The fried one
Kameda Age Ichiban Fried Rice Crackers, Honey Soy — 100g
$6.29
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Kameda Soft Salada Salted Rice Crackers — 20 pieces
$6.23
$31.15 per 100 sheets
Product information
About
Age Ichiban is a fried rice cracker, senbei, the round Japanese kind, glazed with soy sauce and sweetened with honey. Its name says so: age is deep-fried, ichiban 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.
On the pack: 揚一番 (Age Ichiban).
What you're getting
- Fried rather than baked, and it eats firmer than it looks, a coarse crunch that stays light.
- The glaze is sweet as well as salty. The honey does not taste of honey; it rounds off the soy.
- It is rich, and a few at a time is how it is eaten.
- About 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.
- In Kameda's range since 1985, alongside Kaki no Tane from 1966 and Soft Salada from 1970.
- Allergens: 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.
- Allergens: the factory also handles peanuts, shrimp, egg and milk, so traces are possible.
It contains honey, so it must not be given to a baby under one year old. 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.
Ingredients
The maker's ingredient list, translated from the Japanese pack. Anything after the break is an additive — the Japanese label lists those separately.
Non-glutinous rice (grown in the USA and Japan), vegetable oil, soy sauce, sugar, rice flour (non-glutinous rice, grown in Japan), honey, dextrin, onion powder, hydrolysed protein, seafood extract seasoning, spices
sorbitol, seasoning (amino acids etc.), colour (paprika), acidity regulator.
The printed label on the pack is always the authority on ingredients and allergens, not this page — please read it in full before you rely on our summary. If you are unsure about an ingredient, contact us.
Allergens
The maker declares:
- Allergens
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- Wheat
- Soy
- Fish
- May contain
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- Crustaceans
- Eggs
- Milk
- Peanuts
Not ingredients — these are made or handled on the same equipment as this product, so traces are possible. We list every shared-equipment allergen the maker declares.
- Dietary notes
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The glaze contains honey, so it is not vegan, and the seasoning carries a seafood extract that names no species, so it is not vegetarian. No meat is declared.
The printed label on the pack is always the authority on ingredients and allergens, not this page — please read it in full before you rely on our summary. If you are unsure about an ingredient, contact us.
Details
- Maker
- Kameda Seika
- Prefecture
- Niigata
- Made in
- Japan
- Net contents
- One 100 g bag, about 14 individually wrapped pieces, the count varying because the pack is filled by weight
Our guide
How to eat it
- Eat it the way it is packed, one sachet at a time. The wrapping is the portion, and two or three pieces is a normal sitting.
- It contains honey and must not be given to a baby under one year old.
In their own words
What Japanese buyers say
- What they like
This sweet-saltiness is addictive.
この甘じょっぱさはくせになります。
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- What they like
The sweetness in the sweet-salty is quite strong.
あまじょっぱい感じの甘さがかなり強めです。
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- What they like
It's portioned out, so it's good when you want just a little.
小分けになってるのでちょっと食べたい時にいいです。
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- What they grumble about
It seems to contain honey, so you must be careful giving it to small children.
はちみつが入っているようなので、お子様にあげる際は気をつけなければなりません。
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Our tip: Kameda says the same, and so do we: not for a baby under one year old.
- What they like
Eat one and you want another. In the end I finish the whole bag.
1個食べるとまた1個。結局1袋全部食べてしまいます。
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- What they like
Crisp with good bite, yet airy and just firm enough — I love the faint sweet-saltiness!
サクサク歯ごたえ良いのに、エアリーな適度な固さで、ほんのり甘しょっぱいのが好き！
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- What they like
A bit hard, and that crunchy texture is really delicious.
少し硬めでザクザクの食感がとても美味しいです。
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- What they like
It was as an adult that I re-realised how good this cracker is.
大人になってからこの煎餅の美味しさを再確認しました。
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- What they grumble about
I did think the individual wrappers are hard to open.
個包装の袋が開けづらいかなと思いました。
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- What they like
Individually wrapped and easy to eat, so it's easy to share.
個包装で食べやすいのでシェアしやすいです。
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- What they like
The moment you open the bag there's a wonderful smell.
袋を開けた瞬間にすごくいい香りがします。
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- What they like
My kids eat them too. They vanish in no time.
子供達もよく食べます。あっという間になくなります。
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- What they like
I eat them as a snack with tea.
お茶を飲みながらおやつとして食べいます。
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- What they grumble about
It feels smaller and there's less of it, which is a bit disappointing.
小さくなり量も減った感じがしてちょっと残念です。
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- What they like
I like that you can eat them casually when you're peckish.
小腹が空いた時に気軽に食べれるので好きです。
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- What they like
It had real substance — that was good.
食べ応えがあり良かったな。
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- What they grumble about
It's dished in the middle, which makes it awkward to eat.
くぼんでいて食べにくいです。
from monolog
Real quotes from Japanese review sites (monolog), translated by us. We show no star rating from those sites.
The maker
Where it comes from
- Kameda Seika
- Niigata
Kameda Seika began in 1946 as a candy workshop in the Kameda district of Niigata, and has made rice crackers there ever since.
It has added one long-running product at a time: Salada Hope in 1961, Kaki no Tane in 1966, Soft Salada in 1970, Happy Turn in 1976, Kotsubukko in 1982. Age Ichiban arrived in 1985 and has not left.
Kameda bakes most of its crackers, over a grill or a direct flame, and keeps a separate range for the fried ones. This is one of those: dropped into hot oil, which is what makes it crisp.
Product facts here are checked against the maker's own page: kamedaseika.co.jp (opens in a new tab)
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