This was a gift from Mr. & Mrs T - Japanese shrimp cracker called
Yukari. Thank you!
If you like shrimp, this is what you love. Very shrimpy. The cracker is light and crispy, and let me repeat, very shrimpy. Why so shrimpy? Because each little cracker is packed with seven shrimps.
A seafood snack maker,
Bankaku, located in Tokai-shi, Aichi, Japan, has been making the shrimp cracker since 1889. Tokai-shi has been a classic fisherman town, facing Ise Bay, and famous with shrimp cracker made with fresh shrimps caught at the Bay. The beginning of the history of shrimp cracker could jump back to at least 17th century, Edo period. It is said that in 1666 the feudal lord of the region, Mitsutomo Tokugawa tasted shrimp crackers made by local fishermen and enjoyed the crackers. Since then, shrimp crackers became a gift to the lord. More recently,
Bankaku's
Yukari was presented to the Imperial family in 1945.
The history tells it's not just a shrimp cracker, but a special. And I can tell it IS so delicious!
