Curl (Japanese snack) explained

Curl
Type:Puffcorn
Currentowner:Meiji
Origin:Japan
Markets:Japan
Website:Official site (Japanese)

is a brand of Kombu Dashi tast corn puffs/cheesy flavour corn puffs snack in Japan sold by Meiji. It also sports its own mascot, Karl, in which the snack may be romanized Karl instead. Although Curl comes in several flavors, the two dominant ones are Kombu Dashi lightly salted and cheese.

It has been on sale in Japan continuously since 1968,[1] although it is no longer distributed around eastern Japan since 2017.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007-07-24. ニッポン・ロングセラー考 Vol.051 カール. COMZINE. NTTコムウェア. Japanese. 2012-02-22.
  2. Web site: 2017-05-25. 明治「カール」、東日本での販売終了へ. 2022-02-05. 日本経済新聞. ja.