dumb amazing snack question...

wendyapple

has anybody ever seen or had mame gonomi? do you know the nutritional info?

http://www.alibaba.com/product-tp/110552303/Mame_Gonomi.html

or can you translate? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOZnvGINRDw

they are a japanese snack that seems to be made of some type of flour (rice, maybe) surrounding a peanut. they are crunchy, light, crispy, and come in a few different flavors such as seaweed, sesame, fish (lobster?) and spicy. the ones i find at my local bodega are in bulk containers so the packaging does not have nutritional values listed and i can't find it anywhere online.

these are the most awesome snacks i've ever had, and i have no idea how to log them!

wendyapple

bumpity? pretty please? with mame genomi on top?

dewgirl321

Maybe log them as honey roasted peanuts?

wendyapple

they're definitely not as sweet as honey roasted peanuts are...i found something in the database which might be close, called kaki no tane...but those are just peanuts with the spicy rice crackers. hmmm... i'm estimating at 225 for 43g based on that.

pdworkman

Looks like peanut in a rice cracker shell.

Halcyon3608

Hmm... I know exactly what you're talking about, and I think they're delicious, but I've always purchased them here (http://www.cybersnacks.net/mochi_balls.html) and they call them mochi balls. I know this can't be right, though, because traditionally mochi is a glutinous substance made from rice. pdworkman has it right - they're peanuts encased in a hard rice cracker. Try logging arare mix and peanuts separately.

wendyapple

halcyon, i'm SO glad someone else knows what they are and can appreciate the awesomeness of them. some japanese snacks kinda freak me out, especially the fishy ones, but these level the playing field.

thanks everyone!!!