Karamucho Explained

Snack Name:Kara Mucho (Karamucho)
Jpname:カラムーチョ
Contents Image:kara-mucho.jpg
Maker:Koikeya
Ingredients:potato, vegetable oil, red pepper powder, salt, sugar, MSG, spice
Flavours:
  • Kara Mucho Sticks, Hot chili
  • Kara Mucho Chips, Hot chili
  • Kara Mucho Sticks, Golden chili
  • Kara Mucho Chips, Golden chili
  • Gekikara Kara Mucho Sticks, Intense spicy hot chili
  • Gekikara Kara Mucho Chips, Intense spicy hot chili
  • Suppai Mucho, Plum

Karamucho is a Japanese snack food, which consists of potato sticks or potato chips, and is spicy by Japanese standards. Each 57g packet contains 301 calories.[1]

The name is a play on the Japanese word Karai (い, spicy); and the Spanish word "Mucho", meaning "a lot" and has been present on the market since 1984.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: カラムーチョ ポテトが辛くてなぜおいしい!|商品情報|株式会社湖池屋. Inc. KOIKE-YA. 株式会社湖池屋. ja. 2019-03-21.
  2. Web site: KOIKE-YA Inc.. 2021-06-16. koike-ya.com. en-us.