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Curry the Cat loves
to snack more than anything, pretty much! Check out this list of "Curry
approved" snacks that I've tested for him and next time you're in an Asian market,
keep an eye out!
Skip to... ·Breads ·Candy
·Crackers/Cookies ·Drinks ·Fruits/Nuts
·Gum ·Mochi & Rice Desserts ·Other Edibles
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Single Dorayaki -JAPAN- It was fun to buy just one,
instead of a big package of Dorayaki, but I didn't think this kind tasted as good. I wish
we had a Japanese bakery here so I could get stuff like this fresh... 
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Myriad Foods My Vi Nhat brand Red Bean Bun -USA- These are
delicious! Put them in your steamer for 20 minutes or so then bite into some chewey, sweet
bean goodness!
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Katokichi brand Taiyaki -JAPAN- Look in the freezer
section for this! Two fish per pack, these sweet bean filled cakes are great snacks! If
you have a microwave, it's probably easy to heat them up... or if not, do what I do: put
them in the oven for 10 minutes on each side under the broiler. But watch them carefully
or else they'll burn! Katokichi
English homepage
Katokichi Japan
homepage
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Shirakiku brand Marukyo Kuri-Iri Dorayaki -JAPAN- Doraemon
loves to eat Dorayaki! Try these ones with chestnut in them! Wonderful!
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Kyan Baby Budou Tachi Hard Candy -JAPAN- Green (melon),
pink (strawberry), and purple (grape) little candies in the coolest little container! Did
you notice the little baby bear on the label looks like a grape?
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Kasugai brand Litchi Candy -JAPAN- It's kinda-- well, sad
isn't the word, but--- these taste more like litchi than REAL litchi!! They're wonderful!
Wonderous! Wondertastic! Teehee.. If
wondertastic isn't a word, it should be 'cause it describes this candy so good.
Kasugai homepage
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Flower's Kiss Candy -JAPAN- Yummy fruity, milky, perfumy
candy! Each candy wrapper has a flower on it... and some sort of dates also. Example:
KURISUMASU RO-ZU (Christmas rose) has 11/16 on it. Besides that being my birthday, it must
have something to do with the time the flower blooms, maybe? Kasugai homepage
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Dong Guan Lap Chau Food Stuff brand Marshmallow Kitten -CHINA-
Marshmallows shaped like cats! Can't get much better than that. And you HAVE to check out their website! lapchau.com
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Eiwa brand Hello Kitty Pineapple Marshmallow -JAPAN-
Little marshmallows filled with pineapple jelly! What could be better? You can only find
these in ABC stores or on their web
site! Eiwa
homepage
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Meiji Seika brand Yan Yan Double Cream Strawberry & Chocolate
-SINGAPORE- "Does not contain pig fat" Fun sticks to dip! Two flavors is
nice, but I do like the chocolate more. Meiji homepage
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Croley Foods Sunflower Crackers brand Strawberry Cream Sandwich
-PHILIPPINES- These looked good when I picked them out. The bright packaging, the
word "sunflower" on it making me think there might be some sunflower seeds in
them, and the orange and pink crackers made me want to eat them. But for some reason, they
weren't very good. It is natural strawberry flavor, but something tastes strange... I
think it's just one of those snacks that tastes better a few months stale. Croley Foods
homepage
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Shirakiku brand Assorted Rice Crackers -JAPAN- Comes in a
bunch of little snack packs. Very, very spicy!
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Assi brand Strawberry Wafer Cookies -KOREA- Is it me, or
are they better than the kind at Safeway? Or is it that shiny red wrapper that makes it
taste so good? I just think they know how to make some great wafer cookies over in Korea! Orionworld homepage
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Khong Guan Lemon Puff Biscuits Crunchy and light. So good. Khong Guan homepage
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Calpis brand Strawberry Calpico -JAPAN- The light texture
of Calpico in Strawberry flavor! Though it may look a little like strawberry milk, it has
absolutely no "milky" flavor to it (whew!).
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Calpis brand Calpico -JAPAN- "The Softer
Sensation" A very light and drinkable uncarbonated soft drink with a lemon-lime
flavor. It's white from the milk powder in it, and in my opinion, lemon-lime tastes great
as a white drink! Very recommended!
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Hapi brand Mandarin Orange Float -KOREA- A sweet, orange
drink. When you pour it into a glass, little pieces of mandarin orange float to the top!
Thus the "float"! Although I wouldn't doubt it'd taste good with ice cream in
it. JFC International homepage
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Sangaria brand Ramune Melon -JAPAN- the first time I ever
had Ramune was this bottle. I have to admit, it took a pretty long time for me to figure
out how to open it. And once open I still didn't know what side I was supposed to drink
out of it. But now I know! And it's delicious! I tried a litchi flavored one in San
Fransico at the Asian Art Museum restaurant, and it was so good! I wore a blue dress, blue
boots, and I just had to get it 'cause it was blue, too! Ah, good memories... but no one
else wanted to try it! Is blue a scary color for soda? Anyway, when you're done drinking
it, the bottle makes a nice flower vase. Sangaria USA homepage
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Meiji Seika Kaisha brand Roasted Barley Tea -JAPAN-
Otherwise known as meiji germy, but don't worry, it's perfectly harmless. I found it takes
a while to get used to the taste, and it tastes better hot than cold. But once you get
over it, this tea is very nice on a hot summer day. It probably has some health benefits,
too... Meiji
homepage
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Tangshan Zhenzhu Chestnut Foods brand Gourmet Roasted Peeled
Chestnut -CHINA- Delicious chestnuts! Eat them cold or warm them up in the oven.
These are so much easier than buying whole chestnuts!
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Kasugai Roasted Mix Nuts -JAPAN- Lots of
rice-cracker-shelled peanuts and spicy peas. Great snack! Kasugai homepage
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| Gum |
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Meiji brand PUCHI GAMU Grape Gum -JAPAN- Push down on the
cat-head shaped dispenser with one eye, and out comes little squares of grape gum! They
remind of the gum I used to buy to put in my Hello Kitty candy machine. And if you chew a
bunch at the same time, they're perfect for blowing giant bubbles!!! One thing I've never
been able to do with American gum... oohh.. it's so grape-y, too... Meiji homepage
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Marukawa Bubble Gum Sampler -JAPAN- This
one's my favorite 'cause the frog one has a tattoo inside! Marukawa homepage
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| Mochi & Rice Desserts |
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Fuusai Iroiro Rice Cake -JAPAN- Kind of like jelly candy,
kind of like marshmallow, mix them together with only the slightest bit of sweet, and
you've got these... different... (but delicious!) rice cakes. Seriously, it looks like
there's sugar coating the whole thing and then you bite into it and it's not sweet! How do
they do it?
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Samjin brand Choco Charlteok Pie -KOREA- Bite into
chocolate, then chewy rice cake, then peanuts! These are delicious, but should be eaten
only if you have some time to chew it enough. It's not fun to swallow bits of it whole! Samjin
website
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Maeda-En brand Strawberry Mochi -USA- "KEEP DEEP
FROZEN" Try the mango, try the green tea, try the sweet bean, but don't forget to
also try the strawberry! Where'd they get the idea for mochi ice cream anyway?? Maeda-En homepage
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Shirakiku brand White Daifuku Mochi -JAPAN- Here we are! A
big 'ol piece of mochi! Filled with sweet bean. Watch out for the green ones, though. They
could very well have mugwort in them. I was fooled one time and thought it was melon
flavored, and did I have a surprise!! Man, that stuff's gross...
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Showa Boeki brand Melon Daifuku -JAPAN- My favorite
flavor of rice cake!
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Eastern Beautiful Girl Food brand Purple Yam Mochi -TAIWAN-
Delicious!
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Misuzu brand Anpanman Petti Koya Dofu (Dried Tofu) - I
couldn't help it, I had to buy it 'cause it's so CUTE! It comes with a bunch of cubes of
tofu with stamps of Anpanman and his fellow characters. Also included are two packs of
dashi mix. I'm not sure how to cook it, really. If only I could read Japanese recipes!!
But you gotta know that this tofu will be very yummy as long as you get it soft again! Misuzu homepage
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