMAN, Takashi Yanase, the main concept of this animation is

"If you want to be a hero of someone, what you have to do for first is helping them from starvation"
"Supreme justice is giving some food for someone who feel hungry"

Don't you think his message is really deep and fair?
I think now you know why ANPANMAN is loved by every kids and seen all over the world.

Takashi Yanase is the person who teach children how important "EATING" is, with very unique method. If people who watch ANPANMAN, they would naturally feel that "Every good relationship involves give and take"

As I said above, there are many charactors in ANPANMAN and in 2009, this animation were recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records due to "The animation which has largest numbers of characters" ANPANMAN actually has 1768 different characters so far. and the number is keep increasing...wow!

now you may feel ANPANMAN as a "real hero", don't you? So, do you want to meet ANPANMAN? Then why don't you go to "ANPANMAN museum";)?

*MEET the ANPANMANs
ANPANMAN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM is located in Yokohama and Nagoya and it's called "children's museum", but I'm sure you can enjoy them even if you are adult! Everyone can be "child" there. I haven't been there yet, but I strongly want to visit there as soon as possible!! Let me introduce some hot spots about there.

*Uncle Jam's bakery

This is actually the hottest spot I think!! you can eat REAL ANPANMAN's charactors there. Of course, red-bean jam ANPANMAN, melon flavored MELON PANNA, and the custard creamed CREAM PANDA and plenty of the other hero and heroin. This is like a dream, isn't it?

*ANPANMAN's Steamed bun shop

look!! this is so cute!! you can find them at the museum as well. the shape is perfectly ANPANMAN! How lovely! The flavors are meat and of course...Red bean jam!! There are actually more and more shops at the museum, but it will be in for a treat;)

I hope you enjoyed my ANPANMAN story.
I think most of you had already know about ANPANMAN and watched it, but did you know the concept and why the author use so many food in the animation? I think no one knew that.

Takashi Yanase is the person who know the importance of FOOD and keep trying sending the message to kids. I know became a bigger fun of ANPANMAN. So I'll watch them again and go to the museu;) Plus, when I have children in the future, I'm sure I will made them watch ANPANMAN!!!