Product information
About
Each one is a whole roasted peanut inside a crunchy coat made with prawn, a sweet-and-salty Japanese snack Kasugai has made since 1969. Think of a coated peanut from the snack aisle, with a prawn aroma and a coat that is sweeter than you expect. Buy it if you like a sweet-salty snack with a drink; if you want a plain salted peanut, this is the wrong bag.
On the pack: えびピーナ (ebi pīna). Ebi is Japanese for prawn. The squid version from the same maker, いかピーナ (ika pīna), is a different snack, and squid is a different allergen from prawn, so check which bag you have.
What you're getting
- The coat is sweet as well as salty, which surprises people who expected a salted peanut.
- It looks hard but bites light and crisp, with the whole peanut in the middle.
- The prawn comes through as an aroma; people who want a strong seafood taste find it mild.
- A snack for a drink: it goes with a beer, and with a cup of green tea.
- There is prawn in the coat and a whole peanut in every piece, so it is not for anyone who avoids either.
- Allergens: We have not been able to confirm the allergen panel for this pack; read the pack's own label before you buy.
Every piece holds a whole peanut, so keep the bag away from small children.
Details
- Maker
- Kasugai · Aichi
- Made in
- Japan
- Net contents
- One 89 g bag
For your safety, please check both the information on this page and the printed label on the pack. If anything is unclear or the information differs, please contact us before consuming the product.
Our guide
How to eat it
Good to know
- They are eaten as they are, straight from the bag. Kasugai's own recipe also uses them as a crumb: crush a bag inside a thick plastic bag with a rolling pin, leaving some texture, press it onto five chicken tenderloins cut into thirds, and shallow-fry in about 2 cm of oil over medium-low heat until golden.
- The coat is sweet, so salt the chicken at the end, not before.
- Keep the bag away from small children: every piece holds a whole peanut.
In their own words
What Japanese buyers say
- What they like
The prawn taste is lovely. Once you start, you can't stop.
海老の味がとっても美味しいです。一度食べ始めるととまらなくなります
from monolog, a Japanese review site
- What they grumble about
Something is missing.
でも、何か物足りないです。
from monolog
- What they like
This is the best thing to snack on with a drink.
これは、お酒のおつまみにサイコーです。
from monolog
- What they like
I love the coat's perfect sweet-salty taste, hard to put into words!
スナックの皮がなんとも言えない絶妙な甘じょっぱい感じが好みです!
from monolog
- What they grumble about
Tasty, but the coat should be a little thinner: it stays on your teeth afterwards.
美味しいが衣(皮？殻)はも少し薄い方が良いです。食べた後歯に残るので
from monolog
- What they like
But it's crackly and crunchy, with a bit of prawn flavour, and it's good.
でもパリパリボリっと、少し海老の風味がして、美味しいんです。
from monolog
- Good to know
It's a sweetish snack.
甘めのスナックだね。
from mognavi, a Japanese food and drink review site
- What they like
I think it's ideal with beer.
ビールのおつまみに最適だと思います。
from monolog
- What they grumble about
Hard and salty.
固くてしょっぱい
from monolog
- What they like
It's nostalgic: whenever I see it, I want to buy it.
懐かしくて見たら買いたくなる品
from monolog
- What they like
A crisp bite with a prawn flavour; it's tasty.
カリッとした歯応えでエビ風味があり美味しいです。
from monolog
- What they like
The prawn flavour and the peanut go together, and it suits Japanese tea.
エビ風味と ピーナッツがマッチして日本茶に合います。
from monolog
Real quotes from the review sites named on the cards. We show no star rating from those sites.
The maker
Where it comes from
- Kasugai
- Aichi
Kasugai, a confectioner in Nagoya, in Aichi prefecture in central Japan, has made bean snacks since 1951, and in 1967 it wrapped a peanut in a squid-flavoured coat, the first of its peana line. The prawn one followed in 1969, and both are still sold side by side.
Product facts here are checked against the maker's own page: kasugai.co.jp (opens in a new tab)
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Kasugai Ebi Peana Prawn Coated Peanuts 89g
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