Japanese crisps and Asian savoury crackers play with shapes, textures and seasonings. Alongside thin, crispy potato crisps are prawn crackers, corn tortilla chips, puffed snacks and even fried noodles for snacking. Flavours range from familiar barbecue, cheese and tomato to more distinctively Asian tastes such as umeboshi, teriyaki sauce, wasabi and nori, gochujang, or butter and honey.
Prawn crackers are generally light and airy, while corn snacks have a denser or puffier texture depending on how they are made. Fried noodles and Pretz-style savoury biscuit sticks offer a firmer crunch.
This category changes regularly and includes products that do not fit into the main specialised families. Rice cracker lovers can choose from senbei, okaki and arare, while nori seaweed crisps and noriten focus on marine flavours. Peas, peanuts and Japanese mixes provide yet more textures for an aperitif or snack.