Bakauke

ばかうけ (bakauke)
Type Rice cracker
Place of origin Japan
Region or state Niigata Prefecture
Creator Kuriyama Beika
Main ingredients Rice flour
Cookbook: ばかうけ (bakauke)  Media: ばかうけ (bakauke)

Bakauke (ばかうけ) is a Japanese snack food. It is a thin banana-shaped senbei with various flavours added. It is manufactured by Kuriyama Beika (栗山米菓) of Niigata Prefecture.

The word bakauke in the Niigata dialect of Japanese colloquially means "extremely well received".[1] The characters who appear on the packets are Borin and Barin, who are boyfriend and girlfriend.

Citations

  1. "ばかうけって何?". 栗山米菓の本社があります"新潟県"の方言で、「ばか」=「すごい」という意味合いで使われているんだよ!

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