I discovered these bizarrely flavored, oddly addictive snacks while rummaging through The Big Carrot Natural Food Market at The Carrot Common outside Chester Station. That store is pricey, yes, but packed full of vegan and gluten-free options for any snacking mood; salty, sweet, moist, crunchy they've got it all. I was in a bit of a salty savory mood when I picked these up on a whim. Now be warned, the green ones definitely have a fish food reminiscent seaweedy taste to them. The darker glossy onces are flavored like the mushroom flavored Ramen noodle broth packets, and all the others of the five proclaimed flavors just taste salty with the nice almost sweet aftertaste of a regular rice cake. They are crunchy on the outside and empty on the inside and after suffering through the first few bites they become very, very addictive. Soon enough you are snacking on them something fierce and your tiny bag that you paid four dollars for after tax is practically empty. They are vegan, fat-free and wheat-free, and for all the salty flavor there is only 160mg of sodium per 30g serving (about half a bag), zero grams of sugar and 3g of protein. I also like them because the list of ingredients are few and I understand them all. That's always a very good sign when it comes to snack foods.
Ingredients: Sweet brown rice, tamari soy sauce (water, whole soybeans, sea salt), black sesame seeds, nori seaweed, barely malt syrup, koji (aspergillus oryzae), shiitake, kombu, sea salt.
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