Taco rice is exactly what it sounds like - taco meat (ground meat with taco seasoning) on top of rice, layered with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. Sour cream and salsa are not popular here. In fact, I've only seen real sour cream a couple times at specialty stores. There are tortillas in Japan, but rice is preferred for this meal. That being the case, I wonder what they use tortillas for... At any rate, we tried these chips and they were very disappointing. They had a bit of heat, but basically zero taco flavor.
Broiled eel is super popular. But I have never seen it as a potato chip flavor! I wonder if my cousin who loves broiled eel would appreciate a bag?
Gyoza (or pot stickers) seems to be a very popular flavor. But each time I see it, there is a little twist. This time, the gyoza flavor included the hot chili oil that gyoza is typically dipped in. It was also a weird shape, more like Pirate Booty versus chips. My husband really wanted to try these and enjoyed the puffed chip.
The final flavor of the day is Okinawa style ramen. Every area has a different way to make ramen. Okinawa ramen (also called Okinawa soba) features broth made from seaweed, dried fish, and pork. The thick wheat noodles are served in the broth, along with pork belly, green onions, fish cake, and pickled ginger.
Whenever anyone needs a little salty crunch, there is always a huge variety to choose from. There really is something for every palate.
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