Senbei is a traditional Japanese rice cracker which has been a staple snack in Japan for over 400 years. Traditional senbei are made by grilling them over charcoal and brushing them lightly with sweet soy sauce.
We worked with an award-winning local store in Kyoto to bring you some of the best senbei in Japan.
Ogurasansou 小倉山荘
Ogurasansou has been making traditional rice crackers for over 60 years. All of their senbei are hand made in their store in Kyoto, using only the finest, locally sourced ingredients. They express appreciation for Kyoto's natural beauty, history, and culture through their exquisite and meticulously made snacks.
We included over 13 different flavors of both mini (arare) and large senbeis. Each mini senbei bag come with 8 senbei of different shapes, sizes, texture, and flavor. They each represent a season, a region, or a feeling. For example, the salty ones represent the ocean while the leaf shaped ones represent autumn, and the spicy ones represent summer.
Flavors include: hand wrapped nori seaweed, lightly flavored sea salt, Aosa sea lettuce glazed with sweet soy sauce, shrimp flavor, shredded fragrant kelp, savory black soybean, maple glazed, sweet purple ube yam, sweet and salty mix, and rich black sesame.
The large Kyoto style senbei are handmade and have a crispy, airy texture. Each rice cracker is grilled over charcoal and then brushed lightly with oil and soy sauce. Flavors include: Kyoto style salt, shrimp flavored, sugar glazed.
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