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What is ‘Jagarico’ ??
I want to know it !
- To introduce ‘Jagarico’ well known in Japan
- To clear your question about it
I wrote this article to introduce ‘Jagarico’, as popular Japanese donut restaurant and to clear your question about it.
I would like to explain about the topic with mainly two parts.
- Introduction of ‘Jagarico’ in Japan
- Deep Diving with Q & A style
- History
- Line-up
- Price
- Special products, etc
In first part, you can get basic information about ‘Jagarico’ in Japan.
And next, I would like to introduce more details, with style of answering questions. You can get information with cherry pick style, in stead of reading long article.
I hope you will have proper information about Jagarico in Japan, after reading this page.
What is ‘Jagarico’ ?
‘Jagarico’ is very popular snack in Japan.
It’s made from potato with following process, slicing potato -> steaming -> puree -> seasoning -> forming to stick -> drying -> frying. The mouth feeling of ‘Jagarico’ is very unique, which is supported by Japanese consumers.
Manufacturer is calbee, as one of largest maker of snacks in Japan.
- Very popular snack in Japan
- Packed in paper cup
- Made from steamed potato
- Product of Calbee
Deep Diving into Jagarico in Japan
I would like to introduce more information about Jagarico in Japan, in this paragraph with Q & A style, so that you can access information easily.
Please kindly open items what you want to know.
I hope you can clear your question in this part.
Jagarico has more than 20 years of history in Japan.
Producer, Calbee started sales of ‘Jagarico’ in 1995. Test sales was made in Niigata area. After the three years of trial sales, calbee started sales of Jagarico all over Japan.
Sauce : calbee webpage
There are various products of ‘Jagarico’ in Japanese market.
- Size
- Normal size (52-57g)
- L size (66-68 g)
- Regular Flavors
- Salad
- Cheese
- Jaga-Bata (Potato & Butter)
- Seasonal Flavors (Replaced frequently)
- Salt and sesame oil
- Korean seaweed
- Mozzarella Cheese and Tomato
Reference : calbee webpage
‘Jagarico’ is available in various places in Japan
- Supermarkets
- Drugstores
- Convenience stores
- Kiosks
Author’s research in Yokohama city
Price of Jagarico is around JPY 150 – 170.
- Normal size around JPY 150
- Large size around JPY 170
Author’s research in Yokohama city
‘Jagarico’ have various local products, collaborating with foods in each area in Japan.
- Tokyo – Sukiyaki Flavor
- Kansai area – Takoyaki flavor
- Tokai area – Chicken wings flavor
- Kyushu area – Spicy Cod roe (Mentaiko) flavor
- Nagano – Nozawana flavor
- Chugoku area – Okonomiyaki flavor
- Okinawa – Tako rice flavor
People get it as souvenirs for family and friends, when they make domestic travel in Japan. The flavor is completely different from standard ‘Jagarico’.
Reference : calbee webpage
Postscript
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