Japanese Taro Based Cheese Puffs Snack

[jmcquown]

A guy at work got a bunch of odd snacks sent to him by a buddy who is
stationed in Japan. One of them was a definite no go. Saba Chi turned
out to be blue mackerel chips. Made with 70% blue mackerel. Gag.

This one didn't look too bad:

https://i.postimg.cc/HnnBHKBf/japanese-taro-cheese-snack.jpg

It's made from dried ground taro root with a powdered cheese coating;
sounds rather like Cheetos except it's made with taro rather than corn.

Jill

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

I'm glad you were the guinea pig on this one. 😄

[Bruce]

Don't you like taro?

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

I don't know that I've ever eaten taro, but the fish skins sound rather unappealing.
As stated in another thread I've had the Filippino/Japanese version of green tea
KitKat candy bar. That was pretty bad.

[Bruce]

On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:30:03 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"

<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 4:13:59 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:12:49 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >I'm glad you were the guinea pig on this one. 😄
>> >
>> Don't you like taro?
>>
>I don't know that I've ever eaten taro, but the fish skins sound rather unappealing.

I didn't see any fish skins mentioned.

>As stated in another thread I've had the Filippino/Japanese version of green tea
>KitKat candy bar. That was pretty bad.

Yes, that doesn't sound appealing. I love most Asian cuisines, but
most of their sweets are not for me.

[dsi1]

Most Americans don't eat taro - except in Hawaii. That's because the taro in Hawaii tastes better than the mainland taro. We like it so much that we recently bought $30 bucks of kulolo. Oh boy!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZX3hMBQpi3oomCrF6

[GM]

Didn't that star in the movie "Blob"...???

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[jmcquown]

On 2/11/2023 5:30 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 4:13:59 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:12:49 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>> I'm glad you were the guinea pig on this one. 😄
>>>
>> Don't you like taro?
>>

Taro root is what poi is made from. Very bland starchy, bleh. Drying
and grinding it like corn and adding powdered cheese can only make it
better. :)

> I don't know that I've ever eaten taro, but the fish skins sound rather unappealing.
> As stated in another thread I've had the Filippino/Japanese version of green tea
> KitKat candy bar. That was pretty bad.

I'll open the packet and try this, but only because of the cheese.
Everyone passed on trying the blue mackerel chips.

Jill

[Bruce]

Spam doesn't taste better in Korea or Hawaii or Guam, but taro does!
Is that it?

[Bruce]

On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 19:20:59 -0500, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

>On 2/11/2023 5:30 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>> On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 4:13:59 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:12:49 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> I'm glad you were the guinea pig on this one. 😄
>>>>
>>> Don't you like taro?
>>>
>Taro root is what poi is made from. Very bland starchy, bleh. Drying
>and grinding it like corn and adding powdered cheese can only make it
>better. :)
>

Maybe it's a good neutral base to add flavour to. A bit like rice,
potato or tofu.

[dsi1]

On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 2:37:42 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> >
> Spam doesn't taste better in Korea or Hawaii or Guam, but taro does!
> Is that it?

It's whichever one you want to believe. Pick one.

[Hank Rogers]

Uncle Tojo, in hiwaya, american tourists will eat dogshit, and pay
big bucks for it. When a hiwayan dog shits, it immediately
transforms into filet mignon.

Lots of folks travel there to buy hearing aides, since the only
person that can program them lives there.

[dsi1]

rfc loves to give their 2-cents worth about the taste of foods that they've never tasted. That's the actions of people that have had a limited experience with different foods. The reality is that poi has a distinctive taste. You can eat poi fresh but the old folks like to let it ferment one or two days to develop some tartness. The real hard-core Hawaiians will eat three day old sour poi.

https://i0.wp.com/www.tastyislandhawaii.com/images14/general/enjoy_poi.jpg

[Hank Rogers]

Even better if a jap has pissed in it. Hiwayans are nutty.

[dsi1]

On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 3:41:40 PM UTC-10, Hank Rogers wrote:
> Even better if a jap has pissed in it. Hiwayans are nutty.

I call that bold talk from a fat pervert whose only experience with cooking is sniffing the rectums of other men - it makes my flesh crawl.

[Hank Rogers]

Tojo, what did it taste like when your butt hole crawled over your
mouth?

[GM]

As Our Dear Departed Popeye would say:

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

😍

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[GM]

What Does the Bible Say About Gossip and Slander?

A loose tongue sows seeds of division. The gossip and slanderer privately attack their brothers and sisters.
They murder reputations and ministries. They attack sheep Jesus paid for with His blood. They just do it
privately and tend to think little of it. Gossip and slander are the opposite of loving. They are Christianity
without love...

God takes your words very seriously. You will be held responsible for every idle word that comes from your lips...

Have you considered this as you are tempted to light a fire of gossip? Have you thought about how
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Do you know God can hear you?

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Proverbs 20:19
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler...

Titus 3:2
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Matthew 12:36
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Ephesians 4:29
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Psalm 101:5
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Proverbs 17:4
An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue...

Proverbs 10:18
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool...

James 3:8
But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison...

1 Timothy 5:13
Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not...

👺

💀

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[Cindy Hamilton]

On 2023-02-11, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
> On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 4:13:59 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:12:49 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >I'm glad you were the guinea pig on this one. 😄
>> >
>> Don't you like taro?
>>
> I don't know that I've ever eaten taro, but the fish skins sound rather unappealing.

I might try them. They look like they'd be as enjoyable as pork rinds.
Seaweed snacks are good, but a little insubstantial.


They're available locally at one of the many Asian groceries in town.
If I think of it, next time I'm in there I'll check them out.

> As stated in another thread I've had the Filippino/Japanese version of green tea
> KitKat candy bar. That was pretty bad.

I'm inclined to agree; I like green tea without any sweeteners.

Then there's seaweed chocolate bars.

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Cindy Hamilton

[Cindy Hamilton]

On 2023-02-12, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On 2/11/2023 5:30 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>> On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 4:13:59 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:12:49 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> I'm glad you were the guinea pig on this one. 😄
>>>>
>>> Don't you like taro?
>>>
> Taro root is what poi is made from. Very bland starchy, bleh. Drying
> and grinding it like corn and adding powdered cheese can only make it
> better. :)

Taro chips aren't bad. A little less interesting than potato chips,
if memory serves.

I'll pass on the powdered cheese, though.

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Cindy Hamilton

[bruce bowser]

On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 7:58:31 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 2:40:49 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 19:20:59 -0500, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> > >On 2/11/2023 5:30 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> > >> On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 4:13:59 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:12:49 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> > >>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>> I'm glad you were the guinea pig on this one. 😄
> > >>>>
> > >>> Don't you like taro?
> > >>>
> > >Taro root is what poi is made from. Very bland starchy, bleh. Drying
> > >and grinding it like corn and adding powdered cheese can only make it
> > >better. :)
> > >
> > Maybe it's a good neutral base to add flavour to. A bit like rice,
> > potato or tofu.
>
> rfc loves to give their 2-cents worth about the taste of foods that they've never tasted. That's the actions of people that have had a limited experience with different foods. The reality is that poi has a distinctive taste. You can eat poi fresh but the old folks like to let it ferment one or two days to develop some tartness.

In Hawai'i, I saw a bag of shrimp chips (it looked just like potato chips). I can't remember buying it, though.

[dsi1]

On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 12:03:42 AM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
> In Hawai'i, I saw a bag of shrimp chips (it looked just like potato chips). I can't remember buying it, though.

The chips are made from shrimp/prawns and tapioca flour. You can buy the uncooked chips and fry them yourself. That's fun to do. If you get a good bag of chips, they'll give your tongue a prickly sensation when you eat them. My guess it's because the chips suck the water off your your tongue when it makes contact.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OumHdhYmbPo

[Leonard Blaisdell]

On 2023-02-12, Cindy Hamilton <hami...@invalid.com> wrote:

> Taro chips aren't bad. A little less interesting than potato chips,
> if memory serves.

> I'll pass on the powdered cheese, though.

No Cheetos for you!

[Michael Trew]

On 2/12/2023 4:48, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2023-02-11, itsjoan...@webtv.net<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>> On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 4:13:59 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:12:49 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> I'm glad you were the guinea pig on this one. 😄
>>>>
>>> Don't you like taro?
>>>
>> I don't know that I've ever eaten taro, but the fish skins sound rather unappealing.
>
> I might try them. They look like they'd be as enjoyable as pork rinds.

I'd try them if offered to me as well, but I doubt that I'd go out of my
way to buy some.

[cshenk]

I liked Poi. I can't get it now but the flavor, reminded me of some
indefinable spice and black pepper.

[cshenk]

No David. Your Taro does not taste better than ours. The USA
(including Hawaii) imports most taro. Primarily from Asia and Africa.

[dsi1]

That was a joke. I have no idea what mainland taro is nor tastes like. My granddaughter is going to work on her daddy's family taro patch today.

[dsi1]

On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 9:27:59 AM UTC-10, jmcquown wrote:
> A guy at work got a bunch of odd snacks sent to him by a buddy who is
> stationed in Japan. One of them was a definite no go. Saba Chi turned
> out to be blue mackerel chips. Made with 70% blue mackerel. Gag.
>
> This one didn't look too bad:
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/HnnBHKBf/japanese-taro-cheese-snack.jpg
>
> It's made from dried ground taro root with a powdered cheese coating;
> sounds rather like Cheetos except it's made with taro rather than corn.
>
> Jill

That's a package of standard Japanese corn snacks. There's no taro in that.

[Bruce]

They're cabbage/taro snacks, Mr Asia. Check here:
<https://www.takaski.com/product/kashido-cabbage-taro-japanese-dagashi-snack-x-30-bags/>

[dsi1]

They contain neither taro or cabbage, Mr Ingredient list. Is your computer not working? For once you don't print the ingredients? Have you changed your ways? What's the deal?

[Bruce]

On Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:53:34 -0700 (PDT), dsi1

I'd happily stand corrected, but where's the ingredient list?

[dsi1]

I could easily find and print an ingredient list but that's your jurisdiction, not mine. Don't feel bad about it - it's an honest mistake. My guess is that it's flavored like a Japanese cabbage pancake.

https://www.easycheesyvegetarian.com/vegetarian-okonomiyaki/

[dsi1]

Here you go. You can find anything on the internet. I might be able to find it in the market. I've had Japanese corn snacks before and they're just okay, I guess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP1OfQfeYdE

[Bruce]

On Sun, 26 Mar 2023 15:06:46 -0700 (PDT), dsi1

<dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:

>On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 11:55:55 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:53:34 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
>> <dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
>>
>> >They contain neither taro or cabbage, Mr Ingredient list. Is your computer not working? For once you don't print the ingredients? Have you changed your ways? What's the deal?
>> >
>> I'd happily stand corrected, but where's the ingredient list?
>
>I could easily find and print an ingredient list but that's your jurisdiction, not mine.

I did your homework for you:
Ingredients: corn (non-GMO), vegetable oil, sauce, sugar, aonori
seaweed, spices, seasonings (amino acids, etc.), caramel color
https://japanesetaste.com/products/yaokin-cabbage-taro-aonori-puffcorn-snack-pack-of-30-bags
https://japanesetaste.com/products/yaokin-cabbage-taro-aonori-puffcorn-snack-pack-of-30-bags#description

So you were right. Not only is there no taro in them, there's no
cabbage in them either. Corn balls! It's a bloody fraud!

[Bruce]

On Sun, 26 Mar 2023 15:17:03 -0700 (PDT), dsi1

Exactly as she says: taro/cabbage balls without taro and without
cabbage. Named cabbage balls because they look like Brussels sprouts,
says the producer. Yeah, right! Anyway, she likes them and I have
blind faith in her.

[dsi1]

I think she's wrong about the snack named after Brussels sprouts. It's named after okonomiyaki pancakes, but not really after the pancakes but rather the sauce that goes on the pancakes. You're not going to know this unless you're familiar with the Japanese love for corn puffs or their popular pancakes or their sauces. Ergo the snack is corn puffs flavored to simulate cabbage pancake sauce, sprinkled with nori flakes, and their mascot is a frog with a policeman's hat and belt named "Taro."

[Bruce]

On Sun, 26 Mar 2023 16:16:15 -0700 (PDT), dsi1

Corn is cheaper than taro or cabbage and it's a cheap snack.

[cshenk]

Depending on climate, we grow all 3 types. A fellow with a diversified
farm (hedges climates shifting about) made the agricultural news.
North Carolina based. First year, he planted too soon because it was
outgrowing the greenhouse. Apparently, he's laughing all the way to
the bank, marketing 'USA, locally grown' organic Taro. Apparently,
Taro does best without all the expensive fertilizers.

[bruce bowser]

Come to think ofit, I never understood Japanese breakfast-time obsession for cabbage. Anyway, I like those Japanese bags of puffed shrimp chips (crisps). I saw them recently in a new H-Mart store here in NY.

[cshenk]

They are pretty good.