Review of MEIJI Corn Puff Snack (Karl Cheese Flavor)

So our TO moderator DRMW was too kind to present me today with the snack I was looking forward to trying the most . Yes, the MEIJI Corn Puff Snack or as I believe fellow member KIH mentioned 'the curl' as they call it in Japan. The front of the bag is printed with characters that look somewhat like this J7-IL and it has the great looking mascot depicted eating cheese and chips . I genuinely have to say that it's among the best corn puff snacks that I've tasted. Perhaps even the best one because of the consistency of the snack and the fact that it does not leave messy residue behind as opposed to other snacks like Cheetos etc. It is also a very neutral tasting snack (in other words not a strong, overwhelming taste) which I very much prefer. There are of course plenty different tastes of the snack so they might leave a different impression, this conclusion was reached after trying only the cheese flavor! At the end of the day, as I've learned that the people of Japan love this snack not only because it tastes good, but because it reminds them of their childhood I've got to admit that it put me in the same sort of reflective mood because I've eaten plenty of a similar tasting snack back when I was growing up . Bottom line is I loved the snack and would recommended it to anyone looking for something tasty in between meals, especially if you like corn puff type snacks! Cheers, Filip

I was definitely feeling like this while munching on the snack

re: Review

By: DRMW : March 29th, 2011-17:35

I'm a big fan of Cheetos (Cheese Puffs not the Crunchy!) but the new style is kinda weird, the pieces are too big and dries out the mouth too fast. These Meiji Corn Puffs (btw, what the heck is Karl Cheese flavor? ) are pretty good and as you said more na...

I haven't eaten....

By: AuHavrePro : March 29th, 2011-17:39

Cheetos in a long time because I could never deal with having to clean my fingers and mouth after each bite LOL. I'm definitely going to try out the Banana flavor next! Thanks a bunch for bringing me this great snack! Filip

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By: DRMW : March 29th, 2011-20:49

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+1 try the banana ones

By: ED209 : March 29th, 2011-19:50

Thanks pretty cool of DRMW to share some snacks. It's strange at first but can't stop eating them. Enjoy. Regards, ED-209

It is so nice of you :-)

By: KIH : March 29th, 2011-23:04

Yes, Curl has been quite popular since I was little for school excursion and any other snack time. I am glad the taste is universal I also heard that, and I was actually asked to bring back, "Pocky" is pretty big among US kids, too? Thank you for the nice...

Yes!

By: AuHavrePro : March 29th, 2011-23:23

Pocky snacks are great too! I've tried them before! I really look forward to trying other Meiji snack flavors . The one thing that kind of surprised me is that the opening for the snack is on the back of the bag instead at the top as it is most of the tim...

Oh, J7-IL...

By: KIH : March 29th, 2011-23:50

I had to look closely where "J7-IL" is on the package and finally found it. It is Japanese character (Katakana), saying "Curl". I was also surprised to find the English name of this snack is actually "Karl" as printed on the package. I have been thinking ...

LOL,

By: AuHavrePro : March 29th, 2011-23:58

I must say I better take your advice seriously, considering I'm spending most of my time behind the PC it really wouldn't do me well to eat many bags of any snack within a short period of time . I also think that 'Curl' is much more appropriate and obviou...

Love the chocolate ones.

By: VMM : April 5th, 2011-07:48

But here in Spain we call them MIKADO. Only chocolate, not strawberry. Vte...