Rice & Corn

Recent Snack Reviews

A snack package: a big corn character with a pony tail and crossed arms and maybe some flames? Crunchy corn bites floating around alongside illustrations of kabobs with meat and veggies.
Fine

Calbee Grill A Corn Crunchy Snack – BBQ

Rice & Corn from Japan

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

A beer garden in Seattle, WA

I was intrigued by the kabobs on the package—and the very intense corn character—but these were actually fairly bland. My partner in snacks liked them more and more as we ate them.

Written on Oct 21, 2022

A bag of Masala Munch in bright orange colors. A woman is excitedly shouting into a megaphone "now tastier"
Yum!

Kurkure Masala Munch

Rice & Corn from India

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

My significant other’s parents

Right before the pandemic hit, my now-fiancé, a few friends, and I went to visit India. We stayed with his parents for awhile and were absolutely spoiled with home-made food, then went touring around the Golden Triangle. His parents packed a bunch of snacks for us, most of which I do not remember precisely, though I did enjoy Kurkure Masala Munch. These are exactly like Cheetos in format, just with a masala spice blend.

I do not know what “now tastier” on the packages means: perhaps more spice dust?

Written on May 12, 2022

A shiny silver snack bag with a photo of large corn flakes on the front, along with an illustration of an ear of corn
Fine

Crown C Corn Chips

Rice & Corn from South Korea

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

District H in Seattle, WA

These corn chips are the definition of “just okay”. They’re basically giant corn flakes, but they have that distinctive corn-y flavor I often taste in Japanese snacks (Crown C Corn Chips are Korean). Almost as if someone added “essence of corn on the cob”. Anyway, these are fine, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to seek them out.

Written on May 12, 2022

Two bags labeled "rice snack" with a pile of cubes stacked on a plate on the bags. Behind the bags are a pile of the individual rice snacks.
Fave!!

C & Me – Rice Snack 우리쌀 인절미

Rice & Corn from South Korea

Rating:
5 out of 5 stars
Source:

District H in Seattle, WA

I bought these on a whim while checking out District H, which appears to be a subsidiary of H Mart. I had no idea what to expect based on the little cubes on the front of the package. These ended up being something like a blown-up version of a rice-based cereal, coated in a thin layer of powder that has a subtly sweet taste. These melt in your mouth, and I’m realizing from this whole snack journey that I seem to enjoy melt-in-your-mouth snacks where that is unexpected.

Written on Apr 10, 2022