{"title":"Japanese Rice Crackers","description":"\u003cp\u003eSenbei and arare: Japan's savoury rice crackers, baked or fried. Soy-glazed, chilli-warmed or plainly salted, with what is actually in them spelled out.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kameda-kaki-no-tane-no-peanuts","title":"Kameda Kaki no Tane Rice Crackers, No Peanuts — 100g","description":"\u003cp\u003eKaki no tane are small, crunchy rice crackers in a soy-sauce glaze with a light chilli warmth: the name means \"persimmon seed\", after their shape, and there is no persimmon in them. In Japan they are normally sold mixed with peanuts; this bag leaves the peanuts out. Buy it if the crackers are the part you actually want; if you like the peanuts in the mix, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: 亀田の柿の種 ピーナッツなし (Kameda no Kaki no Tane, Pīnattsu Nashi).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoy-glazed and lightly spicy, a warmth rather than a burn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThin and crisp. They snap rather than crumble.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade with Japanese rice only: the other two Kameda crackers we stock use a blend of Japanese and American rice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithout the peanuts there is one flavour and one texture all the way down the bag, and not everyone wants that.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bag reseals. That matters more than it sounds: rice crackers go soft in humid air well before they go stale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: contains wheat, egg, soy and fish. We add fish because Japan's chart covers only salmon and mackerel, so the seafood extract sits in the ingredient list instead. The pack also names chicken and pork, which Australia does not treat as allergens. Read the pack's ingredient list.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: the factory that makes these also handles peanuts, shrimp and milk, so traces are possible. Kameda does not sell this as a peanut-safe product and neither do we. The peanuts are left out for taste, not for allergy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese contain wheat, so they are not gluten free. The no-peanut bag is one of six sizes and flavours Kameda sells in Japan. Of the three Kameda crackers we stock this is the spicy one: the Age Ichiban is fried and rich, the Soft Salada plain and light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kameda Seika","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48316984459490,"sku":"SH-SNK-0056","price":3.94,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/kameda-kaki-no-tane-no-peanuts-100g-bag.webp?v=1789333670"},{"product_id":"kameda-age-ichiban","title":"Kameda Age Ichiban Fried Rice Crackers, Honey Soy — 100g","description":"\u003cp\u003eAge Ichiban is a fried rice cracker, senbei, the round Japanese kind, glazed with soy sauce and sweetened with honey. Its name says so: \u003cem\u003eage\u003c\/em\u003e is deep-fried, \u003cem\u003eichiban\u003c\/em\u003e is \"number one\". It eats rich, with a crack you can hear, and the sweetness sits behind the salt rather than in front of it. Buy it if you want a savoury snack with some weight to it; if you want something light and plain, the Soft Salada is the better one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: 揚一番 (Age Ichiban).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFried rather than baked, and it eats firmer than it looks, a coarse crunch that stays light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe glaze is sweet as well as salty. The honey does not taste of honey; it rounds off the soy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is rich, and a few at a time is how it is eaten.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout 14 pieces to a bag, individually wrapped, and the count changes from bag to bag because the pack is filled by weight rather than counted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Kameda's range since 1985, alongside Kaki no Tane from 1966 and Soft Salada from 1970.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: contains wheat, soy and fish. Our list is wider than the pack's own allergen chart: Japan's chart covers only salmon and mackerel, so the seafood extract here sits in the ingredient list rather than the allergen box. Read that ingredient list before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: the factory also handles peanuts, shrimp, egg and milk, so traces are possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt contains honey, so it must not be given to a baby under one year old\u003c\/strong\u003e. Kameda warns against it, and that is the standard advice for honey anywhere. It also contains wheat, so it is not gluten free. Of the three Kameda crackers we stock this is the rich one: the Kaki no Tane are thin and spicy, the Soft Salada plain and light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kameda Seika","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48316991733986,"sku":"SH-SNK-0057","price":6.29,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/kameda-age-ichiban-100g-bag.webp?v=1789333879"},{"product_id":"kameda-soft-salada","title":"Kameda Soft Salada Salted Rice Crackers — 20 pieces","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoft Salada are thick, round Japanese rice crackers, senbei, baked over a grill and salted with salt from Okinawa, the island chain at Japan's southern end. They taste of toasted rice and salt and very little else, and the salt is firm rather than gentle. Buy them if you want a plain savoury cracker to hand round; if you are after a flavour, or something soft to chew, this is the wrong one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: ソフトサラダ (Sofuto Sarada).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThick, but light. It shatters when you bite instead of resisting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Soft\" is a category, not a texture. Japanese senbei are usually hard and dense; this line was named for being lighter and more brittle than that, and it is not chewy in any way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Salada\" has nothing to do with salad. In Japanese snack naming it means salad \u003cem\u003eoil\u003c\/em\u003e: crackers brushed with oil and salted. Nothing green goes near it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe salt is Okinawan, and it is firm. People divide over it: some call it exactly right, others too much.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRice, oil, salt and a little bonito, dried skipjack tuna, the base of most Japanese savoury flavour. There is no powder coating and nothing else on it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: contains soy and fish. Our list is wider than the pack's own allergen chart: Japan's chart covers only salmon and mackerel, so the bonito here sits in the ingredient list rather than the allergen box. Read that ingredient list before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: no wheat is in it, but the factory also handles wheat, peanuts, shrimp, egg and milk. So this is not a gluten-free product, and traces are possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey lose their snap quickly once opened, so the 20 crackers come as ten sealed sachets of two. Of the three Kameda crackers we stock this is the plain one: the Kaki no Tane are thin and spicy, the Age Ichiban fried and rich.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kameda Seika","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48316997730530,"sku":"SH-SNK-0058","price":6.23,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/kameda-soft-salada-20-pieces-bag.webp?v=1789334182"}],"url":"https:\/\/shintop.com.au\/collections\/japanese-rice-crackers.oembed","provider":"Shintop Trading Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}