Bakauke
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| Type | Rice cracker |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Region or state | Niigata Prefecture |
| Created by | Kuriyama Beika |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour |
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.
References[edit]
- ^ "ばかうけって何？" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
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！
External links[edit]
- Bakauke website Archived 2009-06-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
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