Tohato Amijaga Potato Snack Umashio

Ami means net, and that is the shape: Amijaga is cut in a lattice, the waffle-cut pattern that leaves a grid of holes through a thick slice.

The cut is functional rather than decorative — it increases the surface area enormously, so a thick-cut piece crisps all the way through instead of staying dense in the middle, and it gives the zakutto break that Tohato builds the product on.

The salt is Alpensalz, at 4% of the finished snack.

Alpensalz is German rock salt, mined from a deposit in the Bavarian Alps laid down 250 million years ago when the sea that covered the region evaporated — a salt sold in Japan as a premium table product and rarely used in a snack at this price.

It is milder and more rounded than refined sodium chloride, which is why Tohato names it on the front of the bag.

What results is a snack aiming at the flavour of a fried potato rather than a crisp: thick, substantial, and seasoned simply enough that the potato itself comes through.

Tohato has made confectionery in Japan since 1952. 55 g to a bag, 298 kcal.

About this item
Item Name : Amijaga Umashio
Brand : Tohato
Item Form : Snacks
Allergens: Wheat, soybean
Number of Items : 55g (Pack of 1)