Bakauke
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| Japanese snack food | |
| Bakauke | |
| Japanese name | ばかうけ |
| Maker | Kuriyama Beika |
| Ingredients | rice flour |
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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 respectively.
[edit] Citations
- ^ "ばかうけって何?". http://www.baka.ne.jp/home/bakaukekouza.htm#Q2. "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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