Some of my favorite Japanese snacks include mochi, which is a pounded, glutinous rice cake. It can be ice creamprepared in many ways. I like the deep-fried, puffed mochi, or the mochi ice cream balls, which are small round servings of ice cream covered with a layer of mochi. My favorite flavors for the ice cream includes green tea and chocolate. I’m anxious to try onigiri, which is a snack made of shaped rice with a filling. Since I haven’t found them ready-made at my local Asian market, I’ll have to try making them myself.
My friends and I really like Pocky sticks in several flavors. These are skinny hard sticks that sort of resemble tiny bread sticks that have been dipped in chocolate, strawberry and other flavored frostings. My friends also enjoy the Hello Kitty marshmallow treats. Personally, I find them a bit too sweet, but they love them so much they fight over them. The honey sesame candies are also extremely tasty.
