Sonton Potato Toast Curry Flavour ソントンポテトーストカレー味

Who doesn't love curry pan when they visit Japan? That's not always possible though, especially recently with lock downs and closed borders.

So when I saw this curry flavour spread for toast I knew I had to try it.

It's quite a small tub, having bought it online I expected it to be about double the size.

The paste itself looked more like Indian curry in colour than the Japanese curry I had expected.

And surprisingly it is made from potato! 

The name ポテトースト (poteto-suto) is a play on words with potato + toast. 

I mistakenly thought it was just a matter of spreading the curry on toasted bread, however the instructions say to spread the potato curry paste on the bread and bake in the oven. 

In doing this the bread becomes crusty and the potato curry spread is baked and rich.

It tastes very morish. The whole family liked it, and the tub of poteto-suto was gone in a few days. 

I'm not sure what it would cost in Japan but I paid $5.50 for this at Travel Japan Market Place which is a bit too expensive for the amount in the tub. 

So this would be a luxury purchase and not an essential part of my shopping however I do recommend this if you want to try something different on your toast! 

Calbee Potato Chips x Kentucky Fried Chicken ポテトチップス ✖️ケンタッキ ーフライドチキン

I bought this bag of potato chips from NapaJapan. I saw these released last year but didn't buy a pack and kicked myself for missing out. So this year as soon as they were released I bought a pack.

It's a rather large bag but the contents are not that big and it actually only weighs 83g. 

On opening the bag there is a smell like chicken flavoured potato chips. The appearance is the same as a normal potato chip but there are black specs which seem to be spices.

I have two big KFC fans in my house so as soon as I opened this bag they were fighting over it (husband and son). My son was trying to stop his dad from having too many as he thought he might eat them all! 

The taste is at first like chicken but the aftertaste is spicy like a KFC Wicked Wing. I can taste the similarity of KFC chicken to this potato chip although the potato chip is a different texture. The more chips you eat the hotter the spice gets. 

My son who is 4, loved these and had a bowl to himself despite the hot spice.

I thought these chips were a good gimmick but in no way replace the real thing.

 

These also come with a voucher for 30 yen (30 cents) off at a KFC store in Japan.

If you like KFC it's worth trying these just for the experience and wacky factor :)

Calbee Potato Chips x Kentucky Fried Chicken ポテトチップス ✖️ケンタッキ ーフライドチキン

I bought this bag of potato chips from NapaJapan. I saw these released last year but didn't buy a pack and kicked myself for missing out. So this year as soon as they were released I bought a pack.

It's a rather large bag but the contents are not that big and it actually only weighs 83g. 

On opening the bag there is a smell like chicken flavoured potato chips. The appearance is the same as a normal potato chip but there are black specs which seem to be spices.

I have two big KFC fans in my house so as soon as I opened this bag they were fighting over it (husband and son). My son was trying to stop his dad from having too many as he thought he might eat them all! 

The taste is at first like chicken but the aftertaste is spicy like a KFC Wicked Wing. I can taste the similarity of KFC chicken to this potato chip although the potato chip is a different texture. The more chips you eat the hotter the spice gets. 

My son who is 4, loved these and had a bowl to himself despite the hot spice.

I thought these chips were a good gimmick but in no way replace the real thing.

If you like KFC it's worth trying these just for the experience and wacky factor :)