Kids in Japan only have about one more week left of school until summer vacation starts, while working adults are counting down the days until Obon vacation. It’s also the season where many Japanese snack makers start putting out limited summer edition flavors of your favorite snacks.
In fact, just today Glico launched a limited edition summer line of their popular Pretz series in Japan, so for those with no time or no money to travel abroad this summer vacation, you still have a chance to experience some exotic and not-so-exotic food flavors from across the ocean in the comfort of your very own home.
Pretz has been a long-selling favorite snack in Japan for many years. Not only did it later spawn the popular Pocky snack that Japan is best known for overseas, it’s been part of a number of tie-ups with famous partners, the most recent of which include current popular anime Youkai Watch and Snoopy/LINE.
Here in Japan we’re used to different Japanese-style Pretz flavors, but hitting store shelves today is Glico’s limited edition line-up of summer flavors, which include four special flavors that until now were only available as souvenirs brought back or received from each of these places abroad.
While pineapple for Hawaii and maple for Canada seem pretty stereotypical, and mapo tofu is a popular Chinese dish that is readily available and well-liked in Japan, larb, which is actually regarded as the national dish of Laos, isn’t usually the first food that comes to mind when Japanese people think of Thai food. But apparently Glico thought this minced meat and vegetable salad dish, that’s pretty popular in the northern areas and other parts of Thailand, would sell well in stick form.
Be sure to grab all four to experience your own gourmet cruise around the world. We’re sure your tastebuds will thank us! Unfortunately you’ll have to act fast, as stock is limited and Glico only plans to sell them for until sometime around August.
Which flavor do you think you’d like to try most? Let us know below in the comments.
Source: Glico
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