- Do you snack a lot?
- Well, I am a snack!
(laughing)
You're a snack.
And we're gonna swap the snacks.
(laughing)
- Okay.
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- I'm Q. I'm American.
- I'm Hitomi.
I am Japanese American.
- Hi, I'm Rie.
I'm Japanese.
- Hi, I'm Alix.
I'm American.
- And today we're gonna be swapping some snacks.
- Yeah.
- Seeing which ones are better.
I don't think I've ever tried
a Japanese snack before in my life.
- Oh, what?
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- These are classic. - Yeah.
I mean, they're pretty much the same shape, style,
maybe not flavor, which we'll try out,
but they're chips in a can.
- I can't believe you have a tube snack too.
- Yeah, but it's shorter, look.
- Yeah, that's true. - Portion control.
- Yeah, what is this?
- These are pizza-flavored.
This is like as American as you can get.
- And the flavor, it's lemon.
- Whoa!
- This is really cute. - Yeah.
- This is like, get ready to ruin your life.
(laughing)
(gasps) (laughing)
- All right, cheers. - Cheers.
- Hmm.
- These are great.
- It tastes like artificial pizza.
(laughing)
- The pizza's the best, 'cause it's like,
it really does taste like pizza.
- This is lighter.
Like, the texture is a little bit crispier.
And this has a lot more density to it.
- I like mine.
- Hmm.
(laughing)
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- Whoppers!
- This is like a six dollar movie snack.
- Yeah.
- But they're good though.
And I promise you, the only time I've ever eaten it
was at a movie.
- My sweet snack is Mochi Mochi Chocolate.
- Ooh!
- It's mochi, but have you had roasted tea?
- Yeah, actually,
I think I have. - Okay.
- Because it's roasted, it has more depth.
You know?
- That sounds magical.
These are just like, there's no depth.
It's just like,
you eat it, you're just there.
- How cute is that though?
It comes with a little fork. - Yeah.
- Okay, so.
Well, we know, for sure,
Japanese snacks are not accessible.
Or, they're accessible but it's like
when you open 'em you gotta open 'em again.
- So cute.
- Cheers.
- Do I eat the whole thing? - Yeah.
Maybe.
- I'm gonna bite it.
- It's pretty good. - Yeah?
- I like it.
The texture though, it's like 100% like--
- Yeah.
- This is a very light chocolate,
and like the tea flavor comes through.
And so I really enjoy it.
- Mochi has like this "mmmrrreeeeeep."
- This is good though.
- I'm gonna try hoopers.
- Hoopers? - Whopper! Hoopers!
- I love Whoppers because,
I don't know, I guess because its a malt.
It's a fun thing happening in my mouth
but, no, Whoppers--
(laughing)
- I like it, but,
let me tell you.
- What?
- I like-- I'm a dark chocolate person.
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- Baby Crabs.
(laughing)
So, these are literally just itty, bitty, tiny crabs
as you can see.
(laughing)
- I have a hard time eating things
that look like they do when they're alive.
- I've been clawed by a crab.
What is it? Pinched?
I've been pinched before. - by a crab?
It's okay. It's dead.
- It's like an irrational fear.
I don't know like it might come alive
in my mouth or something.
Well these, (laughing)
are Flaming Hot Cheetos.
These are a classic. - Yes!
- Try it. - Okay, here.
- And it comes in this little dish, another dish.
- Yeah.
- Good luck!
(laughing) - Ugh.
Everything I try to open is so--
I feel like I'm going to open these
and they're just going to pop in my face.
- Don't think it's crab,
or don't think it's fish. - Yeah.
- Or like seafood.
(crunching)
- Ooo this is really--
- Oh.
(crunching)
- Uh! (laughing)
(crunching)
I got a leg.
- Alright.
(crunching)
Ugh!
- I can't. I can't eat anymore fish.
- Oh yeah.
(bag crinkling) (laughing)
- I can't.
Rei!
What are you doing to me? (laughing)
(crunching)
- They are a lot crunchier than I ever imagined.
- Yeah. - Oh my goodness.
- Gonna have a Cheeto.
Yes!
Yes, this is a good snack! (laughing)
- Like, it's looking at me.
Ugh, I can't.
- Oh Wow! Spicy!
- It's spicy, right?
- It's spicy. - See, Oh.
- Man, I love hot Cheetos.
They're just a perfect teenager snack.
- Yeah, Cheetos are great.
They're nice crunchy.
The flaming hot are spicy.
A lot of flavor.
- I think I like it better,
for this round. - I do too, for sure.
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- So I have for you jalapeno flavored potato chips.
Everybody loves a potato chip.
It's easy, it's delicious.
- These are squid chips.
But, it's actually more like
tempura chip--
chip fried squid.
- It's just a drawing.
- There's a little drawing of a squid on the bag.
(bags crinkling) (laughing)
What have you done again, Rei?
- Don't think of a squid squid.
It's just a drawing.
- See how excited I am to try these.
The last ones, just because they looked like crab,
they were way off.
If they were like this, (laughing)
I'd eat the whole bag. - Yeah.
- I'm sure of it.
- It smells like jalepeno.
- Yeah cause they're jalepeno flavored.
- Lizard fish paste.
(laughing) - Oh my god.
That just changed--
Never read the ingredients. (laughing)
- I mean, I like calamari so--
- Uh-huh. - I might like this.
- Yeah.
(crunching)
- Mmm, they smell a little lemony.
- These are not spicy.
- Is it fishy?
- No. - Yeah.
- It's lemony. - Told you.
- These are so good. (crunching)
- No heat though.
Like, there's no spice in this.
- There's not very much heat.
- These taste like a sweet and spicy type of deal.
I'm all for it.
- I'll give you this one.
- Good.
(hands clap)
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- Wow! I wonder what this is?
(laughing)
- They're crab flavored crackers.
- Everything is crab.
Everything is like a fish.
- Bugles. - They're like a corn chip.
- Oh, we have similar ones. - I wanna say.
They're kind of like a corn chip.
And they have the coolest shape.
You put 'em on your finger. - Yeah.
- Like a little hat.
- I haven't had these in so long.
(crinkling)
- Yo, why have I struggled with like three of these--
(high pitched voice)
- I got two.
(laughing)
- One.
(crunching) Two.
- Don't do more.
(crunching) (laughing)
- Whoa.
(laughing)
- It doesn't taste like crab.
(crunching) Does it?
(crunching)
(crunching) - This is really good.
- Do you see the crab leg in there?
I'm just kidding.
- Yo!
(laughing)
- Yeah, you know, its not bad.
But I choose the Bugles.
- Maybe.
- More flavor, right? - Yeah.
- It has a crunch.
- But it's almost--
it's like,
if styrofoam could be a chip,
this is it.
- Finger hats.
(laughing)
- Add your hat.
(laughing)
(gasp) (laughing)
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- Bonus round.
This is a very nostalgic treat.
It is called Botan Rice Candy.
It's something you would find
in a grocery store,
in the aisle when you're checking out
and you have gum, and your candy bars and stuff.
This is most likely gonna be there.
I present to you
a little present. - Wow.
I feel like this is going to be way easier to open.
Oh my gosh, it's always another layer.
- Oh but these guys, - Oh Okay.
- You could actually eat the wrapper.
If you open it.
- This wrapper. (wrapper crinkling)
- Yeah.
- So, I don't even have to
take this off anymore - Nope.
That's part of it.
- Okay.
- Do you bite it?
- I do.
- Oh, okay. Okay.
These are good.
- Right?
- So this is the bonus snack.
- Ooo bonus snack.
- It's sushi. (gasp)
But it's candy.
- Oh my gosh. - And we're going
to make it together.
- It's so cute!
- Yeah, right?
- Oh my gosh. It comes with a dropper.
- Put water.
- Just a little? - Just like, after this line.
You see it's rice.
- Rice? - Mm-hmm.
- Like actually? - Mm-hmm.
- Oh wow.
- It's color oil. (gasp)
- Is it doing it?
- Yeah. (gasp)
Look, it's like individual--
- Oh my gosh!
(excited squeal) (laughing)
- This should be seaweed.
And this is rice, so we're gonna shape it.
- Okay.
- Look! (gasp)
Do you wanna do it?
(excited squeal) (laughing)
- Look at that tuna!
Oh, slid right out.
Look how cute those are.
I'm in love! - Little sushi.
- This is the best kind of snack.
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- I thought that these snacks were,
on both sides, are really great.
They're all fun.
Which is, that's a plus one.
Kids wanna have fun.
And so do adults, clearly.
- I knew you guys had great snacks.
I think you picked some that
weren't my favorite.
But also, I definitely feel like your snacks
are way more sophisticated.
- You can't go wrong with snacks.
It's, like, it can be any part of the meal.
Pre, post, so--
- During.
- [Hitomi] Yeah. Yeah.
And it can be savory or sweet so--
- [Q] Or it can be crab.
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