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[Disneyfan1986]

I'm scared to try their snacks because I don't know what they are I need Engligh writing on them to know what I want to buy I want to try candy but I'm scared that it wont be good because I don't know Japanese

[WDWJAMBA]

I once saw a video where Lou Mongello (WDW Radio) tried small seasoned, fried crabs in a package in Japan. They come just like chips in a bag. (Not one I'll try. : )

But I do enjoy the melon flavored candies (gummies) in the Japan pavilion. Very mild and only slightly sweet. I believe they were Honeydew.

[WillCAD]

Don't be afraid to ask a Japanese cast member; they're quite knowledgeable about the products and willing to explain anything you want.

And besides the stuff they sell in the shops, don't miss the fantastic Kaki-Gori (shaved ice with sweet fruit flavors, like what Americans call snowballs or cold cups), which can be bought at the small cart next to the pagoda. My fave is the rainbow, which is all 3 flavors; there is nothing more refreshing on a hot Florida day than to get a Kaki-Gori and sit in the shade near the garden, listening to the Taiko drums, or in between, to the sound of the bamboo tapper.

[yalibrarian]

You will find that many things are labeled in English as well as Japanese, and that the CMs will be happy to tell you what's in them. Many of the items they sell as snacks in the department store are actually readily available here, although in different packaging, like the wasabi peas, rice snacks, and pokky sticks (I know that's not spelled right!). We actually can buy lots of those things near where we live outside of D.C., so we don't stock up there. But we do stop for kaki-gori for my husband and a plum wine for me. (For medicinal purposes, of course. Warms me up in the cold breeze. )

[chezp]

I was going to suggest asking the Cast Members in Japan - I'm sure they'd help you out.

[Her Dotness]

Originally Posted by WDWJAMBA

But I do enjoy the melon flavored candies (gummies) in the Japan pavilion. Very mild and only slightly sweet. I believe they were Honeydew.

Those are great! I also like the mango, lichee and pineapple in those gummies. Deeelish. I really have to restrain myself as I can go through a bagful in no time otherwise.

Japanese snacks are generally very light with some far more nutritious than American ones. You do have to check the nutritional info, though, because some are not so healthy. Gummies are, of course, basically gelled sugar.

And the prior posters are correct...either there will be English descriptions of what the snack is on the package or ask the CM's who are extremely helpful.

It's also fun to buy one of the paper fans on a stick and have your name written on it in Japanese characters. We bought these as gifts for the very American adult daughters of the Mamasan who ran our favorite restaurant several years ago. It was a lovely little family-style place, and the daughters ran back to the kitchen to ask their mother what the characters said. Was it really their very English first names, Alice and Jackie?

Japanese has a system of phonetic characters that are used to spell foreign words, and Mamasan laughingly sounded out each character. Yes, indeed, it was their names, she told them.